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Archive for August, 2022

4M Create a Night Sky Projection Kit star projector review

August 30th, 2022 by

We see if the Create A Night Sky Projection Kit is worth the cash as a build-your-own star projector.

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Why pummeled planets may be promising abodes for alien life

August 30th, 2022 by

Cosmic impacts can make planets and moons more porous than previously thought, potentially boosting their ability to host life, a new study finds.

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So close! Zephyr drone lands just hours before setting flight-duration record

August 30th, 2022 by

An experimental high-altitude drone being tested in conjunction with the United States Army has ended its epic flight just hours before breaking the world record for longest flight duration.

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On This Day In Space: Aug. 30, 1992: Discovery of the 1st Kuiper Belt Object

August 30th, 2022 by

On Aug. 30, 1992, astronomers spotted an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto for the very first time. It was the first Kuiper Belt object ever detected.

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Watch SpaceX launch 46 Starlink satellites, land a rocket at sea early Wednesday

August 30th, 2022 by

SpaceX is scheduled to launch 46 more of its Starlink internet satellites on Wednesday (Aug. 31) at 1:40 a.m. EDT. Watch it live here.

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Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth?

August 30th, 2022 by

Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth? According to scientists, there’s no evidence that any solar weather has ever harmed a human.

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A month on ‘Mars’: Fogbound on Devon Island

August 30th, 2022 by

The weather has taken a turn for the worse at the Haughton-Mars Project on Devon Island in the Arctic.

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Astronomers have detected one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky

August 30th, 2022 by

Spanning more than a million light years from end to end, the jet shoots away from a black hole with enormous energy, and at almost the speed of light.

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