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Archive for September 7th, 2023

US test launches unarmed ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base

September 7th, 2023 by

The United States Space and Air Forces launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile 4,200 miles (6,760 km) on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Space Force in California.

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Japan launches SLIM moon lander, XRISM X-ray telescope on space doubleheader (video)

September 7th, 2023 by

Japan sent two ambitious missions soaring into the heavens today (Sept. 6) — a pioneering moon lander and a powerful X-ray space telescope.

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Tropical Storm Lee could become an ‘extremely dangerous major hurricane’ by this weekend

September 7th, 2023 by

Forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Lee, which they predict could soon become a full-blown hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

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SpaceX launch of NASA’s Psyche mission to bizarre metal asteroid just 1 month away

September 7th, 2023 by

NASA’s Psyche mission is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Oct. 5 and begin heading toward its metal-asteroid namesake.

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Bubble of galaxies spanning 1 billion light-years could be a fossil of the Big Bang

September 7th, 2023 by

An immense bubble of galaxies, one billion light years wide and located 820 million light-years away, could be fossilized remains of the Big Bang.

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time

September 7th, 2023 by

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 57th time on Sept. 3, a sortie that pushed the robot’s total Red Planet air time over 100 minutes.

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ drops a wild new Season 4 trailer and official poster (video)

September 7th, 2023 by

Paramount+ released a new “Star Trek: Lower Decks” Season 4 trailer and official poster ahead of the season premiere on Thursday (Sept. 7).

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Hubble Space Telescope sees lonely galaxy looming in isolation (photo)

September 7th, 2023 by

A distant galaxy sits isolated in a new photo from the powerful observatory.

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