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- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
The most powerful telescope ever to be launched Christmas Eve
The James Webb telescope is waiting to be launched from French Guiana to be the most powerful telescope ever built. For decades, the...
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astroevents21
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket for the 11th time
Elon Musk's SpaceX have a new most flown rocket. SpaceX have successfully launched a falcon 9 rocket for the 11th time, making it the...
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astroevents21
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Bill Gates will NOT join the billionaire 'space race'
Many of the world's richest men have had rivalry's over their space companies. For example, Elon Musk with SpaceX and Jeff Bezos with...
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astroevents21
- Dec 12, 2021
- 1 min
Geminid meteor shower to brighten the sky this week
Geminids are very bright and often multicoloured, Ideal for viewing! Skygazers around Ireland and the UK will be excited to watch this...
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astroevents21
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
NASA launches spacecraft to deflect asteroid
Dart probe, which is the size of a small car, will collide with Dimorphous to knock it off course. NASA are making this spacecraft...
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astroevents21
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
The ISS is facing irreplaceable failures
At least 80 percent of in-flight systems on the Russian segment of the ISS had passed their expiry date. Small cracks have been...
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astroevents21
- Aug 27, 2021
- 1 min
The ISS will soon retire, But it's replacement will not likely come from NASA
The ISS had its first segments launched in 1998, And now it's starting to show its age. Since the year 2000, The ISS has housed a group...
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astroevents21
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Pentagon finally embracing buying new space solutions
The pentagon have always done astronomy the old ways and made everything tricky, But it’s only a matter of time until enough agents of...
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astroevents21
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
SpaceX Starlink satellites cause half of close encounters in orbit
Operators of Satellite constellations are constantly forced to move their satellites because of encounters with other spacecraft and...
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astroevents21
- Aug 17, 2021
- 1 min
Vega launches their second Pléiades Neo imaging satellite into orbit
Arianespace launched a second satellite for the Pléiades Neo imaging constellation Aug. 16 on a Vega rocket. The satellite will take on a...
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astroevents21
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Jeff Bezos' Blue origin company to take NASA to court.
Blue origin is suing NASA in attempting to push back the company's decision to award spaceX its moon lander contract. Blue origin filed...
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astroevents21
- Aug 15, 2021
- 1 min
Arianespace Vega rocket to launch 5 satellites into space tonight
Arianespace will launch a new earth observation satellite today (August 16th GMT) along with 4 tiny satellites. The 4 nano satellites are...
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astroevents21
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
NASA'S Mars helicopter has spotted Perseverance rover
While flying over the red planet for the 11th time last week, The little helicopter caught an areal view of the Perseverance rover in the...
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astroevents21
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
PIZZA was delivered to the ISS today!
The Northrop Grumman cygnus cargo ship delivered a pizza to the ISS today! 8.200lbs of equipment was launched to the International space...
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astroevents21
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
Northrop Grumman to send a Cygnus cargo ship to the ISS
The cygnus NG-16 spacecraft has blasted off today at 23:01GMT to resupply the International space station (ISS). The has been launched...
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astroevents21
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
TWO Spacecrafts to flyby Venus
NASA and The European Space Agency are planning to send 3 more spacecrafts by 2030. The Two spacecraft are set to flyby Venus within...
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astroevents21
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
Supernova blast caught for the first time ever
The early moments of a huge star exploding were caught more than one billion light years from earth. The supernova is being observed by...
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astroevents21
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
NASA to pay voulenteers to stay on 3-D mars in Texas
NASA have opened their applications on Friday to pay voulenteers to stay at a fake mars in Texas. The voulenteers will live on a fake...
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astroevents21
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
About Elon Musks INSANE starship rocket
Space X are developing a real game changer for space exploration. It is capable of transporting over 50 people to the red planet at once....
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