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The probe flew 3,438 kilometres above Earth during its swing. It moved closer than several high-orbit satellites circling the ...

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A rare satellite view captured a major Pacific tsunami in unprecedented detail, revealing wave behaviors scientists did not expect. A satellite designed to track the height of the ocean’s surface ...

To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our ...

December is an exciting month for those who like to look up, with a comet, a meteor shower, and a conjunction between the ...

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to honor and respect our precious planetary home and its immeasurable beauty, ...

A boom in satellites is brightening the night sky and hindering astronomers’ ability to study distant galaxies, sharpening ...

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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit ...