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Archive for November 18th, 2020

Earth is fighting a laser duel with the exploding Carina Nebula

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An epic photo shows the ESO’s Very large Telescope firing four orange lasers at a distant star system.

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Rogue planets: hunting the galaxy’s most mysterious worlds

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These planets, including Earth, benefit from the star’s warmth and light.

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Two cosmonauts are taking a spacewalk outside the space station today. Here’s how to watch.

November 18th, 2020 by

Two Russian cosmonauts are taking a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday (Nov. 18), and you can watch their six-hour excursion live online.

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HBO developing TV sci-fi drama series based on the 1998 movie ‘Sphere’

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Will we get to see what happened to the crew of the crashed spacecraft from the future?

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Stratolaunch starts building Talon hypersonic plane for Mach 6 flights

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Stratolaunch has started construction on a prototype of a Mach 6 vehicle designed to launch from the world’s biggest airplane.

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On This Day in Space! Nov. 17, 1967: 1st successful liftoff from lunar surface

November 18th, 2020 by

On Nov. 17, 1967, NASA’s Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the lunar surface. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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