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Archive for April, 2024

SpaceX to launch advanced weather satellite for US Space Force today

April 11th, 2024 by

SpaceX will launch a mission for the U.S. Space Force this morning (April 11), sending aloft an advanced environment-monitoring satellite.

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Top total solar eclipses to look out for over the next decade

April 11th, 2024 by

We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.

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Japanese astronauts will join NASA moon landings in return for lunar rover

April 11th, 2024 by

The first non-American to walk on the moon will be a Japanese astronaut. Two JAXA astronauts will fly on future Artemis landing missions in return for Japan providing a pressurized moon rover.

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Why Peter Higgs leaves a massive legacy in the field of physics

April 11th, 2024 by

On April 8, 2024, Peter Higgs passed away. Pioneering the discovery of the Higgs boson, the mark the theoretical physicist has left on physics is immense.

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See Jupiter close to a crescent moon (Mars near Saturn, too) in the ‘View a Planet Day’ night sky

April 11th, 2024 by

Jupiter and a slim crescent moon are the stand-out night sky sight in the evening sky right now.

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What happened when the moon ‘turned itself inside out’ billions of years ago?

April 11th, 2024 by

The moon underwent a reversal around 4.2 billion years ago, flipping itself “inside out” after a giant impact to create the picture of the faithful lunar companion that we see today.

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Could these big expandable habitats help humanity settle the moon and Mars?

April 11th, 2024 by

Max Space is building habitat modules that could expand to enormous sizes in space, giving humanity plenty of room to live in orbit as well as on the moon and Mars.

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What it was like to chase totality in South Texas

April 11th, 2024 by

Chasing eclipses in South Texas meant dealing with lots of hurdles, yes, but also lots of gratitude.

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