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SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from California tonight

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 07:11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 22 more of the company’s Starlink internet satellites to orbit tonight (March 18) from California.

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Marvel Comics’ new series celebrates Boba Fett’s Mandalorian dad

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 06:11

A preview of Marvel Comics’ “Star Wars: Jango Fett #1,” which is coming March 20.

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Track the April 8 total solar eclipse with SkySafari, now 80% off

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 04:11

SkySafari 7 has a bundle of new features ahead of the next solar eclipse, and a big sale to match. It’s all to get ready for the next solar eclipse in the United States on April 8.

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Bad news for life on Mars? Red Planet’s wet epoch may have been shorter than we thought

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 03:11

Water freely flowed across Mars billions of years ago, suggesting the Red Planet could also once have supported life. But this water may have existed for just a short time.

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New NASA astronauts ‘thrilled’ to see 1st Boeing Starliner crew launch in May (exclusive)

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 02:11

A new NASA astronaut class finished training in March, just in time to watch a new spacecraft take flight. Boeing’s Starliner is expected to fly its first crew to space in May.

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SpaceX’s Starship will go interstellar someday, Elon Musk says

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 01:11

A future, more advanced version of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will travel to other star systems, according to Elon Musk.

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Scientists may finally know why this infamous supernova wears a ‘string of pearls’

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 01:11

SN 1987A is ringed by a strange string of hydrogen pearls that have puzzled astronomers for a long time, but researchers may finally have an explanation.

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Thomas Stafford, NASA astronaut who led Apollo-Soyuz joint mission, dies at 93

Submit on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 00:11

Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, who flew to the moon before leading the first international space mission carried out by the United States and Russia, has died at the age of 93.

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