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Archive for January, 2024

A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began

January 25th, 2024 by

A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin’s ‘warm little ponds’ found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.

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Near-simultaneous solar flares explode from opposite sides of the sun in extremely rare event

January 25th, 2024 by

A pair of linked solar flares recently exploded near-simultaneously from sunspots on different hemispheres of our home star, triggering radio blackouts on Earth.

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Watch Chinese startup Landspace launch and land reusable rocket prototype for 1st time (video)

January 25th, 2024 by

The Chinese company Landspace notched a big milestone in its quest to develop a reusable rocket, launching and landing a prototype for the first time on Jan. 19.

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Watch NASA honor fallen astronauts with ‘Day of Remembrance’ ceremony on Jan. 25

January 25th, 2024 by

NASA will honor its fallen space explorers during a ceremony at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday (Jan. 25), and you can watch the somber proceedings live.

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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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