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Chinese space engineers launch ‘doomed’ pair of satellites into lunar orbit


Chinese space engineers launch ‘doomed’ pair of satellites into lunar orbit

The recovery was achieved by the spacecraft firing its engines in a series of “perigee bursts” aimed at the point closest to Earth, increasing its speed and extending its range, the researcher said on condition of anonymity. The satellites left the Xichang launch center on March 13 aboard a Long March 2C rocket, but failed […]

As a “world first”, the European Agency’s Juice space probe will attempt a flyby of the Moon and Earth


As a “world first”, the European Agency’s Juice space probe will attempt a flyby of the Moon and Earth

The mission will travel 4.1 billion miles over eight years starting in April 2023. The European Space Agency’s Juice spacecraft will perform a “world’s first” flyby when it returns to Earth on Monday evening. Equipped with British instruments, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will be guided by flight controllers from the space agency past […]

UH graduate searching for life beyond Earth


UH graduate searching for life beyond Earth

Reading time: 2 Minutes Megan Ansdell Not many people can say that they make a living searching for life on other planets, but the University of Hawaii Alumna Megan Ansdell can do that. Ansdell grew up in Kāneʻohe and earned a Doctoral thesis in Astrophysics at the UH Institute of Astronomy (IfA). Today, she works […]

Life on Earth: Database error


Life on Earth: Database error

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