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Archive for March 23rd, 2023

UAE’s 1st long-duration astronaut marks the start of Ramadan in space

March 23rd, 2023 by

Sultan Al Neyadi, who flew to space March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, may not fast on the International Space Station under an exception for travelers.

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Supermassive black hole’s relativistic jets are blowing bubbles in the Teacup Galaxy

March 23rd, 2023 by

New research investigates how relativistic jets from a supermassive black hole has been shaping the Teacup Galaxy, giving it its iconic handle.

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Relativity Space launches world’s 1st 3D-printed rocket on historic test flight, but fails to reach orbit

March 23rd, 2023 by

Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first 3D-printed launcher, failed to reach orbit Wednesday (March 22) on its debut liftoff — but it notch some important milestones.

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 48th flight on the Red Planet

March 23rd, 2023 by

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies again on Tuesday (March 21), making its 48th flight above the floor of Jezero Crater.

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Skyscraper-size asteroid will get closer to Earth than the moon on March 25

March 23rd, 2023 by

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 will zip between Earth and the moon’s orbit on March 25 and may be visible with the right telescope.

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US Space Force wants to test how to build satellites in orbit with $1.6 million Arkysys deal

March 23rd, 2023 by

Arkisys Inc. and its partners awarded $1.6 million contract by the U.S. Space Force for scalable spaceport.

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5 planets will align on March 27 and you won’t want to miss it. Here’s where to look.

March 23rd, 2023 by

On Mar. 27, a cosmic parade of five planets, the moon and a star cluster will line up in the night sky. Here’s how to see the special event.

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Sorry, E.T. fans: Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua isn’t an alien spacecraft. It’s just passing gas.

March 23rd, 2023 by

Since its arrival in the solar system in 2017, interstellar object ‘Oumuamua has puzzled scientists. Two American astronomers now think they have solved one of the space rock’s biggest mysteries.

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