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Archive for July 4th, 2023

“Shooting stars” seen raining down on the sun for the first time (images)

July 4th, 2023 by

New observations of the sun have revealed never-before-seen meteor-like fireballs raining down as shooting stars on the surface of the sun.

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The UK’s ODIN Space just aced its 1st space junk tracking system test in orbit

July 4th, 2023 by

ODIN Space’s demonstration team confirmed their new debris sensor successfully recorded acoustic data during its recent on-orbit test, bringing micro-space debris tracking a step closer to reality.

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Tour the mock Mars habitat where 4 NASA analog astronauts will spend the next year (video)

July 4th, 2023 by

This video from NASA shows just how much space the four CHAPEA crew members will be sharing during their year-long mission.

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Full Buck Moon, the 1st supermoon of the year, thrills skywatchers all over the world (photos, video)

July 4th, 2023 by

On July 3, the Buck Moon full supermoon rose over Earth, and enthusiastic skywatchers were on hand to capture stunning images of the event.

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If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

July 4th, 2023 by

After a year without people, the sky would be bluer, the air clearer. The wind and the rain would scrub clean the surface of the Earth; all the smog and dust that humans make would be gone.

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Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

July 4th, 2023 by

Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade suggest the nature of cooperation in space is shifting.

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Hubble telescope checks on the Milky Way galaxy’s lonely neighbor (photo)

July 4th, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope has spied on the Milky Way’s galactic neighbor, irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, imaging it as a lonely hazy cloud.

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Watch last-ever launch of Europe’s powerful Ariane 5 rocket today

July 4th, 2023 by

Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket will launch for the final time today (July 4), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

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