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Amazon's Project Kuiper launches twin satellites from Florida to expand broadband access

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Amazon's Project Kuiper launches twin satellites from Florida to expand broadband access

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday as part of a mission to place thousands of new satellites in low Earth orbit, which would expand global access to broadband.

SpaceX launches another batch of 22 Starlink satellites

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SpaceX launches another batch of 22 Starlink satellites

3 U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovery of quantum dots

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3 U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovery of quantum dots

NOAA awards $20M to research harmful algal blooms

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NOAA awards $20M to research harmful algal blooms

NASA to begin critical testing of updated engines for future Artemis missions

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NASA to begin critical testing of updated engines for future Artemis missions

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- NASA will begin the critical testing of updated engines for its Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, starting with turning power levels up to 111%, as the space agency prepares for future Artemis missions to the Moon.

James Webb telescope captures planet-like structures in Orion Nebula

Science News // 5 days ago

James Webb telescope captures planet-like structures in Orion Nebula

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency released new photos on Monday of the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

SpaceX launches 22 new Starlink satellites into space

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX launches 22 new Starlink satellites into space

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- SpaceX continued its record pace of space launches late Friday night as it sent 22 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit from Florida's Canaveral Space Force Station.

Google Doodle marks happiness psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi's birthday

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Google Doodle marks happiness psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi's birthday

Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Friday's Google Doodle celebrates Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, the Hungarian-American psychologist who studied the science of happiness, on his 89th birthday.

Broadcasters should avoid 'problematic' shots of alcohol covering sporting events, researchers say

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Broadcasters should avoid 'problematic' shots of alcohol covering sporting events, researchers say

Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Broadcasters providing news coverage of sporting events should avoid "problematic" shots of fans drinking alcohol, a team of researchers said Thursday.

Gene therapy may restore mobility after spinal cord injury, animal study finds

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Gene therapy may restore mobility after spinal cord injury, animal study finds

Gene therapy has restored mobility in mice with completely severed spinal cords, researchers report.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after record 371 days in space

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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after record 371 days in space

Sept. 27 (UPI) -- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio emerged from the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft Wednesday in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, ending his record-setting 371-day space mission.

NASA recovers samples from Bennu asteroid, OSIRIS-REx on to asteroid Apophis

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NASA recovers samples from Bennu asteroid, OSIRIS-REx on to asteroid Apophis

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A 250-gram dust sample from the Bennu asteroid, collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, landed on Earth on Sunday.

FAA proposes rule to reduce space debris as SpaceX launches 22 satellites into orbit

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FAA proposes rule to reduce space debris as SpaceX launches 22 satellites into orbit

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched 22 satellites for its Starlink "constellation" into low-Earth orbit late Saturday night as the Federal Aviation Administration proposed a new rule to reduce space debris from commercial flights.

Astronomers say carbon dioxide on Jupiter's moon Europa likely originated in ocean

Science News // 2 weeks ago

Astronomers say carbon dioxide on Jupiter's moon Europa likely originated in ocean

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows carbon dioxide on a region of Jupiter's moon Europa, suggesting it potentially could harbor conditions suitable for life.

Identification of gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer may help those at risk

Science News // 2 weeks ago

Identification of gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer may help those at risk

Researchers have found a gene mutation linked to esophageal cancer, which could lead to better prevention and treatment strategies.

NASA to live stream asteroid sample's return to Earth this weekend

Science News // 2 weeks ago

NASA to live stream asteroid sample's return to Earth this weekend

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- NASA has set a schedule for coverage of its first asteroid sampling mission's return to earth. The Origins, Spectral interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIriS-REx) samples capsule i

SpaceX deploys another 22 Starlink satellites

Science News // 2 weeks ago

SpaceX deploys another 22 Starlink satellites

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 22 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit late Tuesday.

'Anomaly' ends Rocket Lab launch mid-flight

Science News // 2 weeks ago

'Anomaly' ends Rocket Lab launch mid-flight

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A Rocket Lab launch of a next-generation radar satellite for Capella Space from New Zealand on Tuesday experienced an "anomaly" minutes into its flight, ending the mission.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023

Science News // 3 weeks ago

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida late Friday.

Soyuz spacecraft carrying 2 Russians, American docks with space station

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Soyuz spacecraft carrying 2 Russians, American docks with space station

Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft.

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