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Archive for June, 2023

Indiana Jones weaves his way into Apollo 11 history in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’

June 30th, 2023 by

Indiana Jones changes the course of space history in his final big screen adventure. The archeologist crosses paths with four of NASA’s most famous figures in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

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Can you see the cosmic ‘cat’ grinning into one of the world’s largest telescopes in this photo? (video)

June 30th, 2023 by

Observations of a distant stellar nursery show it as a smiling cosmic cat with a head so massive it stretches for 150 light-years with a cluster of infants stars below its nose.

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‘Mars rover’ is the new ‘moonshot’ in Fall Out Boy’s update to Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’

June 30th, 2023 by

Fall Out Boy has released an update to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” ticking off moments in history from 1989 to 2023. Like the original, the cover includes mention of space exploration.

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How will Europe’s Euclid space telescope see into the dark universe?

June 30th, 2023 by

Europe’s Euclid telescope is heading to space to prove whether hypothetical dark energy and dark matter really exist. The mission’s findings may rewrite cosmology textbooks.

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You can see a huge sunspot 7 times wider than Earth right now — but be careful!

June 30th, 2023 by

A massive sunspot is crossing the face of the sun, but if you aim to catch it before it disappears on Sunday (July 2), ensure you protect your eyes.

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Happy Asteroid Day! You can celebrate with this free webcast

June 30th, 2023 by

Asteroid Day is an annual celebration of asteroid science, and a reminder of how important it is to study these potentially dangerous objects. Here’s how you can celebrate this year.

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Mars, Venus and Neptune put on a summer skywatching show tonight. Here’s how to see it.

June 30th, 2023 by

Mars and Venus will be close together in the night sky on June 30, while Neptune will reverse course through the constellations in the early morning of July 1.

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes US midwest, reaches Europe (satellite photos)

June 30th, 2023 by

Smoke from raging Canadian wildfires can be seen from space as it gathers over the U.S. Midwest and darkens skies in Europe over Spain, Portugal and the U.K.

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