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Van Allen Probe’s Fiery Farewell and NASA’s Mobile Launcher Setback
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Scientists found a hidden third radiation belt that appears during intense solar storms.
As heard by us
A radiation-belt mission ends in fire as NASA rethinks launcher hardware for future lunar flights.
A fiery spacecraft re-entry gives the episode its strongest opening, as NASA's Van Allen Probe A closes out a roughly 14-year mission studying charged particles in the Van Allen radiation belts.
Why you'd press play
You get a spacecraft's fiery farewell, then a close look at NASA putting Mobile Launcher 2 on hold as Artemis hardware plans shift.
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