HelioLinc3D, which was developed for the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, showed its potential after finding an overlooked space rock that will make a close path of Earth.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
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NASA Restores Voyager 2 Contact With a Last-Ditch ‘Shout’ Into Space
After an erroneous command sent the spacecraft’s antenna askew, mission specialists hatched a plan to point it back toward Earth.
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2nd Supermoon of the Year Illuminates the Night Sky Around the World
On Tuesday night, the Sturgeon Moon was visible from Greece to Brazil. Two more supermoons are expected this year: one in late August and the other in September.
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NASA’s Voyager 2 Is Out of Contact but Not Lost in Space
The aging spacecraft’s antenna was misdirected by a glitch, although officials say the distant probe appears to be functioning as intended.
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Mysterious Object Found on Australian Beach Is Identified as Space Debris
A cylindrical object that was found in remote Western Australia probably came from an Indian rocket, Australia’s space agency said.