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Archive for November 18th, 2023

NASA chief congratulates SpaceX on Starship’s explosive 2nd launch test

November 18th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s Starship notched a number of milestones on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), drawing praise from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

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SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever test flight, but explodes in ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’

November 18th, 2023 by

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship megarocket launched on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), but exploded in a ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly.’

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 88 — Thanksgiving Special

November 18th, 2023 by

On Episode 88 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what they are grateful for in space.

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Watch SpaceX’s Starship launch on its 2nd-ever test flight today

November 18th, 2023 by

SpaceX plans to launch its giant Starship vehicle for the second time ever this morning (Nov. 18), and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight on 1st of back-to-back missions

November 18th, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight (Nov. 17), the first of two planned missions in a three-hour span.

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Quantum chemistry experiment on ISS creates exotic 5th state of matter

November 18th, 2023 by

Researchers created a quantum gas containing two types of atoms on the ISS, in a first for space-based research.

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The universe is expanding faster than theory predicts – physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch

November 18th, 2023 by

The universe is not just expanding – its rate of expansion is accelerating. And that expansion rate is even faster than the leading theory predicts it should be, leaving cosmologists puzzled.

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The ‘Star Wars’ universe celebrates Life Day today with red robes, glowing orbs and goodwill

November 18th, 2023 by

Space.com’s guide to “Star Wars” Life Day and its affirmative roots as a traditional Wookiee holiday.

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