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Archive for April, 2021

On This Day in Space! April 14, 1981: 1st space shuttle mission lands

April 14th, 2021 by

On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in space. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Did lightning help spark life on Earth?

April 14th, 2021 by

Could lightning strikes have helped to spark life on planet Earth billions of years ago?

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Weird ‘blue’ dunes speckle the surface of Mars in NASA photo

April 14th, 2021 by

What might look like a scene from a science fiction film is actually a real-life image of dunes speckling the surface of Mars.

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SpaceX will launch Astrobotic lander to the moon with NASA’s ice-sniffing VIPER rover

April 14th, 2021 by

NASA has a launcher for its ice-hunting rover that will land on the moon in 2023.

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Alien hunters should search for artifacts on the moon, study suggests

April 14th, 2021 by

The famous equation used to search for alien civilizations has now inspired a new formula to hunt for alien artifacts within our solar system.

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Astronomers detect a bright-blue bridge of stars, and it’s about to blow

April 14th, 2021 by

Astrophysicists think a newly discovered region of the Milky Way could provide hints about the evolution of our galaxy and its potentially violent past.

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Lego launching NASA/ESA Ulysses solar probe as VIP reward set

April 13th, 2021 by

Lego has a new mission for its recently launched space shuttle Discovery set, and you can get it for free — if you are a VIP.

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Embrace your Dark Side with this official $150K ‘Star Wars Death Star’ watch

April 13th, 2021 by

Swiss designers Kross Studios are selling an epic $150,000 “Star Wars” wristwatch that comes with an authentic movie prop from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”

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