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Archive for May, 2023

Virgin Galactic’s Unity 25 spaceflight in photos (gallery)

May 25th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic’s Unity 25 spaceflight will see eight crew members work to bring the company back to space. See the flight and training in photos.

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Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles

May 25th, 2023 by

An unusual green meteor recently exploded as it plummeted through the sky over Australia, giving off a brilliant flash of light that could be seen for miles.

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Super Typhoon Mawar swirls menacingly near Guam in satellite views (video)

May 25th, 2023 by

Satellites watched as the powerful Super Typhoon Mawar made its way across the Pacific Ocean toward the U.S. island territory of Guam on May 24.

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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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