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Archive for December 17th, 2020

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ concludes Georgiou’s journey in ‘Terra Firma, Part 2’

December 17th, 2020 by

A guest star role with an alien entity from “The Original Series” is confirmed in the Star Trek: Discovery season 3 episode Terra Firma, Part 2.

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India launches new communications satellite CMS-01 into orbit

December 17th, 2020 by

India successfully launched a communications satellite into orbit Thursday (Dec. 17) to provide service across the country’s mainland and some island regions.

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Satellite tracks intense winter snowstorm across US East Coast

December 17th, 2020 by

Satellites in orbit have captured stunning views of the powerful Nor’easter that dropped snow on a wide swath of the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 16-17).

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‘Greenland’ offers grim take on how humanity will respond to a comet impact

December 17th, 2020 by

If a threatening comet was bearing down on Earth with no hope of deflection, what would happen next?

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Replay: NASA’s ‘Great Conjunction’ guide to the Saturn-Jupiter ‘Christmas Star’

December 17th, 2020 by

NASA will broadcast a NASA Science Live episode at 3 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) to offer a detailed guide on how to see the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn on Dec. 21.

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Watch live @ 3 pm ET: NASA’s ‘Great Conjunction’ guide to the Saturn-Jupiter ‘Christmas Star’

December 17th, 2020 by

NASA will broadcast a NASA Science Live episode at 3 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) to offer a detailed guide on how to see the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn on Dec. 21.

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SpaceX aborts US spy satellite launch due to rocket booster pressure issue

December 17th, 2020 by

SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office due to high pressure in the second-stage booster.

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Boeing reveals mission patch for second Starliner orbital flight test

December 17th, 2020 by

As final touches are being put on Boeing’s next Starliner spacecraft to launch, the company has revealed a new Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission patch.

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