Space
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Space is the expanse that exists beyond the Earth and celestial bodies. In space, there is no appreciable air to breathe and no blue sky because oxygen molecules are not in enough abundance to make the sky blue. The sound cannot be carried in space because molecules are not close enough to each other to transmit sound waves between them. No one knows exactly how big space is.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Grabbed Enough Asteroid Samples, and Some Are Floating Away
NASA confirmed that the OSIRIS-REx mission collected enough material from asteroid Bennu on Tuesday. In fact, the spacecraft’s collection chamber is now too full to close tightly, leading some of the samples to leak into space.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Bennu Asteroid in a Historic Mission
The daring mission will help scientists better understand the origins of the universe and our solar system as well as answer some crucial questions like how water ended up on Earth.
SpaceX Successfully Launched 60 New Starlink Internet Satellites Once Again
SpaceX made it again: Elon Musk's company launched one more stack of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. The company made another step closer to providing high-speed broadband internet to everyone.
Blue Origin Successfully Launched and Landed Its New Shepard Rocket
On October 13, Blue Origin successfully completed the 13th New Shepard mission – designated New Shepard-13, or NS-13 – to space and back with NASA precision lunar landing technology onboard.
NASA and SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the ISS Is Delayed Due to Falcon 9 Engine Issue
The first Crew Dragon operational mission was delayed to November as SpaceX plans to study a Falcon 9 anomaly first. The company plans to investigate what happened with the first-stage engine gas generators during a private flight.
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Flew Past Mars for the First Time After Two Years
Two years ago, SpaceX launched into space an old Musk's Tesla Roadster electric sports car with a spacesuit-wearing dummy named "Starman." For the first time, Tesla flew 7,41 million kilometers from the Red Planet. It is the maximum distance a car could approach Mars.
SpaceX Aborted Its Falcon 9 Launch With Updated GPS Satellite Two Seconds Before Liftoff
Friday’s launch abort is the second one for SpaceX in two days. On Thursday, the launch of another Falcon 9 rocket was canceled. It was supposed to bring 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.
