NASA is about to intentionally slam a spacecraft the size of a vending machine into a space rock the size of a great Egyptian pyramid. Incredibly, you can watch this unprecedented Sept. 26 event live. The mission is called DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test,...
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September 26, 2022 albert
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Here’s a match made in…I don’t know, somewhere on the blockchain, I guess. Pioneering space startup Planetary Resources was acquired by, of all things, a blockchain firm this week. ConsenSys, a Brooklyn based firm that specializes in all things Ethereum issued an announcement noting that...
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NASA wants to snag a piece of an asteroid, and a new mission launching Thursday is designed to do just that. The space agency’s uncrewed OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will speed toward a meet up with the giant asteroid Bennu after its launch, expected at 7:05 p.m....
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