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An asteroid the size of a bus will fly near Earth on Feb. 22 — but don't worry (video)

A newfound asteroid the size of a bus will zoom close by Earth on Thursday (Feb. 22), but it shouldn't pose a threat to our planet.

Space

Old Earth-Observing Satellite ERS-2 Breaks Apart Over Pacific

Learn about the retirement and reentry of the ERS-2 satellite, highlighting responsible space practices.

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Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard

California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.

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5,000-pound European satellite burns up over Pacific Ocean after 30 years in orbit

Europe's ERS-2 climate satellite has burnt up over the Pacific Ocean in an uncontrolled reentry after 30 years in orbit. No damage from falling debris has been reported.

LiveScience

Bus-sized European satellite crashes to Earth over Pacific Ocean

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.

Space

Here Are 12 More Abandoned Race Tracks Found On Google Earth

Motor1 readers flooded our inboxes with tips on old oval tracks, road courses, and drag strips. And we followed every lead.

Motor1

Scientists create 5 new isotopes to learn how neutron star collisions forge gold

Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal how heavy elements like gold are created when neutron stars smash together.

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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is aiming for a crater near the moon's south pole. Here's why

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon's south pole this week for a historic lunar landing. Why was this location chosen?

Space

Indigenous Colombians Fret As Sacred Mountain Glaciers Melt

In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains.

International Business Times

Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus lander snaps 1st moon photo, enters lunar orbit

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a historic touchdown attempt that will take place tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 22).

Space

Spawn marks its 350th issue with a new ruler of Hell and big changes to the record-breaking comic's status quo

The celebratory issue changes everything for Al Simmons

GamesRadar

When will the 'grandfather satellite' fall to Earth? Space debris to make 'uncontrolled' plunge

The ERS-2 satellite is returning to Earth after almost 29 years in space

Evening Standard

Jeff Koons’ art is about to land on the moon with Odysseus

‘Jeff Koons: Moon Phases’ is on the Odysseus lunar lander and due to make a giant, NFT leap for the artist when it lands on Thursday 22 February 2024

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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus Spacecraft Set To Land On Moon

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft is set to make a historic landing near the moon's south pole, a significant event in U.S. space exploration.

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Uncontrolled European satellite falls to Earth after 30 years in orbit

ERS-2 breaks up into pieces and plummets into the ocean after reentering Earth’s atmosphere

Radio France Internationale

European satellite set for fiery tumble into Earth's atmosphere

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite will take an uncontrolled, fiery plunge into the atmosphere sometime on Wednesday.

Space

An asteroid will hit Earth at some point. What can we do about it?

Any day now, it could happen: We could detect an asteroid on an Earth-crossing trajectory. It might be tomorrow; it might be a thousand years from now. So what can we do about it?

Salon

Going to space? Fly at your own risk

For now, going to space is largely “fly at your own risk”

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Butterfly genomes have barely changed for 250m years, study reveals

Analysis gives clues as to why butterflies and moths have been resilient through dramatic changes on Earth – and could help with future conservation

LiveScience

Conjunction! How to see Venus and Mars side by side in the sky tonight

On Feb. 22, Venus and Mars will look like a cosmic colon as they appear side by side in the predawn sky.

The Hindu

Astronomers find the small, hot helium stars they had been looking for

Astronomers discover elusive hydrogen-stripped helium stars in binary systems, supporting astrophysical theories of binary-star evolution and predicting future kilonovae.

International Business Times

Commercial Spaceship Set For Lunar Touchdown, In Test For US Industry

A company from Texas is poised to attempt a feat that until now has only been accomplished by a handful of national space agencies, but could soon become commonplace for the private sector: landing on the Moon.

Space

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket put a satellite in the wrong orbit in December. Now we know why.

A software issue caused Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket to deploy a satellite into the wrong orbit on its four-ever launch this past December, company representatives said.

Space

Sian Proctor on her legacy of being the 1st Black woman to pilot a spacecraft

Sian Proctor spoke to Space.com about her captivating story of a woman who soared past barriers to pave the way for more diversity and inclusivity in space.

WEKU

A dead satellite crashed back to Earth. No worries, it landed in the Pacific

The one-in-a-billion chance it could have hit somebody on the head didn't become a reality, as the European satellite reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.

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