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Archive for June 18th, 2023

The moon, Venus, Mars and bright stars shine in a summer celestial gathering this week. Here’s how to see it.

June 18th, 2023 by

The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skywatching season.

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Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that it’s changing Earth’s tilt

June 18th, 2023 by

The way humans pump groundwater from the planet’s interior has changed Earth’s tilt by 31.5 inches (80 centimeters) between 1993 and 2010.

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Disney’s new Tron Lightcycle Run ride immerses fans in high-speed sci-fi action

June 18th, 2023 by

Space.com experienced the Tron: Lightcycle Run ride at Walt Disney World. Here’s what you can expect from this high-speed cyberpunk adventure.

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US Space Force wants private companies to help it counter ’emerging threats’ in space

June 18th, 2023 by

The U.S. Space Force recently opened the COSMIC center, a new office aimed at taking advantage of a thriving commercial space industry.

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Pixar’s ‘Elio’ trailer reveals Earth’s pint-sized leader in new cosmic adventure

June 18th, 2023 by

Pixar drops the first teaser trailer for 2024’s family-friendly sci-fi fantasy, “Elio,” in which a young boy

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Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago

June 18th, 2023 by

Sally Ride’s journey to space not only continues to inspire young students 4 decades later, but shows the value of diversity and respect, a woman engineering dean argues.

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Watch SpaceX launch Indonesian satellite this evening

June 18th, 2023 by

SpaceX will launch an Indonesian communications satellite to orbit and land the returning rocket at sea this evening (June 18), and you can watch it live.

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