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Archive for March 10th, 2021

Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth. We need better rules to prevent space crashes.

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In recent years, satellites have become smaller, cheaper, and easier to make with commercial off the shelf parts.

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Rare supernova relic found at the core of our Milky Way

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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered the remains of a rare kind of stellar explosion near the center of the Milky Way.

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Andrew Chaikin’s ‘A Man on the Moon’ relaunched as Folio Society book set

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When Andrew Chaikin’s “A Man on the Moon” was first published in 1994, a quarter century had passed since the first astronauts walked on the lunar surface.

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The Perseverance rover has recorded the 1st laser sound on Mars. It’s a ‘snap!’ not a ‘pew!’

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The microphone on Perseverance’s SuperCam instrument picked up the gentle whoosh of the Martian wind as well as the not-so-gentle sounds generated by SuperCam’s rock-zapping laser.

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Cosmonauts seal air leak in Russian module of the International Space Station

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Two Russian cosmonauts will drill holes and apply sealant to stop two cracks in one of the oldest modules of the International Space Station.

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Hello, Mars! China unveils 1st HD views from its Tianwen-1 spacecraft

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China’s Tianwen-1 mission has spent a month in orbit around Mars now and the photographs are already stunning.

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Hello, Mars! China unveils 1st HD views from its Tianwen-1 spacecraft

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China’s Tianwen-1 mission has spent a month in orbit around Mars now and the photographs are already stunning.

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ and ‘Picard’ nab nominations for 3 NAACP Image Awards

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Two “Star Trek” series are nominated for the NAACP Image Awards, an initiative meant to honor outstanding performances in film, television, music and literature.

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