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Archive for April 12th, 2024

‘Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight’ documentary set to conclude on CNN

April 12th, 2024 by

CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on space shuttle Columbia’s ill-fated last return to Earth. “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” airs on Sunday (April 14).

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One of the universe’s most ‘extreme’ dead stars just sprang back to life unexpectedly

April 12th, 2024 by

The closest extreme magnetic dead star or magnetar to Earth suddenly burst back to life to give astronomers a sight of unexpected and unexplained phenomena that are unlike anything seen before.

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SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket first stage for a record 20th time tonight

April 12th, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to lift off for a record-setting 20th time on Friday (April 12), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

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No, you didn’t see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special

April 12th, 2024 by

Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?

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Fallout and the Space Age: The franchise’s connections and nods to the final frontier

April 12th, 2024 by

The Fallout video game franchise (now also a streaming series) is known for its unique take on the post-apocalypse, but it’s also quite interested in outer space.

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Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes

April 12th, 2024 by

Sierra Space has unveiled a new “global payload delivery” system known as Ghost that is designed to drop vital payloads from orbit to anywhere on Earth’s surface within 90 minutes.

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DJI Avata 2 drone review

April 12th, 2024 by

The DJI Avata 2 offers an incredibly tantalizing FPV experience that can be as simple or as complicated to fly as you require.

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Scientists identify origin of the ‘BOAT’ — the brightest cosmic blast of all time

April 12th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered that the BOAT, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever detected, came from the supernova death of a massive star 2.4 million light-years away.

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