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Archive for August, 2023

How NASA’s Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet (video)

August 17th, 2023 by

The Curiosity Mars rover recently aced its toughest Red Planet climb yet: a sharp 23-degree slope covered slippery sand and wheel-size rocks.

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Artemis 4 astronauts will be 1st crew to use NASA’s moon-orbiting Gateway in 2028

August 17th, 2023 by

The first Artemis mission to make use of NASA’s moon-orbiting Gateway will be Artemis 4 in 2028, agency officials confirmed this month.

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India prepping to launch 1st sun-studying spacecraft next month

August 17th, 2023 by

India is gearing up for its first-ever mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, which is expected to launch in early September.

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Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander reaches lunar orbit

August 16th, 2023 by

Luna-25, Russia’s first moon mission in nearly half a century, has reached lunar orbit, the nation’s space agency Roscosmos reported today (Aug. 16).

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US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites

August 16th, 2023 by

The United States Space Force has activated its first and only unit dedicated to targeting other nations’ satellites and the ground stations that support them.

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Satellites show Mount Etna volcano erupt after weeks of puffing out smoke rings (photos)

August 16th, 2023 by

Europe’s most active volcano, Italy’s Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday (Aug. 13) after weeks of puffing out odd smoke rings. Here is how it looked from space.

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The sun rages with solar flares in epic time-lapse footage (video)

August 16th, 2023 by

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning time-lapse video of solar flares dancing across the sun from the Dark Sky Alqueva site in Portugal.

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25 years after its discovery, dark energy remains frustratingly elusive

August 16th, 2023 by

While there are hints that dark energy may be ‘phantom,’ its true nature remains frustratingly elusive, a new study reports.

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