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Archive for June, 2023

SpaceX Starship problems likely to delay Artemis 3 moon mission to 2026, NASA says

June 10th, 2023 by

NASA is worried that SpaceX’s giant new Starship vehicle won’t be ready to carry Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon in late 2025, as currently planned.

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See new supernova shine bright in stunning Pinwheel Galaxy photo

June 10th, 2023 by

The Gemini North telescope turned its gaze toward the Pinwheel Galaxy, offering a crystal-clear view of a new supernova discovered in May 2023.

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See Mars like never before in this amazing new photo from a 20-year-old probe

June 9th, 2023 by

A new mosaic image released to celebrate 20 years of the Mars Express spacecraft shows the Red Planet as never seen before, revealing a multitude of features across its worn and scarred surface.

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SpaceX Dragon breaks 2 space shuttle orbital records

June 9th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s Dragon capsules have spent more time in orbit, and launched toward the International Space Station more often, than NASA’s space shuttle fleet.

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Watch the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the night sky late tonight

June 9th, 2023 by

Skywatchers can see the moon meet up with Saturn in the early hours of June 10 as the two bodies make a close approach in the night sky.

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Nanoblock reveals new space model kits created with astronaut’s advice

June 9th, 2023 by

An astronaut who helped assemble the International Space Station is now behind a series of space building projects that are on a very different scale. Naoko Yamazaki advised on Nanoblock’s new kits.

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Will Artemis astronauts look for life on the moon?

June 9th, 2023 by

Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis moon missions might look for signs of life in shadowed polar craters — life that could have traveled with people from Earth.

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Galaxy group blasts out record-breaking tail of hot gas after gobbling up neighbor (video)

June 9th, 2023 by

A monstrous galactic cluster is devouring another group of galaxies whole, causing it to emit a 1.5 million light-year-long trail of hot gas from its rear?—?the largest of this type ever seen.

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