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Spacex Wraps 2024 with Its Final Falcon 9 Launch, Deploying Starlink V2 Satellites
SpaceX launched its 132nd and final Falcon 9 mission of 2024, deploying 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into orbit, some featuring direct-to-cell technology. The Falcon 9 booster completed its 16th flight, landing successfully on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions.” This mission marked the 390th booster landing for SpaceX and capped a rec...
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NASA's Twin Mini Satellites Captures Far-Infrared Radiation from Polar Regions
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, launched in 2024, is utilizing CubeSats to capture groundbreaking data on far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. These measurements, which track heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctic, provide critical insights into Earth’s energy balance, a key component in understanding climate change. Despite encounte...
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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Discovers "Mini Moon" Orbiting Asteroid Dinkinesh
With its first flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh, Lucy discovered it is not one single asteroid, but a system of two, with a small 220m-wide satellite spinning around it.
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Asteroid Polymele May Have Its Own Natural Satellite, Say Astronomers on NASA's Lucy Mission
On its way to the space rocks Trojans, NASA's Lucy probe observed its smallest asteroid target named Polymele, which was expected to pass in front of a star. As the asteroid passed, it blocked the star briefly allowing astronomers to observe the star blink along with another object. Located some 200km from Polymele, astronomers think that is likely...
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ISRO To Launch Mini Rocket SSLV Tomorrow
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on the cusp of making history as the space agency is all set to embark on its maiden SSLV mission, ferrying an earth observation satellite and a student satellite from the spaceport in Sriharikota.
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NASA Launches Mini Satellite Capstone to Outer Space in Bid to Return Humans to the Moon
NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon.
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iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max to Feature Taller Screens, Apple Testing Satellite Messaging: Report
iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will reportedly sport taller screens this year in order to accommodate a new new pill-shaped hole punch cutout design. The Cupertino-based smartphone manufacturer is expected to drop the iPhone 14 mini in favour of two regular iPhone 14 models with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, which could feature current gener...
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SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Internet-Beaming Mini Satellites, Its Third Batch
SpaceX on Monday launched its third batch of 60 mini-satellites into orbit, part of its plans to build a giant constellation of thousands of spacecraft that will form a global broadband internet system.
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SpaceX Launches 60 More Mini Satellites for Global Internet With Plans for Thousands More
SpaceX launched 60 mini-satellites Monday, the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global Internet coverage.
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Idea Of Tidying Up In Space Remains An Experimental One
With constellations of thousands of telecommunication mini satellites expected to orbit Earth in the near future, the risk of space-debris collisions will grow.
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China To Launch 156 Mini-Satellites To Improve Global Coverage
China will launch a network of 156 mini-satellites to facilitate global broadband coverage as part of the country's effort to give a wider push for commercial space development.
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India's First Dedicated Space Observatory Ready to Soar
If all goes well, India will be the first country in the developing world to have its very own telescope in space.
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Toshiba Launches Encore Mini Windows Tablet, Chromebook 2 and More at IFA
While the Chromebook 2 and Satellite Laptops will be available in Q4 this year, the Encore Mini is already available to buy from the company's retail website.
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Stage set for PSLV-C20 mission today
All is set for the launch of Indo-French satellite 'SARAL', aimed at oceanographic studies, and six foreign mini and micro satellites onboard ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV from the spaceport of Sriharikota in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
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Spacex Wraps 2024 with Its Final Falcon 9 Launch, Deploying Starlink V2 Satellites
SpaceX launched its 132nd and final Falcon 9 mission of 2024, deploying 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into orbit, some featuring direct-to-cell technology. The Falcon 9 booster completed its 16th flight, landing successfully on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions.” This mission marked the 390th booster landing for SpaceX and capped a rec...
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NASA's Twin Mini Satellites Captures Far-Infrared Radiation from Polar Regions
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, launched in 2024, is utilizing CubeSats to capture groundbreaking data on far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. These measurements, which track heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctic, provide critical insights into Earth’s energy balance, a key component in understanding climate change. Despite encounte...
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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Discovers "Mini Moon" Orbiting Asteroid Dinkinesh
With its first flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh, Lucy discovered it is not one single asteroid, but a system of two, with a small 220m-wide satellite spinning around it.
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Asteroid Polymele May Have Its Own Natural Satellite, Say Astronomers on NASA's Lucy Mission
On its way to the space rocks Trojans, NASA's Lucy probe observed its smallest asteroid target named Polymele, which was expected to pass in front of a star. As the asteroid passed, it blocked the star briefly allowing astronomers to observe the star blink along with another object. Located some 200km from Polymele, astronomers think that is likely...
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ISRO To Launch Mini Rocket SSLV Tomorrow
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on the cusp of making history as the space agency is all set to embark on its maiden SSLV mission, ferrying an earth observation satellite and a student satellite from the spaceport in Sriharikota.
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NASA Launches Mini Satellite Capstone to Outer Space in Bid to Return Humans to the Moon
NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon.
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iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max to Feature Taller Screens, Apple Testing Satellite Messaging: Report
iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will reportedly sport taller screens this year in order to accommodate a new new pill-shaped hole punch cutout design. The Cupertino-based smartphone manufacturer is expected to drop the iPhone 14 mini in favour of two regular iPhone 14 models with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, which could feature current gener...
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SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Internet-Beaming Mini Satellites, Its Third Batch
SpaceX on Monday launched its third batch of 60 mini-satellites into orbit, part of its plans to build a giant constellation of thousands of spacecraft that will form a global broadband internet system.
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SpaceX Launches 60 More Mini Satellites for Global Internet With Plans for Thousands More
SpaceX launched 60 mini-satellites Monday, the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global Internet coverage.
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Idea Of Tidying Up In Space Remains An Experimental One
With constellations of thousands of telecommunication mini satellites expected to orbit Earth in the near future, the risk of space-debris collisions will grow.
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China To Launch 156 Mini-Satellites To Improve Global Coverage
China will launch a network of 156 mini-satellites to facilitate global broadband coverage as part of the country's effort to give a wider push for commercial space development.
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India's First Dedicated Space Observatory Ready to Soar
If all goes well, India will be the first country in the developing world to have its very own telescope in space.
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Toshiba Launches Encore Mini Windows Tablet, Chromebook 2 and More at IFA
While the Chromebook 2 and Satellite Laptops will be available in Q4 this year, the Encore Mini is already available to buy from the company's retail website.
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Stage set for PSLV-C20 mission today
All is set for the launch of Indo-French satellite 'SARAL', aimed at oceanographic studies, and six foreign mini and micro satellites onboard ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV from the spaceport of Sriharikota in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
