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An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch…

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft may finally take its first crewed flight next week

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule, which has been and cost overruns amounting to roughly $1.5 billion, is about to take its…

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Spacecraft approaches metal object zooming around Earth, snaps footage

A spacecraft has carefully approached and imaged a large hunk of metal orbiting Earth — a step in tackling humanity’s…

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Mars spacecraft snaps glorious view of Martian volcanoes — and a surprise

What an extraterrestrial view. The long-lived Mars Express Orbiter — a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft that has flown around…

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Juno spacecraft measures oxygen production on Jupiter’s moon, Europa

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen molecules from the atmosphere of one of Jupiter’s largest moons,…

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The world’s most traveled crew transport spacecraft will launch again tonight

Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft stands on Launch Complex 39A ahead of a…

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NASA spacecraft spots dramatic view of new impact crater on Mars

There’s a fresh crater on Mars, a reminder of our still-dynamic solar system. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft orbiting…

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The Odysseus spacecraft has become the first US spacecraft to land on the moon in 50 years

The Odysseus spacecraft made by Houston-based Intuitive Machines has successfully landed on the surface of the moon. It marks the…

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First U.S. Lunar Landing In 52 Years Imminent As Private Spacecraft Heads For The Moon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center with the … [+]…

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NASA spacecraft snaps image of ancient, winding rivers on Mars

NASA’s eye in the Martian sky has spotted evidence of dried-up, primordial rivers on Mars. The space agency’s Mars Reconnaissance…

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