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Archive for March, 2024

Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it’s no joke)

March 31st, 2024 by

Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn’t mean it’s a joke of a world this April Fools’ Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.

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Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars

March 31st, 2024 by

Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope’s largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic Easter treats.

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‘Everything is interrelated.’ For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience

March 31st, 2024 by

While many Americans are deciding where to go and how to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, Navajo (Diné) astronomers explain the vast differences in how their culture views these celestial events.

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NASA’s mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos)

March 31st, 2024 by

NASA’s CADRE mini rovers have been test driven across the agency’s “Mars Yard” and subjected to various other tests to confirm they are ready to launch to the moon.

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Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission to Saturn ocean moon

March 31st, 2024 by

The future European Space Agency mission could include an orbiting spacecraft as well as a lander, both of which would sample ocean material in Enceladus’ plumes.

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We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here’s what they told us

March 31st, 2024 by

Current leaders across the space industry share wisdom and advice as we reflect on the achievements of women in space during Women’s History month.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

March 30th, 2024 by

On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA’s Artemis Accords.

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Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

March 30th, 2024 by

Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

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