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South Atlantic Anomaly: Have astronomers finally explained space’s Bermuda Triangle?

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There is an area of the North Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle where ships, airplanes and people have been known to disappear without explanation. No-one knows for certain why more than 50 ships and 20 planes have vanished since the mid-19th century. But that’s not to say people haven’t had some fun seeking … Read more

Spacecraft anomaly stalls Astroscale space debris cleanup test

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A pioneering space junk cleanup test is on hold for now. Astroscale has suspended its ELSA-d demonstration mission in Earth orbit after detecting “anomalous spacecraft conditions,” the Japanese startup announced on Twitter Wednesday (Jan. 26).  ELSA-d (“End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration”) launched to Earth orbit in March 2021 to test tech for capturing space debris, … Read more

Don’t Miss: The Anomaly, a mind-bending French bestseller

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Read Spark is medical physicist Timothy Jorgensen’s story of electricity as an essential force in biological life. It features tales of game-changing historical discoveries and the latest uses of electricity in medicine. blickwinkel/Alamy Watch The Case for Conservation Optimism is made by conservationist Martin Harper in this online talk from the Linnean Society of London … Read more

Powerful European Earth-observation satellite suffers anomaly in orbit

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One of humanity’s most powerful Earth-observing satellites is having some problems in orbit. The Sentinel-1B radar satellite, part of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program, hasn’t beamed home any data since suffering an anomaly on Dec. 23. And the problem appears to be relatively serious. “Following the previous news on the Sentinel-1B anomaly that … Read more