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Archive for June 27th, 2023

How human ‘computers’ Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt revolutionized astronomy

June 27th, 2023 by

In the early 20th century, a team of women went far beyond their job descriptions, not to mention the societal norms of the time, to revolutionize astronomy.

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See 1,900 galaxies light up the night in gorgeous deep-sky photo

June 27th, 2023 by

The Virgo Cluster and 1,900 galaxies shine in an incredible image captured from a dark sky preserve in Portugal, by photographer Miguel Claro.

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What will astronauts on deep space missions eat? ‘Neurogastronomy’ may have the answer.

June 27th, 2023 by

The next stage of human space exploration will involve longer missions off-Earth, and the Humanity in Deep Space initiative is considering what and how astronauts on these missions will eat.

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Virgin Galactic’s 1st commercial spaceflight launches this week. Meet the 6-person crew of Galactic 01

June 27th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its upcoming first commercial spaceflight mission that is set to launch no earlier than June 29.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Augments, Illyrians and the Eugenics Wars

June 27th, 2023 by

Why first officer Una Chin-Riley was on trial, and how it links all the way back to Khan Noonien Singh.

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Listen to the eerie sounds of distant galaxies in breathtaking NASA video

June 27th, 2023 by

NASA has produced sounds from telescope data on five galaxies in Stephan’s Quintet, a binary star system called R Aquarii, and a giant galaxy known as Messier 104.

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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 2nd test flight (video)

June 27th, 2023 by

SpaceX lit the six engines of its latest Starship prototype on Monday evening (June 26), checking a key box ahead of the vehicle’s upcoming test flight.

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Private space tug spins out of control after recent SpaceX launch

June 27th, 2023 by

An onboard anomaly sent space startup Launcher’s Orbital SN3 vehicle into an uncontrollable spin following SpaceX’s Transporter-8 launch June 12.

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