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Archive for May, 2022

On This Day In Space: May 10, 1967: NASA’s M2-F2 lifting body crashes

May 10th, 2022 by

On May 10, 1967, a NASA research aircraft known as the wingless M2-F2 lifting body crashed on Rogers Dry Lakebed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots ‘grand design’ galaxy in stunning new image

May 10th, 2022 by

The Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 revealed spectacular details of this spiral galaxy over 42 million light-years away from Earth.

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Astronomers discover asteroid treasure trove in old Hubble Space Telescope data

May 10th, 2022 by

Astronomers have revealed the trails of nearly 1,500 new asteroids hidden in data gathered by NASA’s most venerable space telescope.

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Mining the moon to help save life on Earth (op-ed)

May 10th, 2022 by

We can end the current fossil fuel war, by providing abundant resources and clean energy from the moon to Earth, and by moving our toxic industries away from our unique and precious biosphere.

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Saddle up marines: The vehicles of Halo

May 10th, 2022 by

In the Halo games, Master Chief uses a number of vehicles to finish the fight, and the human-made constructs of the UNSC remain the franchise’s most iconic.

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China’s new Tianzhou 4 cargo ship docks Tiangong space station with fresh supplies

May 10th, 2022 by

The robotic Tianzhou 4 docked with Tianhe, the core module of China’s under-construction Tiangong space station, about 6.5 hours after launching today (May 9).

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China’s Tiangong space station receives fresh supplies from new Tianzhou cargo spacecraft

May 10th, 2022 by

The robotic Tianzhou 4 docked with Tianhe, the core module of China’s under-construction Tiangong space station, about 6.5 hours after launching today (May 9).

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Blue Origin announces crew for next suborbital space tourism launch

May 9th, 2022 by

The passengers on Blue Origin’s fifth crewed flight, known as NS-21, include the first Mexican-born woman to visit space.

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