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Sixth NASA-SpaceX Collaborative Launch Met with Delays After Discovering Technical Issues

(Image via blogs.nasa.gov) Staff Writer: Sakara De Gil-Balija Email: sdegilbalija@umassd.edu On February 26th, 2023, the launch of the SpaceX Crew-6 ship departing for the International Space Station was delayed after encountering technical issues. SpaceX, the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. Since its first launch, the company has launched over two hundred missions and over one hundred and forty re-flights.  … Continue reading Sixth NASA-SpaceX Collaborative Launch Met with Delays After Discovering Technical Issues

 
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Hubble Telescope Picks Up On Strange Spokes Dancing in Saturn’s Rings

(Image via nasa.gov) Staff Writer: Sakara De Gil-Balija Email: sdegilbalija@umassd.edu  On February 9th, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, more commonly known as NASA, revealed that the Hubble Telescope observed what appears to be ‘spokes’ floating with the swing of Saturn’s rings.  The information has baffled scientists; seeming to be an unexplained phenomenon. Though the spokes still aren’t explainable, it isn’t the first time … Continue reading Hubble Telescope Picks Up On Strange Spokes Dancing in Saturn’s Rings

 
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NASA’s New Flagship Telescope Confirms Its First Observed Exoplanet

(Artistic rendition, image via webbtelescope.org) Volunteer Writer: Mckenzie Ferrari Email: mferrari@umassd.edu The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on December 25th, 2021, has finally started to send its results to Earth after over a year of collecting and transmitting data.  The JWST is the largest optical telescope in space; its high resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint … Continue reading NASA’s New Flagship Telescope Confirms Its First Observed Exoplanet

 
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NASA’s Successful Launch Begins Artemis I Mission

Volunteer Writer: Mckenzie Ferrari Email: mferrari@umassd.edu “On behalf of all the men and women across our great nation who have worked to bring this hardware together to make this day possible, and for the Artemis generation: this is for you. I give you a go to resume count and launch Artemis I.” In the early hours of November 16th, 2022, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director for … Continue reading NASA’s Successful Launch Begins Artemis I Mission

 
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