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- NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/nasa-may-alter-artemis-iii-to-have-starship-and-orion-dock-in-low-earth-orbit/ 4 comments
- A new kind of dynamic light structure has been created by combining two independent and controllable orbital-angular-momenta https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17805-1 5 comments science
- A circular timer ⏱️ using Orbit + Vue https://zumerlab.github.io/orbit-docs/examples/circular_time/ 7 comments vuejs
- Piero Hincapie is in the orbit of Atlético Madrid and is open to leaving Leverkusen. Sporting director Andrea Berta loves him and is planning to rejuvenate the team's defence next summer with several contracts expiring. https://as.com/futbol/primera/hincapie-en-la-orbita-del-atletico-n/ 41 comments soccer
- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter finds lunar pits harbor comfortable temperatures https://phys.org/news/2022-07-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-pits-harbor.amp 7 comments technology
- Space debris expert warns U.S. 'woefully behind' in efforts to clean up junk in orbit https://spacenews.com/space-debris-expert-warns-u-s-woefully-behind-in-efforts-to-clean-up-junk-in-orbit/ 108 comments space
- Paging Captain Marvel: Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert asks Forest Service to alter Earth's orbit, or the moon's, to fight climate change https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/09/louie-gohmert-climate-change-forest-service-alter-earths-orbit/7625618002/?amp%3B_hsenc=p2ANqtz--10Hkpdwyj31_NMvUhfLsfnL5AHY_neisnyQsYytY0jp5dzHf2dc3s0-XmrVRCyxqwnn_tOmZrh0G5x7Czga_M4qYA-Q&%3B_hsmi=132884085&%3Butm_content=132884085&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_source=hs_email 5 comments climate
- Made In Space makes ceramic turbine part in orbit in another 3D printing milestone https://www.space.com/made-in-space-3d-print-ceramic-turbine-part 20 comments space
- A Secret Space Plane is Carrying a Solar Experiment to Orbit https://www.wired.com/story/a-secret-space-plane-is-carrying-a-solar-experiment-to-orbit/ 8 comments worldnews
- New paper describes a toy scenario in which a planet orbiting a black hole remains habitable. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ab5dab#apjab5dabs2 27 comments space
- PepsiCo partnered with a Russian start-up on a high altitude experiment to test technology for orbiting billboards. Facing backlash, the company now says it's abandoning the idea of outer space advertising. http://astronomy.com/news/2019/04/pepsi-partners-with-russian-start-up-to-test-orbiting-billboards 524 comments space
- Why does copper (Cu) only hold one electron in the 4s orbital? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/am2zw7/why_does_copper_cu_only_hold_one_electron_in_the/ 5 comments askscience
- SpaceX’s Starlink aims to put over a thousand of its communications satellites in super-low orbit https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/08/spacexs-starlink-aims-to-put-over-a-thousand-of-its-communications-satellites-in-super-low-orbit/ 4 comments space
- Does anyone have a visualization of the trajectory / orbit of the Tesla Roadster? https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/7vukya/does_anyone_have_a_visualization_of_the/ 6 comments space
- Private rocketeers snuck their own “star” into orbit, and it will be visible from earth https://qz.com/1187991/rocket-lab-electron-private-rocketeers-put-their-own-humanity-star-into-orbit/ 11 comments technology
- Orbiting Jupiter: my week with Emmanuel Macron https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/oct/20/emmanuel-macron-orbiting-jupiter-emmanuel-carrere 2 comments europe
- Is there currently frozen Astronaut urine orbiting the sun? https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/74g1nq/is_there_currently_frozen_astronaut_urine/ 4 comments space
- An Earth-like Atmosphere May Not Survive Proxima b’s Orbit https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/an-earth-like-atmosphere-may-not-survive-proxima-b-s-orbit 11 comments space
- What is the ultimate fate of rogue planets (and planets that survive their stars death remain in orbit?)? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/62pdkh/what_is_the_ultimate_fate_of_rogue_planets_and/ 5 comments askscience
- For the first time, an instrument onboard an orbiting spacecraft has measured the methane emissions from a single, specific leaking facility on Earth's surface. The observation is a breakthrough in our ability to eventually measure and monitor emissions of this potent greenhouse gas from space. http://phys.org/news/2016-06-nasa-methane-leak-space.html 9 comments worldnews
- The orbital distance of the Earth and moon overlaid onto the sun, all to scale. https://tomroelandts.com/sites/tomroelandts.com/files/field/image/sun-earth-moon.png 29 comments space
- Isro orbiter to scan India's air for pollutants http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/isro-orbiter-to-scan-indias-air-for-pollutants/articleshow/51035569.cms 6 comments india
- Year In Review: SpaceX and Orbital ATK recover and succeed in 2015 http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/12/yir4-spacex-orbital-atk-recover-succeed-2015/ 31 comments spacex
- Thanks to an automated robotic telescope, scientists have spotted three new super-Earths in our cosmic backyard. The planets orbit a star just 54 light years away from Earth. "The three planets are unlike anything in our solar system, with masses 7-8 times the mass of Earth" http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/04/29/automated-planet-finder-spots-three-new-super-earths-orbiting-a-nearby-star/?tid=rssfeed 6 comments science
- Secretive X-37B space plane returns to Earth after two years in orbit. http://www.cnet.com/news/secretive-x-37b-space-plane-returns-to-earth-two-years-on/ 4 comments science
- [Mega thread] Mars Orbiter Mission http://ibnlive.in.com/news/live-blog-isro-to-fire-mangalyaan-into-mars-orbit-in-a-few-hours-from-now/501385-3.html 288 comments india
- Russia allocates cash for a scavenger spacecraft to clean up geostationary orbit http://rt.com/news/182060-space-scavenger-geostationary-orbit/ 15 comments space
- The Venus Express spacecraft has spent eight productive years orbiting the planet Venus and is now ready to take the plunge http://theconversation.com/venus-express-is-ready-to-dive-into-a-hostile-atmosphere-27393 20 comments space
- Orbital Sciences Corp. and ATK announce merger. http://www.orbital.com/newsinfo/release.asp?prid=1898 16 comments space
- Chris Hadfield: The ISS has orbited the Earth 52,500 times since the Leafs last made the playoffs https://twitter.com/cmdr_hadfield/status/326607583014162432 47 comments hockey
- Corey Perry launches Jamie McGinn's stick into orbit http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2455971/mysticknooo.gif 98 comments hockey
- Obama: NASA should capture asteroid, place it in orbit around the moon http://thespacereporter.com/2013/04/president-obama-nasa-should-capture-asteroid-place-it-in-orbit-around-the-moon/ 479 comments space
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter fly's over and snaps a picture of Apollo 11 Lunar Module. Neil & Buzz's footprints are still visible. http://www.zmescience.com/space/most-detailed-apollo-11-landing-site-photo-20032012/ 340 comments science
- After 15 Months in Orbit, Secret Space Plane Finally Returning to Earth http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/space-plane/ 9 comments space
- Deep Freeze: Mars Orbiter Finds Massive Stores of Buried Dry Ice - Radar soundings point to huge deposits of carbon dioxide near the Red Planet's south pole, which may have once contributed to a different climate http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mro-co2-ice 10 comments space
- Entrepreneurs plan to mine moon ice and use it to refuel satellites and other spacecraft in Earth orbit - in ten years. http://www.space.com/news/moon-mining-space-exploration-101030.html 65 comments space
- The LK was the Soviet lunar lander and counterpart of the American Lunar Module and was flown three times in earth orbit http://astronautix.com/craft/lk.htm 5 comments space
- "Haskell is an obscure and mostly disused esoteric programming language named after the planet Haskell, a large and moving planet orbiting Aldebaran." http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/haskell 18 comments programming
- Russian rocket sends six U.S. satellites into orbit http://www.hitechwave.com/2008/06/russian-rocket-sends-six-us-satellites.html 2 comments technology
- Venus' rotation and of its orbit are synchronized such that it always presents the same face toward Earth at closest approach. http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/venus.html 5 comments science
