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Archive for February, 2023

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ drops the Marvel Universe down a subatomic rabbit hole

February 22nd, 2023 by

A review of director Peyton Reed’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”

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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Feb. 26 astronaut liftoff (photos)

February 22nd, 2023 by

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour has made it to the Florida launch site ahead of a planned Feb. 26 liftoff on the Crew-6 mission for NASA.

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UAE’s 1st long-duration astronaut will spend Ramadan in space

February 22nd, 2023 by

Fasting during the Islamic holy month is not required for travelers, but Sultan Al-Neyadi said he may try to do so after launching aboard a SpaceX spacecraft on Feb. 26.

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Signs of Mars life may be too elusive for rovers to detect

February 21st, 2023 by

The robots currently exploring Mars may not be capable of detecting potential traces of life on the Red Planet, a new study finds.

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Watch the moon meet Venus and Jupiter in the sky on Wednesday with free livestream

February 21st, 2023 by

The new moon meets Venus and Jupiter in the sky on Wednesday (Feb. 22) early in the morning and you can watch it live via the Virtual Telescope Project.

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Russia to launch replacement Soyuz to space station on Thursday (Feb. 23)

February 21st, 2023 by

Russia has moved the launch of a replacement Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to Feb. 23 , after previously delaying the liftoff to March.

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Video: Solar Orbiter catches Mercury crossing sun’s disk

February 21st, 2023 by

Watch Mercury cross in front of the sun’s disk in this video captured by the European Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

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Oddly shaped asteroid once considered an impact risk for Earth races past the planet

February 21st, 2023 by

An asteroid larger than the Empire State Building that was once considered an impact risk of Earth raced past the planet in February and astronomers managed to take a proper look at it.

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