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Archive for July, 2023

Listen to music ‘written’ by doomed Aeolus wind-studying satellite (video)

July 26th, 2023 by

The European Space Agency released a video titled “Life of Aeolus,” a musical piece written for a small wind ensemble based on one year of wind data collected by the Aeolus satellite.

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Capture One Pro 23 Review 2023

July 26th, 2023 by

Capture One Pro 23 is aimed primarily at professional studio photographers, but can it lend itself to everyone else to get the most out of the high price tag?

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Moon gear: China building lander, rover and spacesuit for lunar missions (video)

July 26th, 2023 by

China is developing spacecraft and a spacesuit to allow its astronauts to land and explore the moon.

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Ancient star that crashed hot young star party could solve solar system mystery

July 26th, 2023 by

The serendipitous discovery of an ancient star crashing through a gathering of young, hot stars could help explain the mysterious abundance of isotopes that existed in the early solar system.

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NASA practices for 2024 launch of Artemis 2 moon mission

July 26th, 2023 by

NASA finished its first launch simulation for the crewed Artemis 2 moon mission, which is slated to lift off in late 2024. The exercise is just one of many for the moon mission team.

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Watch SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch on record-breaking mission tonight

July 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s brawny Falcon Heavy rocket will launch for the seventh time ever tonight (July 26), sending a huge communications satellite skyward. Watch it live here.

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Scientists may have just cracked the sun’s greatest mystery

July 26th, 2023 by

Scientists may have just found what makes the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, so inexplicably hot.

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft had a thruster glitch at the International Space Station in June

July 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s last cargo Dragon spacecraft had a thruster valve stuck open while docked with the International Space Station. The company says there should be no effect on the next launch.

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