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Archive for May, 2023

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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Virgin Orbit shuts down after selling key assets to 3 aerospace companies

May 24th, 2023 by

California-based Virgin Orbit said it will permanently cease operations after selling key assets to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Launcher.

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Watch a new supernova explode on May 25 with free telescope livestream

May 24th, 2023 by

A newly discovered supernova can be watched as it develops in real-time online and for free. The livestream will begin at 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) on Thursday, May 25.

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The north pole of Uranus has a stormy vortex and we’ve just seen it for the 1st time (photo)

May 24th, 2023 by

Once thought to be drab and inert, Uranus’ atmosphere is gradually revealing how storm-ridden it really is.

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NASA serves up $750,000 to Deep Space Food Challenge winners in cook-off for astronaut eats

May 24th, 2023 by

NASA announced the winners of phase two of the Deep Space Food Challenge, an initiative to design new food production technologies that could be used by astronauts on extended voyages.

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Watch Rocket Lab launch 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watching probes early Thursday

May 24th, 2023 by

The second set of NASA’s TROPICS cubesats will launch on their hurricane-studying mission at midnight EDT on Thursday (May 25), and you can watch the action live.

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