It was bound to happen. Sooner or later someone was going to commit a crime in outer space. Was it monster-ism? Treasonous behavior with aliens? Nonconsensual sex with another life form? Nope. Turns out the first crime in space may just be a boring domestic dispute. I didn’t know it was possible to fight with your spouse or ex-spouse from 175 miles above Earth, but it is. According to a report by The New York Times, astronaut Anne McClain improperly accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse, Summer...
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Crew Returns to Science After Coordinating Space Traffic
The Expedition 60 crew is back on track with ongoing space research today after coordinating a flurry of space traffic at the International Space Station. The astronauts are also continuing to clean up after last week's spacewalk. The SpaceX Dragon is back on Earth after splashing down Tuesday afternoon in the Pacific...
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U.S. astronomers discover giant exoplanet via its "slingshot" motion
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- California Institute of Technology (Caltech) said on Tuesday that its astronomers have discovered an exoplanet three times the mass of Jupiter, the largest planet of our solar system. The exoplanet, called HR 5183 b, travels on a long, egg-shaped path around its star. Such a...
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Bonkers lift from Earth to the Moon proposed by scientists in mad bid to cut ...
SPACE travel could one day be as easy as getting in a lift thanks to a new proposal. A team of scientists have been working on a concept called Spaceline, which is essentially a type of 'space elevator' intended to link Earth and the Moon. The design is so ground-breaking because it could drastically cut the cost of space travel by harnessing solar power instead. Researchers at Columbia University and Cambridge University published their concept in the The Spaceline would be attached to the surface of the Moon...
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Channel of gas
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More details revealed about first UAE astronaut's space mission
More details have been revealed about the journey into outer space by the UAE's first astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori. At a press conference, it was announced that he will lift off to the International Space Station at exactly 5.56pm (UAE time) from Baikonur...
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NASA chief Jim Bridenstine says 'Pluto is a planet' and claims the distant world should ...
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has reasserted his belief that Pluto should be a classed as a planet and reignited a debate which has raged for more than a decade, Astronomers and leading scientists have long squabbled over the issue of Pluto and its classification as a non-planet since its demotion in 2006. Mr Bridenstine stated in a recorded, but not broadcast, interview excerpt that he is still firmly of the belief that Pluto should be classed as a legitimate planet. Scroll down for video Mr Bridenstine stated in a recorded, but not broadcast, interview excerpt that he is still firmly of the belief that Pluto (pictured) should be classed as a legitimate planet WHY IS PLUTO NOT A...
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Nasa boss says Pluto is a proper planet so it’s time we stopped calling it a dwarf
Pluto is a brave little planet on the outskirts of our solar system (Image: Nasa) It’s the most size-shamed world in the entire universe, but is it time we stopped being so mean about Pluto? A top Nasa boss has said that Pluto should no longer be regarded as a ‘dwarf planet’. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto and cut the numer of planets in our solar system to eight. After this controversial decision, a long debate raged about whether Pluto should once again be listed as a proper planet alongside Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Now Nasa...
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Newly discovered exoplanet is contender for human colonization
Three new rocky Earth-sized planets, one of which has a high probability of being able to support human life, have been discovered orbiting a star just 12 million light-years away. All three exoplanets are at least 1.4 to 1.8 times the mass of Earth, and orbit their red dwarf star, Gilese 1061,...
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Pluto is a planet, Nasa chief says
Pluto’s status as a planet has once again been called into question after the head of Nasa said he believed the celestial body to be a planet. Speaking at the FIRST Robotics event in Oklahoma, Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine went against convention by placing himself firmly on one side of the Pluto debate. “Just so you know, in my view Pluto is a planet,” he said. “You can write that the Nasa administrator declared Pluto a planet once again. I’m sticking by that, it’s the way I learned it and I’m committed to it.” We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now Pluto...
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Earth-sized rocky planet is found orbiting nearby star – and there is a chance it ...
THREE new rocky planets have been discovered orbiting a star outside our Solar System and one of them has ranked pretty highly on the 'potential habitability' scale. All of the exo-planets are Earth-sized but it's the one orbiting furthest away from its star which is drawing the most attention because it is thought to be in a habitable zone where temperatures should be compatible with liquid water. The...
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Exoplanets may host a variety of life: Study
Other worlds could be filled with even more flourishing life than we have on Earth, scientists have said. The new study could have significant implications for the way we search for alien life. It also suggests that search could be more likely to find life on exoplanets than we had thought. “This is a surprising conclusion,” said study leader Stephanie Olson of the University of...
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‘Rosalind Franklin’ Mars rover complete ahead of Red Planet mission
The assembly of the "Rosalind Franklin" rover is now complete ahead of its proposed mission to Mars in July next year. The ExoMars rover, a project of the European Space Agency (ESA) whose production combined the work of British, European and Canadian scientists, has finally been assembled. It will now be transferred from the Airbus factory in Stevenage to Toulouse in France for testing ahead of its proposed nine-month trip to the Red Planet in search of life. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now Named after Rosalind Elsie Franklin, a British...
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NASA astronaut’s estranged wife speaks out about ‘space crime’ allegation
Decorated NASA astronaut Anne McClain allegedly hacked into her wife’s bank account from space — over a nasty custody battle happening down on earth, her estranged spouse said in an interview published Monday. Summer Worden said she had initially wanted to keep the dispute out of the public eye, but was prompted to speak out when McClain was awarded rights to visit her six-year-old son Briggs two weeks ago. see also NASA astronaut accused of stealing her...
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Russian space robot docks with ISS to begin mission
Russia has successfully docked a Soyuz spacecraft carrying a humanoid robot to the International Space Station (ISS). The robot Fedor (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) was the only passenger onboard the craft and is on a planned mission to support the crew and test its skills. A previous docking attempt on Saturday had failed due to a faulty component within one of the ISS's automatic docking ports. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now To resolve the issue, astronauts aboard the ISS got into another Soyuz spacecraft that was attached to a separate...
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NASA Has Turned on a Deep Space GPS
This article originally appeared on VICE US. Imagine heading out on a road trip, but instead of taking a GPS device with you, you phone a friend every hour to ask for directions. Now imagine doing that in the void of deep space. In essence, that’s the strategy currently in use for spacecraft that travel far beyond Earth. These probes rely on radio instructions from ground stations, where large atomic clocks calculate ideal trajectories for...
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NASA astronaut denies space crime accusations amid bitter divorce battle
Decorated NASA astronaut Anne McClain has denied she stole her estranged wife’s identity while on a mission as officials investigate her for what may be the first crime committed in space. “There’s unequivocally no truth to these claims,” McClain said Saturday on Twitter. “We’ve been going through a painful, personal separation that’s now...
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‘Wrecking ball’ of a planet almost avoids discovery because of strange orbit
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have discovered an unlikely exoplanet with the strangest orbit they’ve ever witnessed more than 100 light-years away, according to a new study. The exoplanet, known as HR 5183 b, orbits the star HR 5183 in the Virgo constellation, which is 102 light-years from Earth. The star has been of interest to astronomers since the 1990s, but they didn’t find evidence of an exoplanet orbiting it until now. The planet, which is three times the mass of Jupiter, completes one orbit around the star every 45 to 100 years, the astronomers said. It was its strange, egg-like orbit that finally gave it away. The details of the planet’s odd...
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NASA Is Looking Into Allegations Of What Could Be The First Crime Committed In Space
Humans have been in space for 58 years and during this time, it has remained a relatively crime-free zone. But that could change. This weekend, The New York Times reported domestic troubles have sparked allegations of what could be the first crime committed in space if those charges are proved correct. Anne McClain is a decorated astronaut and one-half of the now-canceled all-female spacewalk (more on that later). She recently spent six...
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U.S. astronaut accused of hacking estranged wife's bank account from outer space
Monday Aug 26, 2019 at 1:51 PM Aug 26, 2019 at 2:01 PM A U.S. astronaut has been accused of hacking into her soon-to-be ex-wife's bank account from outer space. Anne McClain allegedly accessed the account via USAA's website while she was aboard the International...
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First crime in space: NASA astronaut accused of accessing estranged partner's bank account from space
What do you do in case of a strange transaction on your credit card? Or if you find out that your account has been accessed by someone other than you?�You quickly call your bank right? But what�if the computer used to access account was not present on...
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Enormous Planet With Bizarre Orbit Is Unlike Anything Ever Discovered Before, Astronomers Say
A planet unlike anything ever discovered before has been identified by a team of U.S.-led scientists. The planet, named HR 5183 b, is about three times the size of Jupiter—the biggest planet in our solar system—and travels along a huge, egg-shaped orbit, slingshotting around its star once every 45 to 100 years. Astronomers first started observing the planet's host star in the 1990s. A few years ago, they noticed a planet circling it. "This planet spends most of its time loitering in the outer part of its star's planetary system in this highly eccentric orbit, then it starts to accelerate in and does a slingshot around its star,"...
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Astronaut accused of first-ever crime in space; NASA investigating
Today 7:41 AM NASA Astronaut Anne McClain is being investigated regarding allegations she accessed her estranged spouse's bank account from space. By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com NASA is reportedly investigating one of its astronauts in a case that appears to involve the first allegations of criminal activity from space. Astronaut Anne McClain allegedly told investigators she accessed her estranged spouse’s bank account while serving on the International Space Station, the New York Times reported. McClain’s...
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US Astronaut Rejects Space Crime Accusation
Astronaut Anne McClain has denied reports that she may have committed the first crime in space. McClain's estranged wife, Summer Worden, accused the astronaut of accessing her bank account while on a...
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There is no truth in identity theft claims: McClain
Washington: NASA astronaut Anne McClain has refuted allegations made by her estranged spouse that she accessed her emails and personal/bank details from a computer located at the International Space Station (ISS)....
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NASA Astronaut Accused of Hacking Her Wife's Bank Account from Space
A NASA astronaut on the International Space Station has been accused of breaking into her estranged wife's bank account in what's being called the first crime in space. Anne McClain was on a half-year mission on the space station when her ex, Air Force intelligence officer Summer Worden, claims she inappropriately accessed her account. According to The New York Times, McClain was preparing for NASA's first all-female spacewalk. After McClain reportedly indicated she knew details of Worden's finances, Worden went to her bank, asking...
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Europa: there may be life on Jupiter's moon and two new missions will pave the ...
Enigmatic Europa. NASA It’s brilliant news. In just over a decade, there will be two spacecraft exploring one of the most habitable worlds in the solar system – Jupiter’s moon Europa. That’s thanks to a recent announcement by NASA that the orbiter Europa Clipper has been given the go ahead, scheduled to reach the moon at the beginning of the 2030s. In April this year, the European Space Agency also approved development of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer ( JUICE ), which is currently slated to reach the Jupiter system in 2029. At the dawn of the space age, it was imagined that all life was ultimately dependent on energy from the sun. The frozen ice ball moons of the outer planets seemed...
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Scientists Saw an 'Energetic Eruption' Under Jupiter's Clouds for the First Time
This article originally appeared on VICE US. In a first, scientists watched an energetic eruption on Jupiter by peering some 30 miles under the clouds that enshroud the planet. The observations “provide a crucial, hitherto missing, link” in theories about the hidden dynamics that shape Jupiter, according to a new study. Jupiter’s mesmerizing storms and colorful ribbons of...
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NASA astronaut says she did not hack her spouse’s data
Washington:�NASA astronaut Anne McClain has refuted allegations made by her estranged spouse that she accessed her emails and personal/bank details from a computer located at the International Space Station (ISS). McClain’s spouse Summer Worden had claimed that McClain accessed her...
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Nasa astronaut denies committing first-ever space crime and reveals ‘painful’ break up with her wife
Anne McClain is helped out of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft just minutes after she arrived back on Earth in June 2019 (Image: Nasa) A female Nasa astronaut has denied committing the first-ever crime in space and revealed details of a ‘painful’ separation with her wife. Anne McClain admitted accessed her spouse’s bank account while aboard the International Space Station but denies any wrongdoing. The spacewoman told the New York Times she simply used the account to...
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Estranged wife of NASA astronaut who 'hacked her bank account' while aboard the International Space Station says she went public with their messy divorce because she's 'frightened' her former spouse will take her child away
The estranged wife of a decorated NASA astronaut has spoken out about her decision to go public with allegations that her spouse hacked her bank account from space, revealing an ugly custody battle back on earth. Summer Worden has accused astronaut and former US Army Lieutenant Anne McClain of illegally accessing her financial records while aboard the International Space Station, as part of a ‘highly calculated and manipulated campaign’ to obtain custody of Woden’s six-year-old son, Briggs. Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer, brought a complaint against McClain with the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that McClain had committed identity theft, even though none of Worden's...
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NASA's Investigating Allegations of Extraterrestrial Crime
We might have our first-ever case of space crime on our hands, folks. Though I don’t suspect it’s the kind that’d attract interstellar bounty hunters any time soon. According to the New York Times, NASA’s looking into allegations that an astronaut improperly accessed her estranged wife’s financial records while aboard the International Space Station. The two...
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NASA's Anne McClain refutes space crime claim by spouse
Kansas: Summer Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer living in Kansas, has been in the midst of a bitter separation and parenting dispute for much of the past year. So she was surprised when she noticed that her estranged spouse still seemed to know things about her spending. Had she bought a car? How could she afford that? Worden put her intelligence background to work, asking her bank about the locations of computers that had recently accessed her bank account using her login credentials. The bank got back to her with an answer: One was a computer network registered to Nasa. Worden’s spouse, Anne McClain, was a decorated Nasa astronaut on a six-month mission aboard the...
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Moron of the Morning: Astronaut Commits First Crime In Space
Summer Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer living in Kansas, has been in the midst of a bitter separation and parenting dispute for much of the past year. So she was surprised when she noticed that her estranged spouse still seemed to know things about her spending. Had she bought a car? How could she afford that? Ms. Worden put her intelligence background to work, asking her bank about the locations of computers that had recently accessed her bank account using her login credentials. The bank got back to her with an answer: One was a computer network registered to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ms. Worden’s spouse, Anne McClain, was a decorated NASA astronaut...
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Moron of the Morning: Astronaut Commits Crime In Space
Summer Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer living in Kansas, has been in the midst of a bitter separation and parenting dispute for much of the past year. So she was surprised when she noticed that her estranged spouse still seemed to know things about her spending. Had she bought a car? How could she afford that? Ms. Worden put her intelligence background to work, asking her bank about the locations of computers that had recently accessed her bank account using her login credentials. The bank got back to her with an answer: One was a computer network registered to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ms. Worden’s spouse, Anne McClain, was a decorated NASA astronaut...
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Astronomers spot strange, giant planet ‘unlike any other’
Astronomers have spotted a giant exoplanet that they say is unlike any other. Planet HR 5183 b has three times the mass of Jupiter and travels on an incredibly long, egg-shaped path around its star, according to Caltech, which led the research. The planet takes 45 to 100 years to complete its orbit, Caltech noted in a statement. “If this planet were somehow placed into our own solar system, it would swing from within our asteroid...
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NASA is investigating Astronoaut Anne McClain for its first crime committed in space
US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported Saturday. Astronaut Anne McClain is accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife's private financial records while on a sixth-month...
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Estranged wife of female astronaut accuses her of the first ever crime committed 254 miles ...
Floating serenely in the weightlessness of the International Space Station, Anne McClain told a TV interviewer back on Earth last month that she would love to be the first woman on the Moon. ‘I think all of us [women] would,’ the American astronaut said smiling. At 40, the youngest of the current NASA astronaut corps, she was hotly-tipped among the space agency’s 12 spacewomen to be selected for the Artemis lunar mission, which NASA has vowed will enable a woman to follow in Neil Armstrong’s footsteps. Unfortunately for the UK-educated rugby fanatic who wanted to be an astronaut from the age of three, McClain has made space history, but not in the way she expected. Summer Worden, 44, (left)...
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Estranged wife of NASA astronaut who 'hacked her bank account' while aboard the International Space ...
The estranged wife of a decorated NASA astronaut has spoken out about her decision to go public with allegations that her spouse hacked her bank account from space, revealing an ugly custody battle back on earth. Summer Worden has accused astronaut and former US Army Lieutenant Anne McClain of illegally accessing her financial records while aboard the International Space Station, as part of a ‘highly calculated and manipulated campaign’ to obtain custody of Woden’s six-year-old son, Briggs. Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer, brought a complaint against McClain with the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that McClain had committed identity theft, even though none of Worden's...
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Giant exoplanet is 'like a wrecking ball,' astronomers say
(CNN)Astronomers have discovered an unlikely exoplanet with the strangest orbit they've ever witnessed more than 100 light-years away, according to a new study. The exoplanet, known as HR 5183 b, orbits the star HR 5183 in the Virgo constellation, which is 102 light-years from Earth. The star has been of interest to astronomers since the 1990s, but they didn't find evidence of an exoplanet orbiting it until now. The planet, which is three times the mass of Jupiter, only completes one orbit around the star between every 45 to 100 years, the astronomers said. It was its strange, egg-like orbit that finally gave it away. The details of the planet's odd orbit have been submitted for publication...
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We're one step closer to tracking down another Earth
No place like home? Not if you scope out 33 sun-like stars. (Pixabay/) Astronomers have found more than 4,000 planets circling distant stars, yet none feel quite like home. Teegarden b is the right size, but it zips around its dim dwarf star in just five (Earth) days. Kepler-452 b takes a familiar 385 days to complete an orbit around its sun-like star, but appears to be a lumbering "superterran" much more massive than the rock we call home. Where, or even whether, true Earth-twins exist remains one of astronomy's top mysteries. While today's space telescopes lack the ideal skillsets for spotting an Earth 2.0, astronomers are starting to get a sense of how frequently similar worlds may pop up...
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Alien planets could be better suited for life than Earth: study
Earth’s oceans have made it the perfect environment for biodiversity, but a new study suggests that it may not have the best conditions in the galaxy. The study suggests that exoplanets that have “favorable ocean circulation patterns” could be better suited to support a wider range of life than Earth. “This is a surprising conclusion,” said lead researcher Dr. Stephanie Olson of the University of Chicago in a statement. “It shows us that conditions on some exoplanets with favorable ocean circulation...
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A star is dead: Hubble sees aftermath of a sun's death
RELATED TOPICS: STARS | HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE Over in the Gemini constellation, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the remnants of a dying star system called NGC 2371/2. At first, astronomers thought the dying star system was two objects instead of just one. The planetary nebula -- a shell of gasses surrounding the star -- has a symmetrical structure that makes it look like two suns died. You can see that duality in the upper left and the lower right on the...
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What If Aliens Glowed?
It takes more than four years for its light to reach us, but Proxima Centauri is one of our closest neighbors. The star orbits in the constellation of Centaurus, visible in the southern hemisphere, but itself is too faint to see with the naked eye. Proxima isn’t like our sun; it is smaller, dimmer, and cooler. These suns are prone to frequent flares of ultraviolet radiation, which can be bad news for planets orbiting too close. Some scientists think the bursts could strip away entire atmospheres and boil off oceans. But others think these conditions, as ferocious as they might be, could actually give rise to life. That’s the hope of Lisa Kaltenegger and Jack O’Malley-James, who chat often...
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Planets Bursting With Alien Life Might Exist Beyond the Solar System, Scientists Claim: 'We Need to Start Looking'
Scientists have identified more than 4,000 confirmed planets outside of our solar system. Now research suggests that some of these exoplanets may actually be more hospitable to life than Earth itself. Because these planets are so far away—hundreds, even thousands of light-years away—scientists mainly learn about them through remote observations, using telescopes and other equipment. But to understand more about their characteristics and whether they may could host life, researchers have developed sophisticated planetary models. Existing models tend to overlook ocean dynamics, or the role that oceans play in transporting heat around a planet and regulating its climate. On Earth, these...
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SpaceX shoots Starhopper rocket 150 metres into the sky and now aims to use it ...
SpaceX has successfully tested its Starhopper rocket, which it hopes will one day transport up to 100 people to Mars. The test flight in Boca Chica Beach in Texas lasted just one minute but saw the spacecraft lift 150 metres into the air before landing on a separate launch pad. It is the second Starhopper test in the space of a month, with the first test resulting in the rocket failing to launch. The success of the latest test means this was the last flight for Starhopper, as more advanced test flights are planned for the future. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now The...
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Hazardous response team dispatched to village after 13 metal detectorists fed ‘cannabis cakes’
A group of metal detectorists have been treated in hospital after unwittingly eating cakes spiked with cannabis. When 13 men and women all began to feel unwell at the metal detecting rally in in the village of High Melton near Doncaster in South Yorkshire on Saturday. A large fleet of emergency services and medical experts were called to the scene, including a Hazardous Area Response Team, eight ambulances and a rapid response vehicle. A 48-year-old woman from County Durham has been arrested in relation to the incident, and has since been released on bail. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives,...
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Nasa switches on ‘Deep Space Atomic Clock’ before sending it through the universe
Nasa has switched on an atomic clock that could one day change the way we explore the distant universe. The Deep Space Atomic Clock has been successfully activated and will now stay on for a year to check that the technology powering it works, the space agency has announced. If the test is successful, the clock will allow spacecraft to navigate themselves through space, rather than relying on the long and difficult process of being guided by messages from Earth. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now That in turn could allow for spacecraft to fly further from the Earth, into deep...
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NASA astronaut accused of first space crime denies hacking into wife's bank account
An US astronaut accused of committing what may have been the first crime in space allegedly hacked into her estranged wife’s bank account while aboard the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year. Anne McClain, one of NASA’s top astronauts, accessed her wife’s bank account multiple times from a NASA computer while aboard the ISS in January and February during a six-month mission in space, according to a letter the wife’s attorneys wrote to the agency’s Office of Inspector General. “I was shocked and appalled at the audacity by her to think that she could get away with that, and I was very disheartened that I couldn't keep anything private,” Summer Worden told local news...
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