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Archive for February, 2024

February’s Full Snow Moon rises tonight, the smallest full moon of 2024

February 24th, 2024 by

The full moon will appear a bit smaller in the sky tonight as the smallest full moon of 2024 rises with February’s Full Snow Moon.

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Is it time for moon laws? 1st private lunar landing emphasizes the need for new policy

February 24th, 2024 by

Moon landings will continue to speckle humanity’s future, and scientists are urging discussions of lunar ethics and policy.

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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon during ‘spicy’ lunar landing

February 24th, 2024 by

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander apparently settled on its side during its historic Feb. 22 touchdown, but the spacecraft remains operational on the lunar surface.

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Kerbal Space Program, ULA announce winners of Vulcan rocket challenge (exclusive)

February 24th, 2024 by

Spaceflight simulation Kerbal Space Program (KSP) paired up with United Launch Alliance to challenge the internet to recreate the new Vulcan Centaur rocket in the game, and the results are in!

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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander didn’t deploy camera during historic descent

February 24th, 2024 by

Sorry, space fans: We won’t be getting ground-level views of the first American moon landing since the Apollo era.

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3 tiny new moons found around Uranus and Neptune — and one is exceptionally tiny

February 24th, 2024 by

Two will be named after sea gods and nymphs and the other will be named for a Shakespearean character.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket rises on launch pad ahead of debut liftoff (photo)

February 24th, 2024 by

Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket has gone vertical at its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned debut liftoff later this year.

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‘Quantum gravity’ could help unite quantum mechanics with general relativity at last

February 24th, 2024 by

Researchers have measured the gravitational pull exhibited by the smallest mass yet, a breakthrough that could lead to a quantum theory of gravity at last.

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