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Archive for January, 2024

Endeavour lifted onto space shuttle stack for California Science Center exhibit

January 31st, 2024 by

A space shuttle is standing upright for the first time in more than a decade. Cranes lifted Endeavour off a Los Angeles side street and onto an external tank with solid rocket boosters for display.

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‘Starfield’ spacesuit contest: ESA and Xbox will build the winner their own custom design (video)

January 31st, 2024 by

Design your own spacesuit and enter for a chance to win a real-life replica of it in this new fan contest from Microsoft and the European Space Agency.

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Are they exomoons or not? Scientists debate existence of 1st moons seen beyond our solar system

January 30th, 2024 by

Recent research suggested the first and only moons seen around planets outside the solar system didn’t actually exist; now, the scientists who initially found them are back to defend their discovery.

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Total solar eclipse April 8, 2024: What you’ll see if you’re outside the path of totality

January 30th, 2024 by

On April 8, 2024, if the weather is fair, you should have no difficulty observing a partial eclipse of the sun from much of North America – even outside the path of totality.

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule still on track for mid-April astronaut launch to ISS

January 30th, 2024 by

Boeing remains on track to launch the first-ever crewed mission of its Starliner capsule, a test flight to the International Space Station, in mid-April.

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NASA wants to fly another 1-year astronaut mission. But when will it happen?

January 30th, 2024 by

Frank Rubio recently became the first American to spend more than a year in space on a single mission. When will the agency send another astronaut up for a full turn around the sun?

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Watch crane lift space shuttle Endeavour into place for museum exhibit early Jan. 30

January 30th, 2024 by

A crane will install the space shuttle Endeavour at its California Science Center home early Tuesday morning (Jan. 30), and you can watch the action live.

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Iran launches 3 satellites on Simorgh rocket’s 1st successful orbital launch

January 30th, 2024 by

Iran launched three satellites simultaneously amid regional conflicts that involve what Western governments say are Iranian-backed militia groups.

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