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Former Blue Origin Employees Want to Harvest Helium-3 From the Moon
Over billions of years, the surface of the Moon has been bombarded by solar wind, carrying high-energy particles that include a highly coveted resource, helium-3. Although the element is scarce on Earth, it has recently become in demand by several industries, including those working on quantum computing and nuclear fusion reactors. Helium-3 has been deemed…
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NASA’s Voyager 1 Spacecraft Briefly Reconnects, Keeping Hope Alive for the Historic Mission
The Voyager 1 spacecraft sent a new signal that contains valuable data, which may save the aging probe. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently looking for discrepancies in the message in order to find out why the spacecraft—the farthest piece of human technology from Earth—has been speaking gibberish for the past few months.…
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Oil And Gas Companies Are Being Watched By a New Methane-Tracking Satellite
Earlier this week, a new satellite launched to track methane as it emanates from oil and gas fields across the world, hoping to expose major producers of the greenhouse pollutant and hold them accountable for their commitment to lower emissions. MethaneSAT launched on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday as part of the…
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Elon Musk Expands SpaceX Facility in Texas With Controversial Land Swap Deal
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized a land swap deal with SpaceX, granting Elon Musk’s rocket company 43 acres of land that were heavily sought after as part of conservation efforts in the area. On Monday, the commission announced that it had authorized the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to pursue a land…