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Archive for February 24th, 2023

NASA’s Artemis moon program receives salute from Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin (video)

February 24th, 2023 by

Buzz Aldrin, the second person on the moon, paid tribute to people carrying the “torch of deep space exploration” with NASA’s Artemis that may put humans on the lunar surface in 2025.

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SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of Crew-6 astronaut launch for NASA (photos)

February 24th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s rocket ride fired up its engines today (Feb. 24) ahead of launching its next NASA astronaut mission from Florida.

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Massive ‘forbidden planet’ orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size

February 24th, 2023 by

A newly discovered “forbidden” Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a tiny star only four times its size could challenge theories of how gas giants are born.

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Relativity Space sets launch of world’s 1st 3D-printed rocket launch for March 8

February 24th, 2023 by

The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Relativity Space will fly from Florida’s space coast, and will also mark the first natural liquid natural gas booster in space if all goes to plan.

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Watch the moon moon visit Mars for a close encounter next week

February 24th, 2023 by

The moon makes a close approach to Mars on Monday (Feb. 27) with the pair of celestial objects also sharing the same right ascension in the night sky in an arrangement known as a conjunction.

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Russia launches Soyuz capsule without crew to replace leaky spaceship at space station

February 24th, 2023 by

A replacement Soyuz is on the way for three crew members with a leaky craft docked to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX rolls out rocket for NASA’s Crew-6 astronaut launch (photos)

February 24th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s rocket ride for its next NASA astronaut launch from Florida is on the pad and ready for flight.

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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter confirms that China’s Zhurong rover has been stationary for months

February 24th, 2023 by

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed China’s Zhurong rover in the same location for five months, indicating the rover has not yet awoken from hibernation.

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