In addition to its usual suite of secret military tech, the X-37B will also host a few unclassified experiments during its upcoming sojourn in space. NASA is sending up two experiments to study the effects of radiation on seeds, and the US Air Force Academy is using the space plane to deploy a small research satellite.
"This is a major step forward," says Paul Jaffe, an electronics engineer at the Naval Research Lab and lead researcher on the project. "This is the first time that any component geared towards a solar-powered satellite system has ever been tested in orbit."
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China’s massive Long March 5B’s rocket falls out of orbit over Atlantic Ocean –
A large rocket stage left in space after the successful launch of China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket May 5 fell into the atmosphere Monday over the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the most massive object in nearly 30 years to perform an uncontrolled re-entry from orbit.
The Long March 5B rocket’s core stage re-entered the atmosphere at 11:33 a.m. EDT (1533 GMT) Monday, according to the U.S. Space Force's 18th Space Control Squadron. At that time, the rocket was flying over the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa.
Scientists spot super-Earth planet in Earth-like orbit | Space
Scientists suspect they have identified an intriguing new alien planet in a particularly roundabout way.
The planet is eye-catching because it bears some eerie similarities to Earth , but also some stark differences. In terms of size, the scientists believe the world is about four times Earth's mass. The planet's star is a dim dwarf star, perhaps even a brown dwarf, or "failed star." The planet's year lasts about 617 Earth days, even though its orbit falls somewhere between those of Earth and Venus around our sun.
Russia has 14,000 pieces of 'space junk' debris orbiting Earth | Daily Mail Online
Space junk is littering the final frontier and Russia has contributed more to the collection than any other country.
A new infographic reveals which countries owns the garbage floating in space and Russia is responsible for 14,403 pieces and the US comes in second with 8,734.
The compiled data shows more than 30,000 particles from satellites, rockets and other man-made devices are orbiting Earth, which is more than double what was found in orbit two years ago.
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These Interactive Documentaries Look at 3D-Scanned Desserts and Earth From Orbit
With many physical spaces still closed because of the COVID-19 quarantine, people are looking to alternative models of artistic expression and interaction. One intriguing avenue is VR and interactive art, and American Documentary has released a timely set of such works to view for free . POV Spark , billed as public media’s first interactive media service, has launched Public Update , a new series dedicated to timely nontraditional documentary work.
Each piece in “Interact” pairs a simple idea with an intuitive interactive feature. They require no VR headset or complicated set of controls to work with. Rosalie Yu’s A Ritual of Habits and Kimi Maeda’s A Journey with a Camera in Five Movements both work similarly to Facebook 360 videos and photos, allowing the viewer to drag their mouse to position the camera’s point of view however they want as the films play out.
Russia has 14,000 pieces of debris orbiting Earth, more than twice that left by US - Republic
A new infographic revealed which countries own the garbage orbiting Earth and has reportedly found that Russia is responsible for 14,403 pieces and the US comes in second place with 8,734. According to the reports, Russia has contributed more to the collection as compared to any other country.
READ: Russian Spacecraft Used For Satellite Launch Disintegrates In Earth's Orbit: Space Agency
As per the findings, the particles left behind can vary in sizes and are able to travel at speeds above 16,777 mph, which means even small particles are capable of damaging satellites. According to international media reports, data from Space-Track.org allowed Corby-based electronic company RS Components to analyze how many components of debris are currently orbiting the planet earth and which country they belong to.
Here is how you can workout with Houston Astros' Orbit
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HOUSTON – Houston Astros' mascot, Orbit will be hosting a workout sure to be a home run for fans across the Houston area.
According to a news release, the beloved alien will be partnering with Planet Fitness to host one of the gym's "home work-ins."
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Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli has been a digital news editor at KPRC 2 since 2018. She is a published poet and has background in creative writing and journalism. Daniela has covered events like Hurricane Harvey and the Astros World Series win. In her spare time, Daniela is an avid reader and loves to spend time with her two miniature dachshunds.
NASA's TESS mission discovers it's first planet orbiting two suns – Sciworthy
NASA has been searching for exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system, for several decades. The search intensified when the Kepler mission was launched in 2009. Scientists made thousands of discoveries from the data gathered from the Kepler telescope, including a type of exoplanet that orbits binary stars. Binary stars are when two stars orbit each other, and the planets that go around these systems are called "circumbinary planets.
Transiting Exoplanet Surveying Satellite (TESS) is a new space telescope launched on April 18, 2018 that will search for exoplanets of all kinds, including those closer to us than Kepler could see. Recently, TESS found it's first circumbinary planet , called TOI-1338. It is about the size of Saturn and orbits its double sun every 95 days (so it's year is like a third of ours). These kinds of planets are millions of light years from Earth, too far to visit. So how can we see them?
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