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Archive for April 22nd, 2021

Newfound super-Earth has speedy orbit around red dwarf star

April 22nd, 2021 by

The newly discovered exoplanet is three times as massive as Earth.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies higher and longer on Red Planet in 2nd flight

April 22nd, 2021 by

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies above Mars’ Jezero Crater again early this morning (April 22), just three days after making history with its first Red Planet flight.

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Netflix launches new Mars mission thriller ‘Stowaway.’ But will the air last?

April 22nd, 2021 by

Netflix serves up another solid sci-fi adventure with the outer space actioner directed by Joe Penna: “Stowaway.”

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Exclusive: ‘Secrets of the Whales’ creator Brian Skerry on filming his stunning new docu-series for Nat Geo

April 22nd, 2021 by

The acclaimed underwater photographer takes us into the watery domain of the world’s largest mammals and their rich culture that mirrors ours.

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On This Day in Space! April 22, 2010: X-37B space plane launches on 1st top-secret mission

April 22nd, 2021 by

On April 22, 2010, the U.S. Air Force launched the super-secret X-37B space plane on its first spaceflight. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Celebrate Earth Day 2021 with this ‘beau-tree-ful’ Google Doodle

April 22nd, 2021 by

Earth Day 2021 is here and the folks at Google hope it plants a tree in your heart with this adorable Google doodle.

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Fly around SpaceX’s Crew-2 rocket at the launch pad with this drone video

April 22nd, 2021 by

SpaceX’s next astronaut launch is just a day away from liftoff and you can catch a close-up look at the launch pad in a new drone video.

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Telescope lasers could give humanity an edge in war against space junk

April 22nd, 2021 by

Space junk is a growing problem. Better fight it with lasers.

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