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Archive for September 16th, 2022

Russia says private satellites could become ‘legitimate target’ during wartime

September 16th, 2022 by

As the United States continues to leverage more commercial satellites for intelligence and communications work, Russia has warned these craft may become a “legitimate target” for wartime operations.

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Strange quark star may have formed from a lucky cosmic merger

September 16th, 2022 by

A team of physicists has found that the remnant of a neutron star merger observed in 2019 has just the right mass to be a strange hypothetical quark star.

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This spiral galaxy photo from the Hubble Space Telescope is just spectacular

September 16th, 2022 by

An intermediate spiral galaxy called NGC 1961 was photographed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, revealing gorgeous spiral arms and glittering, blue regions of bright young stars.

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Happy anniversary, Inspiration4! Landmark SpaceX tourism mission launched 1 year ago today

September 16th, 2022 by

Inspiration4 raised $250 million for charity during the first-ever all-private crewed mission to orbit, and it’s just the start of a program using SpaceX vehicles for private flights.

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SpaceX missile-tracking satellite launch delayed at least three months

September 16th, 2022 by

The Sept. 28 SpaceX launch on behalf of the Space Development Agency slipped due to supply chain problems, with bid issues and software development also contributing.

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Stunning image of Comet Leonard’s breakup wins astronomy photography prize

September 16th, 2022 by

A ‘disconnection event’ in the bright Comet Leonard caught the eyes of judges at Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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Perseverance rover collects organics-rich Mars samples for future return to Earth

September 16th, 2022 by

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has collected four samples from an ancient Red Planet river delta in the past few months, and all point toward a formerly habitable environment.

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Saturn may have destroyed one of its moons to make its rings

September 16th, 2022 by

Saturn’s rings might have formed 100 million years ago when one of its icy moons was ripped apart by the planet’s gravity.

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