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Archive for September 4th, 2022

Watch SpaceX launch 51 Starlink satellites and a space tug Sunday night

September 4th, 2022 by

SpaceX plans to send a big batch of Starlink satellites, along with a space tug, into orbit on Sunday night (Sept. 4).

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Could Earth ever leave our solar system?

September 4th, 2022 by

Here’s how the Earth could theoretically leave the solar system.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning photo of a galaxy with a strange shape

September 4th, 2022 by

A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a dwarf irregular galaxy called NGC 1156, which boasts a unique structure unlike most other galaxies.

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See the moon’s Mare Imbrium mountains on Sunday (Sept. 4)

September 4th, 2022 by

On Sunday, September 4, using binoculars or a telescope sky watchers will be able to spot a spectacular mountain range on the moon, part of one of the largest craters in the solar system.

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Don Lind, shuttle astronaut whose moon mission was canceled, dies at 92

September 4th, 2022 by

Don Lind, a former NASA astronaut who helped plan humanity’s first moonwalk before launching on the space shuttle, has died at the age of 92. His first and only spaceflight was on Challenger in 1985.

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Fuel leak on Artemis 1 moon rocket may take weeks to repair, NASA says

September 4th, 2022 by

A fuel leak that thwarted NASA’s second attempt to launch its new Artemis 1 moon rocket on Saturday (Sept. 3) will likely take weeks to fix, and may even force the megarocket off its launch pad.

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