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Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space – more than 878 days

February 6, 2024 admin

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, a crew member of the next mission to the International Space Station, attends a news conference at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The Russian space agency says one of its cosmonauts has broken the world record for the most time spent in space. Oleg Kononenko, who’s 59 has made five…

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Japan provides up to $80 million subsidy to moonshot startup ispace

October 20, 2023 admin

A model of the lunar rover in HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program by “ispace” is pictured at a venue to monitor its landing on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan will provide a subsidy of up to 12 billion yen ($80 million) to moon exploration startup ispace (9348.T) as part of…

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India’s Agnikul raises 2 billion rupees more ahead of first rocket launch

October 17, 2023 admin

Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka, founders of Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian Space-Tech startup, pose for a photograph with a mockup of Vikram-S rocket, India’s first private rocket developed by the Skyroot, in Hyderabad, India, October 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos said on Tuesday it had raised 2 billion rupees…

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The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system

October 13, 2023 admin

The afterglow of a massive collision between two giant planets may have been detected for the first time. The wreckage of the collision could eventually cool and form an entirely new planet. If the observation is confirmed, it provides an amazing opportunity to watch the birth of a new world in real time and open…

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Scientists untangle mystery about the universe’s earliest galaxies

October 7, 2023 admin

Since beginning operations last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided an astonishing glimpse of the early history of our universe, spotting a collection of galaxies dating to the enigmatic epoch called cosmic dawn. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel Since beginning operations last year, the James Webb…

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China offers to collaborate on lunar mission as deadlines loom

October 6, 2023 admin

China, which aims to become a major space power by 2030, has opened up a key lunar mission to international cooperation as mission deadlines loom for setting up a permanent habitat on the south pole of the moon. | Photo Credit: Reuters China, which aims to become a major space power by 2030, has opened…

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China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS

October 6, 2023 admin

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an image captured off a screen at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China shows the Shenzhou-15 and Shenzhou-14 crew taking a group picture with their thumbs up after a historic gathering in space on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP China plans to…

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Karman Line: Where space begins

October 2, 2023 admin

Any individual who crosses the Karman Line qualifies as an astronaut. Boundaries play an important role in science because they help differentiate and define things that might otherwise blend together. One such boundary is the Kármán Line. Located at 100 km above sea level, it is an imaginary line that demarcates the earth’s atmosphere from…

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Social media and private partnership: inside the changes at India’s space agency

September 30, 2023 admin

When the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event’s YouTube live-stream – a record for the site. The landing was a win for India’s low-cost space engineering, and science, as well as a quiet initiative to rebrand India’s 54-year-old space agency…

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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record

September 28, 2023 admin

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. | Photo Credit: Reuters A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for…

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