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A space probe reached Phobos - then it suddenly went silent

During a mission to study Mars’ moon Phobos, a spacecraft began malfunctioning just as it approached its target. Before contact was lost, it transmitted a final set of unusual data and images — ...
The Aviationist

The A-10C Can Now Use Probe and Drogue Refueling

A new Probe Refueling Adapter, developed in response to an urgent combatant command requirement, allows the A-10 to significantly expand its refueling options as it is currently dependent on the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China Starts Trade Probes Against US Before Xi-Trump Summit

China started a pair of investigations into US trade practices, retaliating against similar probes by the Trump administration as the superpowers stake out positions before an expected presidential ...
HousingWire

HUD launches probe into Washington state down payment assistance program

HUD opened a Fair Housing Act investigation into Washington State’s Covenant Homeownership Program, a down payment and closing cost assistance initiative launched in 2024. The program includes income ...
Astronomy

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A burns up over the Pacific after 14 years in space

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, March 11, at 6:37 a.m. EDT, marking the final chapter for a spacecraft that reshaped scientists’ understanding of the radiation ...
Gizmodo

Solar-Eclipsing Probe Back From the Dead After a Month of Silence

A pair of spacecraft has been flying in formation, creating an artificial solar eclipse to help scientists probe the elusive outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere. For the past month, however, one of ...
WKYT

GRAPHIC: KSP releases body camera footage following trooper’s excessive force guilty plea

CARROLL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Police released body camera video following the guilty plea of a former state trooper. The body camera video shows former Trooper Hayden Kilbourne using ...
Lexington Herald Leader

KY sheriff’s deputy fired, indicted over allegations of misconduct

A Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy has been fired and indicted after allegations of misconduct. Deputy Ron Luster, 54, of Hustonville, was indicted Friday by a Lincoln County grand jury on charges of ...
CNET

A 1,300-Pound NASA Satellite Just Made a Fiery Return to Earth

All things that go up must eventually come down. NASA says that its Van Allen Probe A satellite has fallen precipitously back to Earth after a 14-year journey through space. The probe reentered the ...
SpaceNews

NASA disqualifies X-ray telescope from Probe mission competition

The Advanced X-Ray Imaging Satellite, or AXIS, mission would have flown a large X-ray telescope. Credit: Univ. of Maryland WASHINGTON — NASA has disqualified one of the two proposals for a large ...
Gizmodo

A 1,300-Pound NASA Probe Will Make an Uncontrolled Plunge Through Earth’s Atmosphere Today

A NASA probe tasked with gathering data on Earth’s radiation belts has run out of fuel and is set to reenter through the atmosphere on Tuesday. NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter the ...