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Little house on the (moon) prairie: Artist’s ‘Moonhouse’ set to lift off on lunar lander

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 06:11

The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. Launching on a Japanese lunar lander is the “Moonhouse,” a project by Mikael Genberg 25 years in the making.

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Here’s what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 05:11

NASA is sending a suite of science and technology demonstrations on Firefly Aerospace’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the surface of the moon.

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What’s flying to the moon on ispace’s Resilience lunar lander?

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 04:11

Tokyo-based company ispace’s Resilience lunar lander will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday (Jan. 15). Here’s what the spacecraft is carrying.

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Rubin Observatory aces 1st image tests, gets ready to use world’s largest digital camera

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 04:11

The Rubin Observatory will eventually hold the world’s largest digital camera. It’s therefore a good sign it has aced its first image test.

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Nocs Provisions 8X32 Field Tube monocular review

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 03:11

The Nocs Field Tube 8×32 is weatherproof and offers excellent views of the moon and planets. It’s a great companion for the great outdoors.

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Feeding supermassive black holes are more common than thought across the universe

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 02:11

Feeding supermassive black holes are more common in the cosmos than previously suspected. What could possibly hide such ravenous cosmic titans?

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Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 01:11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

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DJI Flip drone review

Submit on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 00:11

The DJI Flip is a sub-250 g drone with multiple control options and the ability to capture 4K 60 FPS video and 12MP/48MP photos.

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