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Archive for August 12th, 2023

After 17 years away, NASA’s sun-studying spacecraft will visit Earth on Aug. 12

August 12th, 2023 by

NASA’s groundbreaking spacecraft STEREO-A will return to Earth for a flying visit on Saturday (Aug. 12). The spacecraft, which has been away for 17 years, will team up with other NASA missions during its return.

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Instruments for NASA’s VERITAS Venus mission get a test in Iceland (photos)

August 12th, 2023 by

This summer, the German Aerospace Center is testing instruments for NASA’s VERITAS Venus mission on Iceland’s lava flows, a stand-in for the hellishly hot planet.

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This shoebox-sized gadget will make sure astronauts breathe safely on NASA’s Artemis moon missions

August 12th, 2023 by

A multimillion-dollar laser air monitoring system onboard upcoming Artemis missions is expected to help protect astronaut health.

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Asteroid struck by NASA’s DART probe to be radar-scanned with Hera mission

August 12th, 2023 by

The radar component for a CubeSat is being sent to study asteroid Dimorphos has been delivered to ESA for integration with its spacecraft.

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Ancient mud cracks on Mars suggest Red Planet may have been more habitable than thought

August 12th, 2023 by

Ancient mud cracks found by NASA’s Curiosity rover suggest that Mars underwent a repeated cycle of wet and dry spells that could have supported the emergence of life.

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Apple MacBook Air M2 15-inch laptop review

August 12th, 2023 by

Appleā€™s MacBook Air M2 gets supersized, with predictably impressive results.

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