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13 cze 2024 · The mast that held the two radar antennas apart is the largest "unfolding" structure to ever fly in space. Just to give you an idea how long 60 meters is, here's a picture of five big, city buses lined up alongside the mast when it is fully deployed (unfolded).
28 cze 2024 · Then in 2013, the reminder that we're in a cosmic shooting gallery hit home. On February 15, a 20-metre wide rock entered Earth's atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia, causing a massive air burst ...
4 dni temu · Moon - Wikipedia. The Moon is Earth 's only natural satellite. It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), about 30 times the diameter of Earth.
1 dzień temu · At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles ...
13 cze 2024 · Well, the Moon is not always the same distance away from Earth. The orbit is not a perfect circle. When the Moon is the farthest away, it’s 252,088 miles away. That’s almost 32 Earths. When it's closest, the Moon is 225,623 miles away. That’s between 28 and 29 Earths.
27 cze 2024 · Based on past observations, the space rock is somewhere between 1.1 and 2.4 miles (1.7 to 3.9 kilometers) wide, according to SpaceReference.org, meaning it's larger than 99% of...
3 dni temu · NASA says additional testing is needed before Starliner can return to Earth. When astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5 ...
