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Archive for October 15th, 2022

Bizarre black hole is blasting a jet of plasma right at a neighboring galaxy

October 15th, 2022 by

A black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy is blasting a neighboring galaxy with a jet of plasma moving at near light speed.

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Landing on Mars: Keep straight and fly right for Martian touchdown success

October 15th, 2022 by

Touching safely down on Mars is a true, nail biting event. Landing securely on Mars remains a delicate balance of technical skill, mixed in with hard-earned luck.

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Sony A1 review

October 15th, 2022 by

Is the Sony A1, Sony’s most expensive full-frame mirrorless Alpha camera, worth the eye-watering price tag?

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‘Delightfully boring:’ SpaceX’s Dragon capsule Freedom aces 1st astronaut mission

October 15th, 2022 by

The first mission for SpaceX’s newest Dragon crew capsule could hardly have gone more smoothly.

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Spot Lucy in the sky as NASA asteroid mission slingshots past Earth early Sunday (Oct. 16)

October 15th, 2022 by

Lucy will celebrate one year in space by approaching Earth for a gravity assist, coming so close that observers on Earth may be able to spot the spacecraft.

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Europe plans to launch a quantum encryption satellite for ultrasecure communications in 2024

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Europe plans to launch Eagle-1, the first space-based quantum key distribution system for the European Union, in 2024, which could lead to an ultrasecure communications network.

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China launches 3 more spy satellites to orbit (video)

October 15th, 2022 by

A Long March 2D rocket launched three of China’s Yaogan 36 reconnaissance satellites to orbit on Friday (Oct. 14).

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One of the most extreme black hole collisions in the universe just proved Einstein right

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A monster merger between two black holes sent ripples through time and space, and may prove Einstein right about a gravitational phenomenon called precession.

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