Aug 04 2020
Interestingly, the United States and China launched separate rover missions to Mars in July. This is also causing some rivalry between the two strongest economic nations. NASA’s Perseverance rover launched on July 30, while China’s Tianwen-1 rover launched on July 23. Both probes should reach Mars by February 2021. Perseverance’s goal is to research potential …
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Aug 07 2018
There are several U.S. space companies and countries besides NASA interested in mining the moon. Your question is why and at what cost? The moon has several rich elements our planet doesn’t have. The goal is to prospect, excavate, and extract these critical resources back to Earth. What started this interest was the previous Apollo …
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Feb 06 2018
Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), named after past astronomer Edwin Hubble, orbits 340 miles above our planet Earth. It has made more important discoveries than any other telescope in its 27 year history. It is expected to last another 15 years before its demise. Hubble Space Telescope. Several important Hubble discoveries include …
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Jul 03 2017
Celebrating its 40th year of musical engagement and excitement in 2017, the Colorado Music Festival presents its six-week music program at the historic Chautauqua Auditorium. A cherished Boulder tradition, this year’s celebratory festival features an unparalleled lineup of nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and musicians, making it a mainstay of summer in Boulder for …
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Jun 03 2016
The International Space Station (ISS) started its initial journey in 1998, when a Russian rocket transported the first piece into space. Seventeen years later after playing host to 222 astronauts from 18 different countries, the ISS has just completed its 100,000th orbit around the Earth. NASA explained that the station has traveled 2.6 billion miles …
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