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Peregrine Mission-1 spacecraft has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon, company says | Science & Tech News
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Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander’s journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm – which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete a moon landing – said…
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NASA offering chance to send your name to the moon on robot rover mission to south pole | Science & Tech News
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NASA is offering members of the public the chance to etch their name in the stars as part of its next mission to the moon. The VIPER, NASA’s first robotic moon rover, will touch down on unexplored parts of the moon’s south pole in late 2024 to pick apart the mysteries of its water and…
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NASA tracking new asteroid that has ‘very small chance of impacting Earth in 2046’ | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s scientists are tracking a newly discovered asteroid that has a chance of impacting Earth in 2046. It’s a “very small” chance, according to NASA’s Planetary Defence Coordination Office – about 1 in 600. The space agency’s orbit analysts are keeping a close eye on the asteroid, which is about the size of an Olympic…
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It’s your best chance to spot a once-in-a-lifetime green comet – here’s how | Science & Tech News
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It’s fair to say this is an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often. For the first time in some 50,000 years, a green comet has this month been making a fly-by past Earth – and your best chance to spot it has now arrived. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been already visible through binoculars…