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Archive for June, 2023

Scientists find high-energy neutrinos spewing from our Milky Way galaxy in landmark discovery (video)

June 30th, 2023 by

Astronomers have detected high-energy neutrinos coming from within our Milky Way galaxy, potentially opening up an exciting new window of research.

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James Webb Space Telescope will help Euclid spacecraft investigate dark energy and dark matter

June 30th, 2023 by

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is expected to complement a part of the Euclid spacecraft’s mission to unveil the nature of dark energy.

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Virgin Galactic aces its 1st-ever commercial launch of suborbital space plane (video)

June 30th, 2023 by

Virgin Galactic flew its first-ever commercial mission today (June 29), sending a crew of four to suborbital space and back.

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A ‘captured’ alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system — and it’s not ‘Planet X’

June 30th, 2023 by

The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue exoplanet, new research suggests.

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Satellites spy on human trafficking ‘compounds’ (photo)

June 29th, 2023 by

A human rights organization, partnering with Maxar, recently publicized its efforts to combat human trafficking in southeast Asia. Satellites are a crucial tool in that fight.

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Moonquake-hunting ‘SPIDER’ probes could detect lunar temblors on NASA Artemis missions

June 29th, 2023 by

Three seismic stations are funded for a future mission to look for moonquakes, as NASA aims to bring humans to the lunar surface in 2025 or 2026.

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 2 episode 3 is filled with twists, turns and Toronto

June 29th, 2023 by

This single-serving, time-traveling, alt-history return to Earth circa now is still better than the whole of the second season of ‘Picard.’

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How to see comet E1 ATLAS high in the night sky in July near the Little Dipper

June 29th, 2023 by

A comet discovered just months ago will make for an easy-to-spot, if somewhat dim, target for summer skywatchers eager to see a snowball streak through the solar system.

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