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Archive for April, 2023

What’s next for Europe’s JUICE mission? Here’s what to expect on its long journey to Jupiter

April 15th, 2023 by

Now that ESA’s JUICE mission to Jupiter has successfully blasted off, what does the future hold for the next eight years as it cruises to the giant planet?

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Star Trek’s bad captains: Celebrating Starfleet’s less-than-perfect commanding officers

April 15th, 2023 by

Picard’s Liam Shaw is the latest in a long line of commanding officers who didn’t receive the memo about being the best of the best.

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The Lyrid meteor shower begins April 16 to light up the spring night sky

April 15th, 2023 by

The Lyrids are an annual display of fairly fast meteors that may be seen any night from April 16 to 25.

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Watch the moon and Saturn have a close encounter in the sky tonight

April 15th, 2023 by

The moon and Saturn will be separated by about three degrees during a conjunction and close approach that occurs overnight on April 15.

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Europe preps dark matter-hunting Euclid spacecraft for trip to Florida launch site (photos)

April 15th, 2023 by

Europe’s newest space telescope is set to cross the ocean ahead of its planned launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this summer.

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SpaceX’s 1st orbital Starship launch: How it will work

April 15th, 2023 by

SpaceX is gearing up to launch the first orbital-velocity test flight of its combined Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage on Monday (April 17). Here’s what to expect.

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Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo ship depart space station today

April 15th, 2023 by

A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is scheduled to depart the International Space Station today (April 15) at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 GMT), and you can watch it live.

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SpaceX will try to launch 1st Starship orbital flight on April 17

April 15th, 2023 by

With an FAA launch license newly in hand, SpaceX is officially targeting Monday (April 17) for the first orbital test flight of its huge Starship rocket.

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