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Archive for May, 2023

Watch SpaceX launch 22 next-gen Starlink satellites to orbit early Friday

May 18th, 2023 by

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Friday morning (May 19), and you can watch the action live.

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China launches BeiDou navigation satellite to orbit (video)

May 18th, 2023 by

China launched a satellite for its BeiDou navigation system system on Tuesday night (May 16), the first time it had done so in nearly three years.

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Don’t mess with Mars. It has a crust made of ‘heavy armor,’ scientists say

May 18th, 2023 by

NASA’s InSight mission spotted a marsquake that probed the thick Mars crust and confirmed why the north and south of the Red Planet are so different.

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Can NASA’s Artemis moon missions count on using lunar water ice?

May 18th, 2023 by

While many missions aim to explore permanently shadowed regions on the moon for water ice, it must be asked how realistic it is to expect to find enough ice on the moon to support human habitation.

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What happened to the missing stars at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy?

May 18th, 2023 by

The stellar companions of more than a dozen stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy have gone missing — and astronomers want to know why.

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Take a sneak peek at new ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes’ comic series out May 17 (exclusive)

May 18th, 2023 by

Get a sneak peak at IDW’s new comic series “Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Echoes” with this exclusive interview with screenwriter/producer Marc Guggenheim.

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Record-breaking amateur rocket soars higher than Mt. Everest

May 18th, 2023 by

College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.

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Artemis 2 crew begins 1st moon mission training in 50 years

May 18th, 2023 by

Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew’s include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.

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