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China's Long March 11 rocket lifts off from a mobile launch platform in the Yellow Sea on June 5.

China Aces Its 1st Rocket Launch at Sea, Puts 7 Satellites in Orbit

By Hanneke Weitering published

Watch the rocket soar above the Yellow Sea!

Space Exploration
A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from <a href="https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/05/wowowow-spectacular-view-of-spacex.html">a video captured by satellite tracker Marco Langbroek in Leiden</a>, the Nethe

Here's Why Astronomers Are So Worried About SpaceX's Planned 'Megaconstellation'

By Rafi Letzter published

SpaceX put 60 bright satellites in space May 23, and astronomers are sounding the alarm about the eventual 12,000-strong Starlink constellation SpaceX plans.

Space Exploration
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Pirates Made Ocean Vortex 'The Great Whirl' Inaccessible. So Scientists Studied It from Space.

By Mindy Weisberger published

The Great Whirl forms annually and lasts for months.

Rivers & Oceans
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High-Altitude Auroras Create 'Speed Bumps' for Satellites

By Mike Wall published

They help move pockets of air up where some spacecraft roam.

Space Exploration
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Coral Reefs Have 'Halos,' and They Can Be Seen from the Heavens

By Mindy Weisberger published

What's the story behind reefs' mysterious "halos" of empty sand?

Animals
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See Hurricane Michael from Space in These Satellite Images

By Meghan Bartels published

Hurricanes
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Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station Video

By Meghan Bartels published

Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

Hurricanes
Hurricane Lane dominates the Pacific Ocean in this photo from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold taken on Aug. 22, 2018 as the Category 4 storm approached Hawaii.

Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos

By Meghan Bartels published

Government weather satellites are watching closely as a massive storm called Hurricane Lane threatens Hawaii.

Hurricanes
The Airbus Zephyr drone launches for its record-setting flight on July 11.

Pseudo-Satellite Drone Flies for 25 Days Straight, Sets Endurance Record

By Tom Metcalfe published

The Zephyr drone could be used for military reconnaissance and wildfire monitoring, among other activities.

Tech
Artist's illustration of one satellite inspecting another. On Aug. 14, 2018, a US diplomat said that a Russian satellite described as a "space apparatus inspector" has been behaving very oddly on orbit, raising the possibility that it may be a space weapo

Russian Satellite Is Behaving Oddly. But Is It a Space Weapon?

By Mike Wall published

A Russian satellite that launched to Earth orbit last October has been behaving oddly, raising the possibility that the craft could be some sort of space weapon, a U.S. diplomat warned.

Space Exploration
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