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Archive for May 20th, 2023

Global warming will likely cross dangerous 1.5 C threshold within 5 years, UN report warns

May 20th, 2023 by

The U.N. weather agency has warned that El NiƱo and human-caused climate change will likely push temperatures into “uncharted territory.”

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Excitement builds for Ax-2 SpaceX launch that will send 1st Saudi woman to space

May 20th, 2023 by

The Ax-2 mission is set to lift off on Sunday (May 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending the first private mission commanded by a woman, and the first female Saudi astronaut, to space.

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Dream on! AI runs amok in 1st trailer for director Gareth Edwards’ ‘The Creator’

May 20th, 2023 by

20th Century Studios releases the first look at director Gareth Edwards’ ‘The Creator.’

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Watch SpaceX blast a new Starship launch pad plate with rocket fire (video)

May 20th, 2023 by

SpaceX is already testing tech that could strengthen the ground beneath its giant Starship rocket’s orbital launch pad, a new video shows.

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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid from Stratolaunch for carrier plane and related aircraft assets

May 20th, 2023 by

Virgin Orbit has received a $17 million bid for its aircraft assets from the hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch, according to court filings released on Tuesday (May 16).

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ splashes down on Disney+ and Max in June

May 20th, 2023 by

20th Century Studios announces June streaming dates for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ on Disney+ and Max.

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Blue Origin will build NASA’s new moon lander for Artemis astronauts

May 20th, 2023 by

Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It’s the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX’s Starship.

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Rare ‘black moon’ new moon of May 2023 rises tonight

May 20th, 2023 by

Tonight (May 19) is the new moon, and it’s a rare “black moon,” which occurs approximately once every 33 months.

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