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Archive for July 27th, 2023

Dark energy camera reveals galaxies caught in a cosmic ‘tug of war’ (photo)

July 27th, 2023 by

Astronomers have witnessed a cosmic tug of war between Haley’s Coronet and its neighboring dwarf galaxy. The gravitational tussle is one the smaller galaxy is bound to lose. That could ultimately result in a merger between the two.

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Wow! Rare rainbow contrails caught on camera (photos)

July 27th, 2023 by

A series of stunning rainbow contrails were captured by amateur photographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee over Kolkata, India.

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SpaceX scrubs record-breaking Falcon Heavy rocket launch (video)

July 27th, 2023 by

SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday’s (July 26) planned launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, stopping the countdown with 65 seconds left on the clock.

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NASA, DARPA to launch nuclear rocket to orbit by early 2026

July 27th, 2023 by

NASA and DARPA plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Earth orbit in the next few years, to test propulsion technology that could help humanity get to Mars.

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‘Strange New Worlds’ trailer offers sneak peek at 1st musical episode of ‘Star Trek’ ever (video)

July 27th, 2023 by

Paramount Plus offers a surprise look at the upcoming “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” musical “Subspace Rhapsody” episode.

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James Webb Space Telescope stuns with glowing portrait of actively forming stars (photo)

July 27th, 2023 by

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has used its infrared eyes to produce a highly detailed image of two young stars more than 1,000 light-years away.

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China’s new moon rocket could launch as soon as 2027

July 27th, 2023 by

China’s new Long March 10 rocket just completed its sixth hotfire test. The country is hoping to launch astronauts to the moon on the rocket by 2030.

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When and where will Europe’s Aeolus wind satellite fall to Earth this week?

July 27th, 2023 by

The European Space Agency is guiding its Aeolus wind-studying satellite to a destructive atmospheric reentry this week. Here’s when and where it’s expected to happen.

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