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Archive for March, 2024

Holy Stone HS720R drone review

March 2nd, 2024 by

The Holy Stone HS720R is the first Holy Stone drone to feature a 3-axis gimbal but is let down by mediocre image quality despite reasonably good flight performance.

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Watch private space capsule’s blistering return to Earth in amazing onboard video

March 2nd, 2024 by

Varda Space’s first off-Earth manufacturing capsule captured spectacular footage of its fiery homecoming last month.

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Heaviest pair of black holes ever seen weighs 28 billion times more than the sun

March 2nd, 2024 by

The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.

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Will NASA be able to return Mars samples to Earth? New audit raises doubts

March 2nd, 2024 by

NASA’s bold plan to get pristine samples of Mars to Earth for analysis is facing major challenges, according to a new report.

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Adam Sandler’s ‘Spaceman’ used NASA artifacts to create sci-fi film’s spaceship

March 2nd, 2024 by

There is a scene in “Spaceman” where Adam Sandler, playing a Czech astronaut, floats by a brown duffle bag. What sets the bag apart is that it is an authentic piece of space equipment.

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander powers down as long lunar night falls (again)

March 2nd, 2024 by

JAPAN’s SLIM moon lander entered its second lengthy period of dormancy after a dramatic touchdown in January. When the sun shines again on the moon, it might revive again.

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Why March is the best month to see the northern lights

March 2nd, 2024 by

According to scientists, March is the best month to see auroras due to heightened geomagnetic activity. We explore why this is the case and what we can expect this month.

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‘Wiggles’ of energy waves over Earth could hold the universe’s history

March 2nd, 2024 by

The CLASS telescope has mapped how microwave energy “wiggles” over Earth to learn more about the cosmic fossil that could help reveal the story of the universe.

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