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Archive for June 24th, 2023

New monument will honor Florida’s role in space exploration

June 24th, 2023 by

Florida’s role in space exploration will be recognized by a landmark now that lawmakers have given the “go” for the project. The Florida Space Exploration Monument will stand in Tallahassee.

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Earth’s thermosphere reaches highest temperature in 20 years after being bombarded by solar storms

June 24th, 2023 by

The atmospheric temperature spike, which was caused by successive geomagnetic storms, suggests the “solar maximum” is fast approaching.

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What causes the strange green flash at sunset and sunrise on Earth?

June 24th, 2023 by

There are very special cases, when the sky is very clear and exceptionally transparent, that a green flash can be glimpsed just as the very topmost part of the sun is rising or setting.

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SpaceX to launch Europe’s Euclid dark energy probe 1 week from today

June 24th, 2023 by

Euclid will launch on July 1 to hunt for dark matter and dark energy, in a quest to understand the nature of our universe’s history and future.

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Space explorers mourn the loss of Titan submersible’s 5 crewmates

June 24th, 2023 by

The exploration community is still reeling from the announcement that the submersible Titan broke apart, resulting in the death of its five passengers.

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun

June 24th, 2023 by

The Parker Solar Probe conducted its 16th perihelion pass on Thursday morning (June 22), cruising through the sun’s superhot outer atmosphere, called the corona.

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You’ve never seen Mars like this. Amazing NASA photos reveal Red Planet in ultraviolet light

June 24th, 2023 by

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN spacecraft photographed the Red Planet in July 2022 and January 2023, showcasing its rapidly changing seasons.

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Watch a house-size asteroid zoom past Earth live on June 25

June 24th, 2023 by

A small asteroid the size of a three-story building will pass between Earth and the moon on Sunday (June 25), and you can watch the encounter live thanks to a free telescope livestream.

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