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Archive for April 5th, 2023

Aliens could be hiding in ‘terminator zones’ on planets with eternal night

April 5th, 2023 by

Alien life could thrive in terminator zones, the edges between the light and dark sides of planets that are tidally locked with their host stars.

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Delays to NASA’s VERITAS mission a major blow for Venus exploration

April 5th, 2023 by

Three Venus missions in the Decade of Venus were planned to work in sync with each other. Scientists worry that delays to one are likely going to affect others.

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Hubble Telescope eyes aftermath of supernova in distant galaxy (video)

April 5th, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a distant galaxy while on a quick break from its usual observations.

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Stephen Hawking’s famous black hole paradox may finally have a solution

April 5th, 2023 by

The ‘Hawking radiation’ emitted by black holes may be able to carry information after all, a new solution to Stephen Hawking’s famous paradox suggests.

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China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with Tianlong-2 rocket launch (video)

April 5th, 2023 by

The launch of the Tianlong-2 rocket made history as the first liquid propellant rocket launched by a Chinese private company, which is the first start-up to successfully reach orbit on its first try.

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Rare blood-red arc of light shines in the Scandinavian sky. What is it?

April 5th, 2023 by

A river of hazy red light stretched across the night sky over Denmark after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years slammed into our planet. The rare phenomenon is not an aurora.

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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after funding efforts fail

April 5th, 2023 by

The California-based launch company Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday (April 3), shortly after it failed to secure a potential funding lifeline.

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Artemis 2 moon crew announcement felt like a Canadian history time warp

April 5th, 2023 by

Jeremy Hansen will be the first Canadian to go to the moon on the Artemis 2 mission. A Canadian reporter reflects upon the history that brought us here.

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