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Earth-like planet orbiting Sun-like star discovered: NASA
2015-07-23 18:38:08| Extremetech
NASA has announced today that the Kepler Space Telescope has revealed the first near-Earth size planet in the so-called habitable zone around another star 1,400 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Cygnus -- and that star closely resembles our own sun.
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A Pac-Man satellite to grab and kill orbiting space debris
2015-07-07 16:30:20| Extremetech
A new satellite design from EPFL would be the first janitorial satellite aimed at clearing the skies of disused CubeSats.
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Astronomers find great big planet orbiting tiny little star
2015-05-04 13:46:06| Extremetech
The dimmest class of stars could be hiding some huge planetary secrets.
Russia now has an inspector satellite that could chase down or destroy other orbiting spacecraft
2014-11-18 19:34:44| Extremetech
According to Earth's dedicated team of satellite observers, Russia is developing a satellite that can chase down other satellites. Obviously, such an ability could be used for the forces of good, such as repairing or refueling other spacecraft -- but the rest of the world is worried that Russia might be looking to blow up other satellites, or to get close enough that it can take photos of classified designs or eavesdrop on communications.
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NASAs Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit
2014-07-02 18:30:36| Green Car Congress
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