space
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FCC Fines Swarm Technologies $900,000 For Launching Illegal Satellites Into Orbit
As it turns out, if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission asks you not to do something, you should probably not do that thing—particularly when it comes to launching to unapproved satellites into orbit.
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Historic Virgin Galactic Flight Reminds Us That ‘Space’ Is Just A Concept, Man
Earlier today, Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo commercial aircraft into space, a historic first for the private company. But at a maximum altitude of 82.68 kilometers, the spaceplane fell 17.32 kilometer short of the Karman line — the internationally recognised boundary separating the atmosphere from space. Prompting the inevitable question: What the hell is space,…
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Can You Spot What’s Special About This Photo Of The Crescent Moon?
Astronomer Steven Bellavia at Brookhaven National Labs caught a neat picture of the crescent Moon this past Monday, which he passed along for Gizmodo to share. Can you see what’s so special about it? Go ahead and examine it closely.
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NASA’s Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Has Arrived At Its Target
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx arrived today at its target asteroid, Bennu, an important step on its mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and return it to Earth.