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Archive for April, 2023

Rocket Lab to launch 2 missions for NASA hurricane-watching constellation

April 27th, 2023 by

Rocket Lab is preparing to launch four tiny NASA hurricane-studying satellites across two missions from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

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New tabletop game ‘Death in Space’ lets you mine for precious gems in the ravaged Tenebris system

April 27th, 2023 by

Free League Publishing and Stockholm Kartell have released new sci-fi survival game, “Death in Space,” for space game fans.

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NASA updates schedule for astronaut flights to space station through 2024

April 27th, 2023 by

NASA is nailing down its calendar with Boeing and SpaceX, laying out who will fly astronauts to the International Space Station when.

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SpaceX Starship launch under FAA investigation after raining potentially hazardous debris on homes and beaches

April 27th, 2023 by

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the April 20 launch of SpaceX’s Starship amid claims the launch smashed windows and rained ash on the habitats of endangered animals.

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Astronomers pull in record haul of 25 new repeating ‘fast radio bursts’

April 27th, 2023 by

Fast radio bursts are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy with origins that are currently unknown, but scientists now have twice as many of these repeating rapid bursts of energy to study.

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Sisko and Worf unite to stop a crazed Klingon emperor in IDW’s ‘Star Trek: Day of Blood’ event

April 27th, 2023 by

IDW Publishing is releasing the first-ever ongoing “Star Trek” crossover event with this summer’s “Day of Blood.”

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Astronomers snap 1st-ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet (photo, video)

April 27th, 2023 by

Astronomers have taken the first direct image of a powerful jet blasting out of a black hole. The jet is emerging from the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87.

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SpaceX aborts launch of Starlink satellites seconds before liftoff due to rocket landing concerns

April 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX called off its launch of Starlink satellites on April 26 due to ‘probability of landing failure,’ an official said during the live broadcast.

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