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Archive for February, 2024

China wants to send plants, microbes and lunar resource experiments to the moon in 2028

February 16th, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 8 moon mission, which is targeted to launch no earlier than 2028, will carry a small ecosystem and other payloads to test using lunar resources.

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Russia’s plans for space-based nuclear weapon to target satellites spark concern in US Congress

February 16th, 2024 by

Members of the United States Congress have raised warnings about Russia’s plans to develop and deploy a space-based nuclear weapon designed to disable satellites in orbit.

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Save 19% on these iconic Lego Star Wars helmets with Amazon

February 16th, 2024 by

Iconic Lego Star Wars helmets including Captain Rex, Commander Cody and The Mandalorian Din Djarin are all 19% off on Amazon.

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1st look: Marvel Comics to adapt ‘Ahsoka’ into summer ‘Star Wars’ miniseries

February 16th, 2024 by

Get a sneak peek at Marvel Comics’ ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ comic book miniseries, which is adapted from the TV show and will be released in July.

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NASA’s interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn’t doing so well — here’s what we know

February 15th, 2024 by

NASA’s Voyager 1 deep space probe started glitching last year, and scientists aren’t sure they can fix it.

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Dead star ‘glitches’ could reveal the origins of fast radio bursts

February 15th, 2024 by

Two glitches in the rotation of a highly magnetic neutron star or ‘magnetar’ could help reveal the interior of neutron stars and get to the bottom of how these compact dead stars blast out fast radio bursts.

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US space science could fall behind China if private successors to ISS are delayed, Congress warns

February 15th, 2024 by

A House subcommittee asked NASA about its plan to replace the International Space Station after 2030. New commercial stations are on the way but may not be ready in time.

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Lunar lining: Columbia coat tech insulates Intuitive Machines’ newly launched moon lander

February 15th, 2024 by

A technology used to protect the first astronauts to land on the moon is on its way back to the lunar surface, and you may already have some of it in your coat closet.

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