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Archive for January, 2023

Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st launch from UK

January 10th, 2023 by

Virgin Orbit suffered an anomaly on its highly anticipated “Start Me Up” launch, the first-ever orbital mission from the U.K.

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Huge solar flare erupts on the sun from ‘hyperactive’ sunspot

January 10th, 2023 by

A massive explosion on the sun unleashed a powerful solar flare from a new sunspot on Monday (Jan. 9), one that is slowly turning to face the Earth.

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Watch SpaceX launch 51 Starlink satellites Monday night

January 10th, 2023 by

SpaceX plans to launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Monday night (Jan. 9), and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX could launch 1st Starship orbital flight in February, Elon Musk says

January 10th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s huge Starship vehicle could go orbital for the first time next month, if all goes according to plan.

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Astronomy photographer of the year competition opens for submissions

January 10th, 2023 by

The institution’s annual photography competition seeks to find “the most striking images of our cosmos.”

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James Webb Space Telescope spies massive shockwave and baby dwarf galaxy in Stephan’s Quintet

January 10th, 2023 by

A tremendous shockwave several times the size of the Milky Way, launched by a “galactic intruder” forcing its way into the collection of galaxies has kickstarted several mysterious processes.

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Half-Life games ranked, worst to best

January 10th, 2023 by

Rise and shine, dear readers. Rise and shine with our up-to-date list of all the Half-Life games ranked, including the HL1 expansion packs and its remake.

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A dead NASA satellite from the 1980s just fell to Earth to meet its fiery demise

January 10th, 2023 by

A vintage NASA satellite launched in the 1980s and long-since turned to space junk met a fiery fate late Sunday as it fell back to Earth, NASA says.

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