The first private astronaut crew returns to Earth from the Space Station

The first private astronaut crew returns to Earth from the Space Station

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The first private crew of astronauts to visit the International Space Station (ISS) has returned safely to Earth. The team flew to the ISS and returned on the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The SpaceX company vehicle landed as planned in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida on Monday. SpaceX also provided the Falcon 9 rocket that carried…

Venus should be “locked” with one side facing the sun. Here’s why it’s not

Venus should be “locked” with one side facing the sun. Here’s why it’s not

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When two bodies in space are close enough to each other, their gravity acts as a brake, slowing them down until one’s rotation “locks” to match its orbit. This tidal lock means that one side of the smaller body always faces the larger one – it’s the reason we only see one side of the…