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Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake Has Its Own Moon!

The dwarf planet Makemake has some company out in the cold, dark depths of the outer solar system. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a moon orbiting Makemake , which is the second-brightest object in the distant Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. (Pluto is the brightest of these bodies.) The newfound satellite — the first […]

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Dwarf Planet Makemake: An Icy Wonder in Pictures

On April 26, 2016, scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope announced that they’d found a small moon orbiting Makemake. The 100-mile-wide (160 kilometers) satellite is barely visible just above Makemake, almost lost in the glare of the bright dwarf planet. Read the Full Story . To source

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Dwarf Planet Makemake Has A Moon | Video

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Last Flight-Qualified Space Shuttle External Tank Crosses Panama Canal

NASA’s last surviving flight-qualified space shuttle external tank is seen at the Panama Canal on April 25. Credit: California Science Center/David Knight via collectSPACE.com A giant space shuttle fuel tank made for an unusual sight Monday (April 25) at the Panama Canal. The 154-foot-long (47 meter) external tank, riding atop an uncovered flatbed barge , […]

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Launch replay

Watch the replay of the Sentinel-1B launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 25 April To source

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Sentinel-1B liftoff

Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket together with three Fly Your Satellite! CubeSats and the CNES Microscope satellite To source

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Ice Scours the North Caspian Sea

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite acquired this large natural-color image showing a wide view of the Caspian Sea around the Tyuleniy Archipelago on April 16, 2016. Ocean scientist Norman Kuring of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center found a puzzling feature in the image — lines crisscrossing the North Caspian Sea. […]

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Milky Way Over Maine's Penobscot River Captured in Stunning Photo

Astrophotographer A. Garrett Evans took this image of the Milky Way on March 12, 2016 at Sandy Point Beach in Stockton Springs, Maine. Credit: A. Garrett Evans At Sandy Point Beach in Maine, the Milky Way glowed over the still water when this stunning image was captured. Astrophotographer A. Garrett Evans took this image on […]

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William Shatner: 'Star Trek' Tech Is 'Not That Far-Fetched'

Even some of the tech aboard the USS Enterprise isn’t so far-fetched. Think the automatic sliding doors or the wireless earpiece worn by communications officer Nyota Uhura. Credit: Paramount WASHINGTON — William Shatner knows a thing or two about sci-fi tech. The 85-year-old actor is best known for his portrayal of the fictional Captain James […]

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