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Archive for July, 2023

China launches 4 commercial weather satellites to orbit (video)

July 21st, 2023 by

A Chinese solid rocket launched a new batch of commercial satellites from the Gobi Desert on Wednesday (July 19).

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Hubble telescope captures a brave star trying to outshine a huge galaxy (photo)

July 21st, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope tried to capture an image of a weirdly shaped galaxy. A bright star almost got in the way.

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GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen

July 21st, 2023 by

Earthquakes may make their presence known through GPS measurements several hours before their main events.

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‘Oppenheimer’ featurette offers an explosive look behind ‘the most important story of our time’ (video)

July 21st, 2023 by

Universal Pictures released a new featurette for director Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” released on July 21.

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Asteroid sample incoming: OSIRIS-REx team preps for September landing of Bennu bits

July 21st, 2023 by

Recovery teams are gearing up for the Sept. 24 landing of OSIRIS-REx’s asteroid sample in the Utah desert.

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Was Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, also the father of black holes?

July 21st, 2023 by

The name Oppenheimer will always be synonymous with the power and destruction of the atomic bomb, but the physicist also played an essential role in the study of black holes.

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See SpaceX launch picture-perfect nighttime Starlink mission (photos)

July 21st, 2023 by

SpaceX launched 15 Starlink satellites into orbit overnight, steadily adding to the company’s broadband megaconstellation. A few hours after liftoff, they posted these gorgeous launch photos.

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Hubble telescope spies cloud of space rocks created by DART asteroid impact (photos)

July 21st, 2023 by

NASA’s ambitious asteroid collision mission might’ve created a swarm of boulders filled with key scientific information.

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