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Archive for August 2nd, 2023

See the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the night sky this week

August 2nd, 2023 by

The moon is set for a close approach to the gas giant Saturn on Wednesday (Aug. 2) and again on Thursday (Aug. 3), at which time the two will also be in conjunction.

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Black hole jet surprises scientists with ‘peculiar’ radio signal

August 2nd, 2023 by

For the first time, astronomers have spotted small-scale super-fast changes in a jet of super-energetic plasma jet blasting out from a small black hole.

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Massive sun ‘umbrella’ attached to asteroid could help fight global warming, scientist says

August 2nd, 2023 by

Hoping to combat our planet’s rising temperatures, a scientist from the University of Hawaii explains a very futuristic way of shielding the Earth from sunlight.

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Mystery of space debris found on Australian beach may be solved

August 2nd, 2023 by

The mystery of a huge piece of space debris that washed up on a beach in Western Australia may have been solved by the Australian Space Agency.

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Space weather forecasts to get a boost from new probe on the International Space Station

August 2nd, 2023 by

A new space weather sensor is heading to the International Space Station to help scientists understand how the sun’s outbursts alter Earth’s upper atmosphere.

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper opens satellite facility at Kennedy Space Center

August 2nd, 2023 by

Amazon’s new satellite processing facility in Florida brings the company’s Project Kuiper closer to competing with SpaceX’s Starlink, but it still has a way to go.

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