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NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we know

NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well | Russia planning space-based nuclear weapon | How to photograph a solar eclipse with a smartphone

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February 16, 2024

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NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well

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Even though Voyager 1 sits so utterly far away from us, ground control can actually communicate with it. In fact, last year, scientists beamed some software updates to the spacecraft as well as its counterpart, Voyager 2, from billions of miles away. Though on the dimmer side, due to that distance, a single back-and-forth communication between Voyager 1 and anyone on Earth takes a total of 45 hours. If NASA finds a solution, it won't be for some time.

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Russia planning space-based nuclear weapon

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The United States Congress and America's European allies were informed of Russia's plans to develop the anti-satellite capability on Wednesday (Feb. 14). It's unclear what the exact nature of the planned weapon is -- that is, whether it involves detonating a nuclear explosive in space or is another anti-satellite technology powered by a space-based nuclear reactor.

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Total Solar Eclipse 2024

How to photograph a solar eclipse with a smartphone

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A total solar eclipse is about to visit North America -- and with the right knowledge, it's possible to produce spectacular images and videos of it with just a smartphone.

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Spaceflight

China wants to send experiments to the moon in 2028

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An upcoming Chinese lunar mission will carry a small ecosystem and other payloads to test using lunar resources later this decade. China's Chang'e 8 mission is a precursor mission for a moon base, named the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) that the country wants to build with partners in the 2030s. Chang'e 8 will test key technologies needed to make the ILRS sustainable.

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SpaceX

SpaceX and NASA say Crew-8 astronauts will be delayed

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We'll have to wait a little bit longer to see SpaceX launch its next astronaut crew into orbit for NASA. On Thursday (Feb. 15), SpaceX and NASA agreed to postpone the launch of their joint Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than March 1, a two-day delay from an earlier Feb. 28 target that had already slipped six days. Liftoff is set for 12:04 a.m. EST (0504 GMT)

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Search for Life

Saturn's ocean moon Titan may not be able to support life

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Titan's underground ocean, and similar oceans inside other icy moons in the outer solar system, may lack the organic chemistry necessary for life, according to new astrobiological research.

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Entertainment

Everything we know about 'Spaceman'

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Prepare yourself for an out-there experience with Netflix's "Spaceman." Fans of science fiction have a lot to look forward to in the movie and TV space in 2024, and one of Netflix's upcoming releases might be one of the best space movies we've received in a while if it lives up to its promise. Here's everything we know about "Spaceman" starring Adam Sandler.

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