How Did Saturn Get Its Rings?
Uncover the mystery behind Saturn’s iconic rings. ExtremeTech explains their origins and the science of our solar system. Dive into the cosmos today!
Sputnik 1: It was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957.
Voyager 1: It was a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977 to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar ...
The rings of Saturn are going to disappear in a few months. Here's what's happening
Saturn will undergo a drastic change in the coming months, at least as the planet is seen from Earth. Here's what's going to ...
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Goodbye to Saturn’s rings forever – they will disappear as of this date (in a few months)
People thinks over Saturn’s awe-inspiring system of rings that enclose the gas giant to be the most fascinating and iconic ...
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Russia launches Iranian satellites into orbit ahead of partnership summit between Moscow, Tehran
The Soyuz rocket took off from the Vostochny launchpad in far eastern Russia, deploying Russian satellites into orbit and several dozen smaller satellites, including two from Iran. The Kowsar and ...
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Russian rocket launches Iranian satellites into orbit as Moscow and Tehran expand ties
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Russian rocket blasted off successfully on Tuesday to carry a pair of Iranian satellites into orbit, a ...
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Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer
A Russian rocket carrying a payload of satellites into orbit – including two from Iran – blasted off successfully, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said, in a move seen as reflecting the ...
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New Video Details ‘Groundbreaking’ Orbital Maneuver of Space Force’s Secretive Spaceplane
The company released a video detailing the experimental maneuvers currently being carried out by the vehicle in space to alter its orbit. Boeing recently put up a brief, two-minute video on X ...
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Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change its orbit. 'The U.S. military's highly secretive X-37B ...
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Australia abandons $5 billion geostationary satellite program to explore ‘multi-orbit’ options
The cancellation of Australia’s JP9102 satellite program is yet another sign of the disruptive impact that low Earth orbit space internet services, led by the rapid growth of SpaceX’s Starlink ...
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SpaceX to Attempt Daring Orbital Refueling Test of Starship
An illustration of two Starship spacecraft docked to one another in orbit. SpaceX By early next year, SpaceX may be ready to have two of its Starships rendezvous in orbit for an ambitious ...
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Fifth time’s a charm as H3 rocket puts defense satellite in orbit
with the Defense Ministry’s Kirameki 3 X-band communication satellite sent into orbit aboard JAXA's flagship H3 rocket. JAXA's H3 project manager, Makoto Arita, said in a news conference after ...