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Archive for January 27th, 2023

Blue Origin plans to fly all-female crew to suborbital space: report

January 27th, 2023 by

Blue Origin plans to fly an all-female crew — led by Lauren Sanchez, the girlfriend of company founder Jeff Bezos — to suborbital space in the next year or so.

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NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission adds 10th space rock target

January 27th, 2023 by

NASA’s Jupiter Trojan asteroid-scouting mission has been given an additional space rock to visit, bringing the journey’s total to 10 asteroids.

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China working on new moon rover for 2026 mission to lunar south pole

January 27th, 2023 by

China is working on a new lunar rover that will begin to explore the south pole of the moon around 2026.

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SpaceX destacks Starship to prep for epic 33-engine test fire (photos)

January 27th, 2023 by

SpaceX destacked its Starship Mars rocket on Wednesday (Jan. 25) to continue gearing up for the giant vehicle’s first-ever orbital test flight.

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NASA ‘Day of Remembrance’ marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia tragedy

January 27th, 2023 by

Twenty years ago, seven astronauts were returning home when they were lost on space shuttle Columbia. Like 19 others, the STS-107 crew made the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of space exploration.

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Dark matter particle that may finally shed light on cosmic mystery the ‘best of both worlds,’ scientists say

January 27th, 2023 by

A new model for dark matter suggests an early universe phase transition and candidate particles known as HYPERs could finally shed light on this mysterious matter.

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SpaceX Starlink launch spawns gorgeous dawn clouds in Florida sky

January 27th, 2023 by

Noctilucent clouds hovered over parts of Florida’s Space Coast after SpaceX rocketed 56 Starlink satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (Jan. 26).

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Car-sized asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tonight

January 27th, 2023 by

The space rock, called 2023 BU, was discovered less than a week ago.

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