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On Episode 176 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Alan Stern to talk about what's next in deep space exploration. Dr. Stern, planetary scientist and the Principal ...

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French uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer Objectif Drone has developed a drone-based solar panel spray cleaning system for professional solar plant maintenance teams. Suitable for rooftop and ...

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The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously thought, astronomers say.