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Archive for February, 2023

This photo of China’s spy balloon taken from a U-2 reconnaissance plane is absolutely bonkers (video)

February 24th, 2023 by

The Department of Defense released an image taken from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over the United States earlier this month.

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SpaceX’s private Polaris Dawn mission now targeting summer 2023

February 24th, 2023 by

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn private space mission that will see a crew of astronauts attempt to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown is now targeting a summer 2023 launch.

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California Science Center reopens retired space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay

February 24th, 2023 by

Space shuttle Endeavour is about to get its ‘boom’ back. The California Science Center has reopened the orbiter’s payload bay to complete outfitting the vehicle’s cargo hold.

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Powerful X-class flare spat out a rare ‘solar tsunami,’ and you can hear it smashing into Earth

February 24th, 2023 by

The sun recently spat out an X-class solar flare, one of the most powerful it can emit, which triggered a rare shockwave across the sun’s surface and caused radio blackouts on Earth.

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A new Starship Troopers: Extermination trailer has dropped – would you like to know more?

February 24th, 2023 by

Come on you apes, you want to live forever? It’s time to enlist as a new trailer for Starship Troopers: Extermination is here.

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‘New Eye on the Universe’ illuminates the James Webb Space Telescope’s latest marvels on PBS Nova. Watch it for free.

February 24th, 2023 by

PBS Nova’s “New Eye on the Universe” returns to the James Webb Space Telescope for more fantastic discoveries.

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Newly discovered type of salt could explain the mystery of Europa’s ice cracks

February 24th, 2023 by

Jupiter’s moon Europa is crisscrossed with red streaks that have chemical compositions like nothing on Earth. The discovery of a new type of salt ice may finally solve this mystery.

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Amazon gets a green light to launch 3,000-satellite Kuiper constellation

February 24th, 2023 by

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has accepted Amazon’s updated orbital debris mitigation plan and approved the company’s 3,000-satellite Kuiper constellation.

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