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1st satellite made of wood launched into space

Japan just launched the world’s first wooden satellite into space

Japan just launched the world's first wooden satellite into orbit, and it could completely change the future of space exploration.

USA Today on MSN · 5h

First satellite made of wood launched into space

LignoStat -- the satellite is named after the Latin word for wood -- will soon be launched into orbit about 250 miles above Earth. There, it will orbit for six months, testing the potential feasibility of wood as a building material in space. "With timber ...

World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.

Shenzhou, Tiangong space station

Space.com on MSN · 2d

China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)

China's Shenzhou 18 crew have returned home after more than six months in space. Astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu lived on board China's Tiangong space station since April 25 this year. They concluded their mission on Sunday (Nov. 3), touching down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Chinese Shenzhou 18 Mission Astronaut Breaks Record on Return from Space

The three-man, record-breaking, crew had spent a total of 192 days in orbit above the Earth aboard China's Tiangong space station.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 1d

Chinese taikonauts return after breaking space records

Three taikonauts from the Shenzhou-18 mission safely landed in the Gobi Desert near Dongfeng, ending their six-month stay on the Chinese space station Tiangong. During this time, they conducted a series of important scientific experiments.

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The Future Of Space And AI: Exploring New Frontiers And Transforming Earth

As we stand on the cusp of unprecedented breakthroughs, the fusion of AI and space technology is poised to reshape our ...

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Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space (photo)

"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space." ...

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Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance

The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set ...

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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

NASA's venerable asteroid-hunting spacecraft is no more. The NEOWISE spacecraft from NASA, which surveyed 3,000 near-Earth ...

Live Science on MSN1d

Earth from space: Watch Valencia disappear under a sea of mud during deadly Spanish floods

Satellite images show the true extent of the flash flooding in Valencia during a freak weather event that killed at least 214 ...

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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space station BEIJING -- Three ...

Solar flares directed at Earth through Election Day create geomagnetic storm potential

Geomagnetic storming of this magnitude is common on NOAA’s 5-level scale. However, several sunspot regions on the Sun are ...

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A Father-Daughter Duo Cracked an ‘Alien’ Code Sent From Space

The father-daughter team of Ken and Keli Chaffin successfully decoded the message in July of 2024 by running simulations of ...

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