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Archive for January 24th, 2024

See the stars in 4K: Vaonis Vespera II smart telescope

January 24th, 2024 by

The better resolution, bigger onboard storage, longer focal length and added filter support smart scope is here.

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This Hubble Telescope photo of a spiral galaxy will take your breath away

January 24th, 2024 by

Just when we think we’ve seen it all with astronomy photos, the Hubble Space Telescope gives us something new and beautiful.

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Bulova adds limited edition meteorite dial to Apollo 15-inspired Lunar Pilot watch

January 24th, 2024 by

How do you enhance the connection that Bulova’s Lunar Pilot watch shares with outer space? You replicate the look of the original, but replace its dial with a slice of a space rock.

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Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day

January 24th, 2024 by

Three decades after the first and only time that a mirror was launched to demonstrate solar energy could be reflected from space to Earth. My colleagues and I believe it’s time to revisit this technology.

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Apollo 17 astronauts saw strange flashes on the moon. Will Artemis crews see them too?

January 24th, 2024 by

Lunar scientists have started plotting out photographic objects of interest for the four-person Artemis 2 crew to consider during their flyby of the moon.

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Happy 20th, Spirit and Opportunity! How the Mars rovers expanded our horizons

January 24th, 2024 by

Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars 20 years ago this month, kicking off a surface mission that reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet.

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Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies

January 24th, 2024 by

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) wants to declassify more space programs in order to boost the nation’s military edge in space.

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Chinese astronauts check out newly delivered space station supplies (video)

January 24th, 2024 by

Astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station have entered the newly arrived Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods.

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