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Archive for May, 2021

NASA partners with deep-ocean explorers to develop tech for Europa mission

May 13th, 2021 by

An autonomous submarine set to revolutionize deep-sea exploration will test technology for future space missions to moons with hidden oceans.

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Beam up our breakdown of the ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ season 4 and ‘Lower Decks’ season 2 teaser trailers

May 13th, 2021 by

The new seasons of both “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Lower Decks” are set to premiere this year on Paramount+.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars has found some mysterious rocks (photos)

May 13th, 2021 by

For the past five weeks, Perseverance has been focused primarily on supporting and documenting the flights of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter. But the rover has been doing some science work, too.

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See the 1st teaser for ‘The Tomorrow War,’ a new sci-fi thriller coming to Amazon Prime

May 13th, 2021 by

In the year 2051, the fate of the Earth depends on soldiers and civilians from 30 years back in time in Amazon Prime’s “The Tomorrow War.”

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China’s Yutu 2 rover about to ‘wake up’ on the far side of the moon

May 12th, 2021 by

China’s plucky Yutu 2 rover is about to wake up and continue to explore the far side of the moon as the nation works to land a rover on Mars this May.

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SpaceX will launch a moon mission funded by Dogecoin in 2022

May 12th, 2021 by

SpaceX books a mission to the moon funded entirely by Dogecoin just days after SpaceX founder Elon Musk joked on Saturday Night Live about his role in spreading memes about the cryptocurrency.

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The commander pulls an April Fools’ Day prank on the crew – Commander’s Report: lunar day 2

May 12th, 2021 by

Commander Musilova pranked the new Selene V crew with the help of a previous crew at the HI-SEAS habitat, as part of their initiation to surviving their analog lunar mission.

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The bright ‘evening star’ Venus returns to the night sky this month

May 12th, 2021 by

You might have been wondering where the most brilliant of all the planets has been in recent months.

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