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Archive for June, 2023

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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El Niño is officially here, scientists say

June 17th, 2023 by

After months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.

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China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket (video)

June 17th, 2023 by

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from China on June 15, carrying 41 satellites to orbit. China’s previous single-launch record, set just a few days earlier, was 26 satellites.

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Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter’s north pole (photo)

June 17th, 2023 by

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter’s north pole.

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New parachute system could ease some of China’s rocket-debris issues (video)

June 17th, 2023 by

A new parachute system could reduce the risk posed by Chinese satellite launches from inland spaceports.

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