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4 days ago · On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC ).
4 days ago · This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space. This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.
18 hours ago · The WPT is Grousing. Howdy, friends. Today’s bird is the greater prairie chicken or pinnated grouse. This distinctive-looking bird used to be very common on the plains of North America. Previously numbering well into the millions of individuals, relentless habitat loss pushed the prairie chicken to the brink of extinction in the 1930s.
4 days ago · Space debris, artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional. Much of the debris is in low Earth orbit, within 2,000 km (1,200 miles) of Earth’s surface. It is estimated that there are about 200,000 pieces between 1 and 10 cm (0.4 and 4 inches) across.
3 days ago · NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
2 days ago · Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 26 in Ukrainian regions stretching from the south to the east and northeast today, local authorities have said. A missile strike in southern Odesa region killed a woman, injured seven people and damaged port infrastructure, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.
2 days ago · View incredible new space images from sources like Hubble, Kepler, James Webb space telescopes. Hot sub-topics include Astronomy, NASA, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmology, Exoplanets, Hubble, Goddard Space Flight Center, Mars, Cassini-Huygens, James Webb Telescope, Juno, Gravitational Waves, ESA, and Dark Energy.
