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It’s Finally Time to Take Out the Space TrashJunk satellites can pose risks to other objects in Earth’s orbit. Startups are testing out ways to tidy up, from magnets to robotic tentacles.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Eric Niiler Powered by WPeMatico
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Satellites Can Help Detect When a Volcano’s About to BlowResearchers used thermal radiation data to find patterns in recent eruptions—providing another metric to help get ahead of a potentially deadly blast.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica Powered by WPeMatico
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NASA Gets a Quick Peek at a Mysterious Layer of the SunA new map of the chromosphere’s magnetic field could help us predict solar weather patterns—and anticipate flares that wreak havoc on the power grid.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Chris Wright Powered by WPeMatico
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NASA Lands the Perseverance Rover on MarsThe science mission will launch the first drone to fly on another planet, attempt making oxygen in space, and search for signs of ancient life.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Sarah Scoles Powered by WPeMatico
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NASA Is Training an AI to Detect Fresh Craters on MarsAn algorithm discovered dozens of Martian craters. It’s a promising remote method for exploring our solar system and understanding planetary history.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Daniel Oberhaus Powered by WPeMatico
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Virgin Orbit Just Launched a Rocket From a 747Launching rockets from planes is a decades-old concept that never really took off. Billionaire Richard Branson thinks its time has come.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Daniel Oberhaus Powered by WPeMatico
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How NASA Scrambled to Save OSIRIS-REx From Leaky DisasterThe $800 million craft successfully collected precious asteroid material from a near-Earth asteroid. Then it started spilling regolith into space.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Chris Wright Powered by WPeMatico
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A Rocket From 1966 Has Found Its Way Back to Earth’s OrbitMore than 50 years after its course correction failure, Surveyor 2’s rocket booster seems to have reappeared.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica Powered by WPeMatico
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SpaceX Launches—and Crashes—Its Starship Mars RocketThe test flight didn’t come close to the edge of space, but the prototype was a big step toward the rocket’s first orbital mission.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Daniel Oberhaus Powered by WPeMatico
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