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Huge, mysteriously silent satellite spotted by another spacecraft

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A massive European satellite the size of a school bus that has mysteriously stopped communicating with Earth has been spotted by another satellite in orbit.

 

Sun delivers glancing solar storm blast at Earth

Sun delivers glancing solar storm blast at Earth

Warming up on its solar cycle, the sun uncorked a a strong solar storm that reached Earth on Monday, federal scientists said, posing a threat to satellites and radio communications, although no interruptions had been reported to date.

 

Remains of satellite may never be found, NASA says

Remains of satellite may never be found, NASA says

A six-ton NASA science satellite crashed to Earth on Saturday, leaving a mystery about where a ton of space debris may have landed.

 

NASA's dead satellite falls, starting over Pacific

NASA's dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean....

 

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