New aviation meteorology stations at the host airports - Seimchan, Oymyakon and Yakutsk - were organized by 1942. Auxiliary stations were set up along the route. Aerology sounding was used more ...

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Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft has now lost enough energy that it can’t fight gravity anymore.

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A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the ...

A former California Highway Patrol captain has been federally charged after he allegedly slapped a male flight attendant’s ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 2Asteroid 4 Vesta reaches opposition at 2 A.M. EDT this ...

Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, more planets gather in the morning, and the Eta Aquariid meteors join in.

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A fascination with flight followed Patrick Mumford, the kid with the Coke bottle glasses, through life as he joined the Air ...