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Archive for October 21st, 2023

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader

October 21st, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida tonight (Oct. 21) on the company’s second mission of the day.

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NASA Ames, UC Berkeley to build $2 billion space center in Silicon Valley

October 21st, 2023 by

The University of California, Berkeley, and NASA’s Ames Research Center just unveiled plans for a new $2 billion space research center in Silicon Valley.

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Scientists propose ‘missing’ law for the evolution of everything in the universe

October 21st, 2023 by

The “law of increasing functional information” says that complex systems in nature evolve to become more complex.

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It’s ‘International Observe the Moon Night’ tonight. Here’s how to participate

October 21st, 2023 by

There are a wide variety of ways you can get involved on “International Observe the Moon Night” — no matter where you live.

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SpaceX fires up Starship prototype in deorbit burn test (video)

October 21st, 2023 by

SpaceX fired one of the six Raptor engines on its Ship 26 Starship prototype on Friday (Oct. 20) in a deorbit burn test in South Texas.

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Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?

October 21st, 2023 by

Astronomers estimate that there are about 200 billion trillion stars in the observable universe. And many of those stars are as bright or even brighter than our sun. So, why isn’t space filled with dazzling light?

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SpaceX set to launch 21 Starlink satellites from California early Oct. 21

October 21st, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early Saturday morning (Oct. 21).

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‘The Right Stuff’ at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true American classic (exclusive)

October 21st, 2023 by

Space.com has an exclusive interview with director Philip Kaufman for the 40th anniversary of “The Right Stuff,” a legendary film chronicling the birth of NASA’s crewed space program.

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