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Archive for May 25th, 2023

What time is Virgin Galactic’s Unity 25 spaceflight on May 25?

May 25th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic will launch its first spaceflight in two years on its reusable space plane Unity on Thursday (May 25), but exactly when the launch takes place will depend on what time its carrier plane takes off.

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Solar ‘superflares’ millions of times stronger than anything today may have sparked life on Earth

May 25th, 2023 by

Intense solar storms may have delivered Earth its earliest building blocks of life, new research suggests.

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New Vulcan Centaur rocket may test-fire its engines on the launch pad for 1st time on May 25

May 25th, 2023 by

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for a critical test firing of its next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, and it could happen as soon as this week.

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‘Alien’ signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI test

May 25th, 2023 by

A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.

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Virgin Galactic readies for final test flight to suborbital space on Thursday

May 25th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the company’s final test flight before starting commercial operations.

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Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from space station crew (video)

May 25th, 2023 by

The crew of Axiom Space’s second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting lab on Monday (May 22) to a warm welcome from the station’s current crew.

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NASA’s asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1st space rock flyby in November

May 25th, 2023 by

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 2023 on its way to become the first probe to visit the Trojan asteroids that orbit Jupiter.

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Save a stellar $500 on the Nikon D850: One of the best DSLRs ever made

May 25th, 2023 by

This $500 price drop is the biggest saving on the legendary Nikon D850 we’ve seen all year.

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