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Archive for August 23rd, 2023

India’s Chandrayaan-3 probe to attempt historic moon landing on Aug. 23: Watch it live

August 23rd, 2023 by

India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover mission will try to land near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday morning (Aug. 23), and you can watch the action live.

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North Korea planning to launch a satellite this week amid military tensions

August 23rd, 2023 by

The North Korean government has announced it will attempt to launch a satellite between Aug. 24 and Aug. 31. Its previous attempt in May 2023 failed and landed in the Yellow Sea.

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Aurora season has begun! Northern lights spotted in the Arctic Circle (photo)

August 23rd, 2023 by

The northern lights have been seen high in the Arctic Circle, indicating the start of the aurora season, which will become more apparent as we approach solar maximum.

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Supermassive black hole chews up huge star, spits stellar ‘guts’ into space (video)

August 23rd, 2023 by

Scientists might have found the most massive star to be seen ravaged by a supermassive black hole.

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China launches Gaofen Earth-observation satellite (video)

August 23rd, 2023 by

China added to its fleet of Earth-observation satellites with a new launch on Sunday (Aug. 20), sending a Gaofen 12 spacecraft to orbit.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures the soft glow of a distant galaxy (photo)

August 23rd, 2023 by

A distant galaxy sparkles from the soft glow of its many tiny stars in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Spies and hackers are targeting the US space industry: report

August 23rd, 2023 by

The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a warning to private space companies about the threat of foreign cyberattacks and disruptions to U.S. satellites.

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