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Archive for March 13th, 2024

SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of 3rd test flight (photos)

March 13th, 2024 by

SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket’s highly anticipated third test flight, which could take place as soon as Thursday (March 14).

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Water-themed plaque to fly on Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s icy ocean moon

March 13th, 2024 by

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter’s icy ocean moon, will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say “water.”

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A rare nova ignites a ‘new star’ in the sky this year. Here’s how to see it

March 13th, 2024 by

A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September 2024 for the first time in 80 years. Here’s how you can see the event.

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Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, ‘without humans’

March 13th, 2024 by

The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.

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Watch ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks zoom past the Andromeda Galaxy live today (video)

March 13th, 2024 by

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.

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You could win a chance to watch 2024’s total solar eclipse from a jet. Here’s how

March 13th, 2024 by

Public charter jet service JSX has opened up a sweepstakes for its total solar eclipse flight in Dallas, Texas. There will be 6 winners, and each winner can bring a guest.

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Mars attracts: How the Red Planet influences Earth’s climate and seas

March 13th, 2024 by

Scientists have discovered a surprising 2.4-million-year-cycle in deep-sea sediments that indicates Mars has an influence on Earth’s oceans and climate.

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These ISO-certified solar eclipse glasses are currently 40% off

March 13th, 2024 by

Save 40% on ISO-certified solar glasses and get them in time for next month’s total solar eclipse (April 8).

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