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Archive for August 19th, 2023

Karol ‘Bo’ Bobko, former NASA astronaut who flew three shuttle missions, dies at 85

August 19th, 2023 by

Karol ‘Bo’ Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut to fly on the first launch of two space shuttle orbiters, has died at the age of 85. In total, Bobko logged 16 days, 2 hours and 3 minutes in space.

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Legacy Effects wizard J. Alan Scott on creating the Gorn for ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ (exclusive)

August 19th, 2023 by

An interview with Legacy Effects’ J. Alan Scott about his work on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.’

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Odds of ‘strong’ El Niño now over 95%, with ocean temperatures to ‘substantially exceed’ last big warming event

August 19th, 2023 by

Sizzling ocean temperatures in the east-central tropical Pacific throughout July indicate there is a good chance El Niño conditions will remain strong for the next six months.

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See Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket come together at Florida space coast factory (photo)

August 19th, 2023 by

Social media post provides rare insight into Blue Origin’s work and progress on its New Glenn rocket.

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I flew weightlessly on a parabolic flight to see incredible student science soar

August 19th, 2023 by

Every year, a few Canadian students climb and fall in mid-air for a few precious research moments in microgravity. This is what it’s like to fly along.

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This Canadian satellite was supposed to last 2 years in space. It’s now celebrating 20

August 19th, 2023 by

The Canadian Space Agency’s Scisat is a valuable hunter of climate change evidence, producing big-name publications in Nature and Science recently despite its advanced age.

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SpaceX shows off newly modified Starship Super Heavy booster (photos)

August 19th, 2023 by

SpaceX has installed a new heat shield and ‘vented interstage’ on its latest Starship Super Heavy booster, which is being prepped for flight in the near future.

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Hubble images a museum of galaxies, and some are gravitationally warped (photo)

August 19th, 2023 by

A new image released by NASA shows-off the galaxies of Abell 3322.

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