NASA to show off space lasers, enabling faster transfer of data between Earth and space

air-and-space is planning to unveil a new laser communications system next month that will allow data to be transmitted between Earth and air-and-space” target=”_blank”>space<.  Laser communications will allow 10 to 100 times more data transmitted back to Earth and open the doors to new discoveries. Additionally, they will require less volume, weight and power, giving…

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Brood X cicadas force businesses, homeowners to take precautions

Brood X, a classification of the trillions of wild-nature that have descended in states across the eastern and southern U.S., has emerged after a 17-year hiatus — and already closed one food. The washington-dc” target=”_blank”>District of Columbia< and us-regions are cicada ground zero, reporting sightings earlier than most other states.  More of the red-eyed, singing insects will…

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NASA partners with Axiom for first private astronaut mission to space station

air-and-space and private air-and-space” target=”_blank”>space infrastructure< no sooner than January of next year, according to a NASA release. NASA’S OSIRIS-REX SPACECRAFT HEADING BACK TO EARTH AFTER RETRIEVING ASTEROID SAMPLE The Ax-1 private astronauts include Larry Connor, Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe and mission commander Michael López-Alegría. Peggy Whitson and John Shoffner are “backups.” Over the summer, all four…

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Mice in Australia seen 'raining' from sky in viral video

wild-nature” target=”_blank”>Rodents<, and residents are routinely sharing horror stories of the encounters.  As communities face the growing plague of mice, a viral video posted on Tuesday night appears to show some of the rodents “raining” from the sky.  Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Lucy Thackray shared the video, which captured dead and live mice falling to the ground in…

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Voyager 1 detects 'hum' while in interstellar space: report

Voyager 1, which is the farthest human-made object from Earth and the first to enter interstellar space, has been detecting a “faint, persistent hum” that scientists have attributed to interstellar gas. Phys.org, citing research published in Nature Astronomy, reported that the spacecraft’s Plasma Wave System has picked up a “persistent signature produced by the tenuous…

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft heading back to Earth after retrieving asteroid sample

air-and-space OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Monday began its long journey back to Earth after collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer was NASA’s first spacecraft to visit an asteroid near Earth to bring back a sampling for scientists.  <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/air-and-space/nasa" target="_blank">NASA’s</a> OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. (NASA) The spacecraft reached asteroid…

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NASA slams China after rocket debris lands near Maldives for 'failing to meet responsible standards'

air-and-space rebuked world-regions for failing to meet responsible air-and-space standards after remnants of the nation’s rogue Long March 5B rocket landed in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives early Sunday. Sightings of the Chinese rocket debris reentering Earth’s atmosphere and scorching across the pre-dawn skies were reported in Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia. CHINA’S ROGUE LONG MARCH…

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