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Archive for September, 2020

Big find! Scientists spot giant alien planet orbiting close to dead star’s corpse

September 16th, 2020 by

Astronomers have spotted signs of an intact giant planet circling a superdense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, a new study reports.

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Giant Magellan Telescope snags $17.5 million grant to test advanced optics

September 16th, 2020 by

The Giant Magellan Telescope just got a nice chunk of change to help develop and test the advanced technologies that will give the future observatory such sharp vision.

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Will this lander carry humans to the moon? Dynetics unveils lunar mock-up

September 16th, 2020 by

Dynetics has built a full-scale mock-up of the lander it hopes will soon be carrying NASA astronauts to the moon.

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Satellites watch Hurricane Sally make landfall in Alabama

September 16th, 2020 by

Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama as a Category 2 storm early Wednesday morning (Sept. 16) as satellites monitored the storm from space.

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On This Day in Space: Sept. 16, 1949: V-2 Rocket Explodes, Kills Monkey Passenger

September 16th, 2020 by

On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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2 asteroids safely buzzed close by Earth this week

September 16th, 2020 by

Two asteroids made close flybys of Earth on Monday (Sept. 14), in both cases showing a common occurrence that didn’t put our home planet at any risk.

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Growing up observing the night skies from the Northern and Southern hemispheres

September 16th, 2020 by

People in different parts of the world see different skies.

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Rocket Lab’s plan to search for life on Venus in 2023 just got more exciting

September 16th, 2020 by

Rocket Lab’s life-hunting Venus mission in 2023 will be just the beginning, if all goes according to the company’s plan.

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