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Archive for May 17th, 2023

‘Crater’ is an old-fashioned kids’ sci-fi flick with out-of-this-world charm (review)

May 17th, 2023 by

A review of Disney Plus’s enjoyable new Young Adult sci-fi adventure movie, “Crater.”

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Powerful solar flare erupts from hidden sunspot sparking widespread radio blackouts (video)

May 17th, 2023 by

The explosive solar flare erupted from a hidden sunspot on May 16 at 12:43 pm EDT (1643 GMT) triggering widespread radio blackouts.

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Could the floating islands in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ exist?

May 17th, 2023 by

The latest entry in the Zelda series features floating islands high above the lands of Hyrule. But can we find these features on Earth, or alien planets?

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Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal

May 17th, 2023 by

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.

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Radiation belt seen beyond our solar system for the 1st time

May 17th, 2023 by

The radiation belt around the ultracool dwarf star, located around 19 light-years from Earth, is doubled-lobed like the radiation belts around Jupiter — but it’s 10 million times brighter.

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Axiom Space’s Ax-2: What to know about the 2nd private astronaut mission to the space station

May 17th, 2023 by

Here’s what you need to know about the four-person Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch on May 21.

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See the moon meet up with elusive Mercury in a conjunction today

May 17th, 2023 by

The moon will meet up with Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and the closest to the sun, in the evening sky on Wednesday, May 17.

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Ax-2 private astronauts can’t wait for their May 21 SpaceX launch to the space station

May 17th, 2023 by

The four astronauts of the upcoming Ax-2 mission are eager to leave Earth and head for the International Space Station.

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