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ESA’s Solar Eclipse-Making Proba-3 Mmssion Head to its Launch Site in India
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission is en route to India for a launch scheduled for December. This pioneering project involves two satellites designed to create artificial solar eclipses, allowing for extensive observation of the Sun’s corona. The spacecraft, developed with contributions from various European partners, is poised to offe...
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Special Flights, Mass Wedding As Solar Eclipse Mania Grips North America
Eclipse mania was gripping North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial event offered a rare convergence of commercial and scientific opportunities -- and an excuse to party.
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Solar Eclipse 2024: US Aviation Agency Issues Travel Warning Ahead Of Rare Celestial Event
As the Solar Eclipse, also known as Surya Grahan, is set to take place on April 8, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a warning for flying ahead of this celestial event.
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Experience The Total Solar Eclipse At 30,000 Feet On These Exclusive Flights
The Path-of-Totality flight is designed exclusively for umbraphiles, providing them with ample time to be directly immersed within the path of totality.
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US Drone Crashes Hours Before Breaking 63-Year-Old Record for Longest Flight
A US solar-powered drone nearly broke the record for the longest flight when it flew continously for 64 hours before crashing on August 19. The Zephy S drone was being evaluated by the US military and spent over 64 days in the stratosphere before it crashed, according to a report.
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Earth Too Can Have Saturn-Like Rings, but They Will Be Made Up of Space Junk: Researchers
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in our solar system, has the most spectacular and complex ring system. Earth may soon have its own set of rings, according to researchers at the University of Utah, US.
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Sailing Among the Stars: How Photons Could Revolutionise Space Flight
A few days from now, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from Florida, carrying a satellite the size of a loaf of bread with nothing to power it but a huge polyester "solar sail."
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NASA Says Humanity's First Flight to the Sun to Launch in July
After launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere - the corona - closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone.
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Drone Designed By Indian Start-Up Could Track China's Military Moves
In a little over three years from now, a cutting-edge drone made by a Noida-based start-up may be able to fly 65,000 feet over the town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and remain in the air for no less than three weeks at a time
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From A Kerala Village To NASA: How Ashna Sudhakar Realised Her Dream
Now at NASA, Ashna Sudhakar is working on solar radio burst, does data analysis and drafts the results of the research which are submitted as the proposed work.
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Millions Of Americans Await Awe-Inspiring Total Solar Eclipse
Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses are taking positions along a slender ribbon of land cutting diagonally across the United States to marvel at the first total solar eclipse to unfold from coast to coast in nearly a century.
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Luxury Flights To The Eclipse: $10,000 A Seat, Plus A Lawn Chair
For the well-heeled looking for a last-minute plan to see next week's solar eclipse, a U.S. private-jet operator is offering an option for $10,000 a seat.
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Billionaire Ex-Oilman Plans First Nonstop World Solar Flight
After building up a $15 billion fortune pumping oil, Viktor Vekselberg is turning to solar for his attempt to win a place in history.
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First Test Flight Of Stratospheric Solar Plane Takes Place In Switzerland
The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Its Epic Solar Flight Around the World
Solar Impulse 2 first took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015, beginning a landmark journey of about 40,000 km around the globe and nearly 500 hours of flying.
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ESA’s Solar Eclipse-Making Proba-3 Mmssion Head to its Launch Site in India
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission is en route to India for a launch scheduled for December. This pioneering project involves two satellites designed to create artificial solar eclipses, allowing for extensive observation of the Sun’s corona. The spacecraft, developed with contributions from various European partners, is poised to offe...
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Special Flights, Mass Wedding As Solar Eclipse Mania Grips North America
Eclipse mania was gripping North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial event offered a rare convergence of commercial and scientific opportunities -- and an excuse to party.
-
Solar Eclipse 2024: US Aviation Agency Issues Travel Warning Ahead Of Rare Celestial Event
As the Solar Eclipse, also known as Surya Grahan, is set to take place on April 8, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a warning for flying ahead of this celestial event.
-
Experience The Total Solar Eclipse At 30,000 Feet On These Exclusive Flights
The Path-of-Totality flight is designed exclusively for umbraphiles, providing them with ample time to be directly immersed within the path of totality.
-
US Drone Crashes Hours Before Breaking 63-Year-Old Record for Longest Flight
A US solar-powered drone nearly broke the record for the longest flight when it flew continously for 64 hours before crashing on August 19. The Zephy S drone was being evaluated by the US military and spent over 64 days in the stratosphere before it crashed, according to a report.
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Earth Too Can Have Saturn-Like Rings, but They Will Be Made Up of Space Junk: Researchers
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in our solar system, has the most spectacular and complex ring system. Earth may soon have its own set of rings, according to researchers at the University of Utah, US.
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Sailing Among the Stars: How Photons Could Revolutionise Space Flight
A few days from now, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from Florida, carrying a satellite the size of a loaf of bread with nothing to power it but a huge polyester "solar sail."
-
NASA Says Humanity's First Flight to the Sun to Launch in July
After launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere - the corona - closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone.
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Drone Designed By Indian Start-Up Could Track China's Military Moves
In a little over three years from now, a cutting-edge drone made by a Noida-based start-up may be able to fly 65,000 feet over the town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and remain in the air for no less than three weeks at a time
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From A Kerala Village To NASA: How Ashna Sudhakar Realised Her Dream
Now at NASA, Ashna Sudhakar is working on solar radio burst, does data analysis and drafts the results of the research which are submitted as the proposed work.
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Millions Of Americans Await Awe-Inspiring Total Solar Eclipse
Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses are taking positions along a slender ribbon of land cutting diagonally across the United States to marvel at the first total solar eclipse to unfold from coast to coast in nearly a century.
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Luxury Flights To The Eclipse: $10,000 A Seat, Plus A Lawn Chair
For the well-heeled looking for a last-minute plan to see next week's solar eclipse, a U.S. private-jet operator is offering an option for $10,000 a seat.
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Billionaire Ex-Oilman Plans First Nonstop World Solar Flight
After building up a $15 billion fortune pumping oil, Viktor Vekselberg is turning to solar for his attempt to win a place in history.
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First Test Flight Of Stratospheric Solar Plane Takes Place In Switzerland
The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Its Epic Solar Flight Around the World
Solar Impulse 2 first took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015, beginning a landmark journey of about 40,000 km around the globe and nearly 500 hours of flying.
