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Archive for August 2nd, 2023

Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch a communications satellite tonight

August 2nd, 2023 by

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite on Aug. 3 at 12:15 a.m. ET (0415 GMT), and you can watch it live.

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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy delays Crew-7 astronaut launch for NASA to Aug. 23

August 2nd, 2023 by

SpaceX and NASA delayed the launch of the Crew-7 astronaut mission by five days to Aug. 23, to get the launch pad ready after a Falcon Heavy liftoff.

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The Greyhill Incident offers the most boring UFO invasion yet

August 2nd, 2023 by

A meandering plot, terrible graphics, and unremarkable aliens are the undoing of this indy space horror game.

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What is the difference between science and pseudoscience?

August 2nd, 2023 by

Pseudoscience is a practice that, from the outside, looks like science, but upon closer inspection, is revealed to be nothing but. And what makes a practice look like science?

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August full moon: Sturgeon supermoon delights skywatchers worldwide (photos)

August 2nd, 2023 by

Take a look at these stunning Full Sturgeon Moon photographs from around the world. The first of two supermoons this month did not disappoint.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures vibrant details of the Milky Way’s galactic neighbor (photo)

August 2nd, 2023 by

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Milky Way’s neighbor, NGC 6822, glowing green and gold while punctuated by bright red and blue stars, revealing its lack of metal.

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NASA’s Psyche mission to metal asteroid undergoes vital testing for October launch

August 2nd, 2023 by

With the completion of a comprehensive flight software test campaign, NASA engineers are “counting down the days” as the metal-rich-asteroid-bound Psyche probe nears its October launch date.

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AI is helping scientists reveal star ages. Here’s how

August 2nd, 2023 by

Trained on a neural network on 6,000 stars, the EAGLES algorithm will be used on surveys of millions more.

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