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Brad Pitt gets a thumbs-up for ‘Ad Astra’ during space station hookup – GeekWire

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Brad Pitt, the star of the space movie “Ad Astra,” chats with NASA astronaut Nick Hague over a video hookup to the International Space Station. (NASA via YouTube) Imagine the taglines in the movie ads: “Really good” portrayal of zero-gravity! “Absolutely” better than George Clooney! There’d be some justification for Brad Pitt’s space movie, “Ad […]

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Second Interstellar Object Discovered in the Solar System After ‘Oumuamua – TechEBlog

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Remember ‘Oumuamua? It was the first known interstellar object detected that through the Solar System. Since it can’t be captured into a solar orbit, the object will eventually leave the Solar System and resume traveling through interstellar space. However, it will take the object roughly 20,000 years to travel the Solar System before leaving. Now,

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Bigelow Aerospace and NASA test space station mockup – GeekWire

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The team for the NASA-Bigelow Aerospace habitat test lines up in front of the Bigelow Mars Transporter Testing Unit at the company’s Nevada headquarters. (Bigelow Aerospace Photo) Bigelow Aerospace opened up its ground-based prototype for a space station module — or perhaps even a Mars transport habitat — for inspection today at its headquarters in

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Astronomers Found a Comet That May Have Come From Another Solar System

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An artist’s rendition of the first interstellar asteroid: `Oumuamua. An interstellar comet from outside of our solar system has been spotted casually passing through our neck of the universe.  The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that the interstellar object was spotted by amateur Ukranian astronomer, Gennady Borisov, on August 30, near the Gemini constellation. The

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Scientists propose ‘Spaceline’ elevator to the Moon – TechCrunch

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Fans of sci-fi and fringe tech may already be familiar with the idea of the “space elevator,” which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like — and totally impossible with today’s technology. But a pair of scientists think they’ve found an alternative: a Moon elevator. And it’s slightly less insane… technically. The idea of

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The safest bet for space settlers? It could be inside Mars’ moon Deimos – GeekWire

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Jim Logan, a former NASA flight surgeon who is the co-founder of the Space Enterprise Institute, shows plan for putting a space settlement inside the Martian moon Deimos. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) The smaller of Mars’ two moons, Deimos, was named after the Greek god of terror — but the way former NASA flight

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White House lists security tech, AI and space among R&D priorities – GeekWire

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By 2021, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander should be ready to go to the lunar surface. Space exploration and commercialization are listed as priorities for federally backed R&D. (Astrobotic Illustration) Congress hasn’t yet approved a federal budget for the fiscal year that starts next month, but the White House is already setting an agenda for research and

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ESA Satellite Avoids Potential Collision With SpaceX Starlink Internet Craft

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A European Space Agency (ESA) satellite conducted a critical maneuver on Monday to ensure that it did not hit one of SpaceX’s Starlink internet crafts. On Sept. 2, the ESA’s Aeolus satellite elevated its orbit to safely pass over Starlink 44, an important internet satellite part of SpaceX’s “Starlink” megaconstellation, Space.com reported. ESA officials confirmed

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India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander Separates From Moon Orbiter

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The Chandrayaan-2 mission recently divided into two separate spacecraft ahead of India’s first soft moon landing attempt, which is expected to take place on Sept. 7. On Monday, the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and the Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander split from each other around 3:45 a.m. EDT, Space.com reported. The orbiter will orbit the moon’s poles for roughly

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Watch: Incredible Views of Hurricane Dorian From Space Station

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As of Saturday, August 31, Dorian, a Category 4 hurricane, is moving through the western Atlantic Ocean and heading toward the northwestern Bahamas, where it’s expected to make landfall sometime on Sunday. A tropical storm watch has also been issued for Florida’s East Coast, where Dorian will likely be a threat next week. Cameras outside the

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