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12/01/2016 / By spacenews

Watch NASA’s Fire-in-Space Experiments Ignite in a Blazing Success

NASA has declared its latest round of fire-in-space experiments a success. Article by Mike Wall On Nov. 21, mission controllers on the ground lit up the Spacecraft Fire Experiment II (Saffire-II) aboard the private, uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft, shortly after the freighter had left the International Space Station (ISS). You can watch some of the space fires […]

11/29/2016 / By spacenews

What Does Space Sound Like? Researchers Need Your Help to Find Out

Sci-fi fans will understand that a lot of space battles are inaccurate because sound waves can’t travel through empty space. Alien fans will cement this with the tagline, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” However, a new research wants to prove whether or not this is true, and you can help be part […]

11/28/2016 / By spacenews

NASA conducts second round of fire experiments in space

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft has begun making its way back from the ISS with fiery cargo on board. NASA has conducted its second space fire experiment aboard the Cygnus, burning nine different materials to give scientists the data they need to compare their flammability in microgravity to their flammability here on Earth. Those materials include […]

11/23/2016 / By spacenews

Astronauts Have Been Celebrating Thanksgiving in Space Since 1973. Here’s How

Thanksgiving in space has been a tradition since 1973 Article by Emelyn Rude As Thanksgiving approaches, time-honored, turkey-centric celebrations will assuredly take place wherever Americans happen to be come Thursday—even if that location happens to be somewhere in outer space. Celebrating American Thanksgiving on the Final Frontier has been a tradition of the United State’s […]

11/22/2016 / By spacenews

Telling Time in a Flash: Optical Clock Tested in Space for 1st Time

Researchers have tested optical clock technology in space for the first time, showing that the extremely precise technology could find a use in space-based applications. Article by Sarah Lewin Optical clocks on Earth can split time more finely than any previous clocks, and in space, they could be useful as reference points for GPS, coordinating […]

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