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Archive for February, 2021

On This Day in Space! Feb. 12, 2001: NEAR-Shoemaker lands on asteroid Eros

February 12th, 2021 by

On Feb. 12, 2001, NASA landed a spacecraft on an asteroid! See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Scientists find clump of black holes inside the heart of globular cluster (video)

February 12th, 2021 by

The globular cluster NGC 6397, a conglomeration of stars about 7,800 light-years from Earth, likely harbors a clump of small black holes at its heart, a new study reports.

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Mystery of gamma radiation solved: Hidden cannibal star is just having dinner

February 12th, 2021 by

The mystery at the heart of an unexplained, bright point of gamma-ray light in the sky has been solved: a violent, whirling redback.

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Could space greenhouses solve Earth’s food crisis?

February 12th, 2021 by

Could food grown in space greenhouses save us here on Earth?

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HPE, Microsoft to launch AI capabilities to space station with Spaceborne Computer-2

February 12th, 2021 by

Cloud computing and artificial intelligence are about to meet in a new space station device: the Spaceborne Computer-2.

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HP, Microsoft to launch AI capabilities to space station with Spaceborne Computer-2

February 12th, 2021 by

Cloud computing and artificial intelligence are about to meet in a new space station device: the Spaceborne Computer-2.

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Surprisingly mature galaxy in the infant universe suggests galaxies form faster than we thought

February 12th, 2021 by

A distant galaxy in the newborn universe essentially resembles a grown adult when it should just look like a small child, suggesting galaxies may evolve more rapidly than we thought.

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‘For All Mankind: Time Capsule’ AR app augments alt space history series

February 11th, 2021 by

A new augmented reality app serves as a bridge between the first and second seasons of the Apple TV+ alternate history series “For All Mankind.”

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