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Orbital Sciences Moves Antares to Launch Pad

By Staff Writers on October 3, 2012

As SpaceX gears up for its first supply mission to the International Space Station, its closest competitor in the commercial resupply business isn't... Read more →

Debris Remediation

ESA Discusses Active Debris Removal

By Hubert Foy on October 3, 2012

Metop-B launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Credits: AFP/Getty Images). As the Metop-B weather satellite was going through Launch and Early... Read more →

News

Australian Hypersonic Flight a Success

By Merryl Azriel on October 2, 2012

The September 28 hypersonic test vehicle launch in Norway (Credits: DSTO). On September 28, the Australian Defence Science and Technology... Read more →

National Space Programs

NASA Celebrates 54 Years, Ponders Future

By Merryl Azriel on October 2, 2012

Curiosity touches its first Martian rock on September 22 (Credits: REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech). As NASA celebrates the anniversary of its October... Read more →

Extreme Solar Weather

Geomagnetic Storm Comes in Stronger Than Predicted

By Staff Writers on October 2, 2012

A geomagnetic storm that resulted from a large coronal mass ejection on September 27 came in a little stronger than originally predicted. The storm... Read more →

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Coronal Mass Ejection Impact In Progress

By Merryl Azriel on October 1, 2012

An X-ray view of the September 30 sun from GOES-15 (Credits: NOAA). A large but relatively slow moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted... Read more →