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Archive for August, 2023

Satellites watch powerful Hurricane Hilary swirl above the Pacific Ocean (video)

August 19th, 2023 by

Satellites watched as an innocent-looking tropical depression exploded into the powerful Hurricane Hilary in just two days off the Pacific Coast of Central America.

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Bakery ‘Kochs up’ kolache to honor moon-bound Artemis astronaut

August 19th, 2023 by

NASA astronaut Christina Koch’s assignment to fly around the moon has already given launch to a tasty treat. Good Dough, a bakery in Galveston, Texas, has created the ‘Koch it to the Moon’ kolache.

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Bright cluster packed with stars shines in gorgeous new infrared image

August 19th, 2023 by

ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) snapped a new photo of the globular cluster NGC 6723 containing hundreds of thousands of gravitationally-bound stars.

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NASA propulsion technology brings ‘flying cars’ closer to reality

August 18th, 2023 by

The Epiphany Transporter is the latest ‘flying car’ effort to be unveiled, but this one has NASA engineering at its back.

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India’s Chandrayaan-3 snaps close-up photos of moon ahead of landing try (video)

August 18th, 2023 by

India’s Chandrayaan-3 probe has captured more amazing imagery of the moon ahead of its historic touchdown try, which is just a few days away.

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Celestron EclipSmart 10x25mm roof solar binoculars review

August 18th, 2023 by

Affordable and easy to use, the Celestron EclipSmart 10x25mm roof solar binoculars are a step up from solar eclipse glasses.

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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch pad ahead of Crew-7 liftoff (photos)

August 18th, 2023 by

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance has arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A ahead of the Aug. 25 launch of the Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 55th Red Planet flight

August 18th, 2023 by

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has taken to the skies yet again, covering 866 feet (264 meters) of ground on its 55th Red Planet flight.

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