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NASA probes will study how solar wind triggers potentially dangerous "space weather"
Along with launching two NASA probes, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried five other satellites into orbit with goals ranging from basic science to technology development.
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Power Outage Causes Last-Minute Scrub of NASA’s TRACERS Mission
NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission, a critical scientific ...
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SpaceX Rocket Sends NASA’s TRACERS Twins into Orbit
After a one-day delay, a Falcon 9 rocket delivered NASA’s twin spacecraft Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base, loudly announcing its ...
NASA seeks moon and Mars communications, navigation proposals
Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to ...
NASA to launch 2 new satellites that will help forecast solar storms
The same charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere responsible for the northern lights can also damage Earth’s electrical ...
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2 new NASA satellites will track space weather to help keep us safe from solar storms
A new mission set to blast off for low-Earth orbit will study magnetic storms around the Earth and learn more about how they ...
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TRACERS dual-satellite mission prepares to explore magnetic reconnection at Earth's cusp
NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a collaborative effort led ...
SpaceX launch could create sonic boom in Southern California, officials advise
In May, a sonic boom shook most of Southern California as SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere after a ...