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Archive for April, 2024

Soyuz capsule with crew of 3, including 1st female astronaut from Belarus, lands safely to end ISS mission

April 6th, 2024 by

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people, including the first female Belarusian in space, landed in Kazakhstan early this morning (April 6).

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Holy Stone HS360S drone review

April 6th, 2024 by

The Holy Stone HS360S is a budget sub-250 g drone with lots to like but weak camera performance.

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Southern Illinois will get its 2nd solar eclipse in a decade this year

April 6th, 2024 by

It’s already rare for a single location to experience a total solar eclipse, but on April 8, Carbondale, Illinois will see its second one within a decade.

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This hellish exoplanet’s skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect

April 6th, 2024 by

The CHEOPS mission has seen tantalizing hints of the rainbow-like glory effect over WASP-76b, an extreme world where iron rains heavily on one side of the planet.

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This solar eclipse simulator on SkySafari will guide you through the eclipse on April 8

April 6th, 2024 by

SkySafari has new solar eclipse capabilities on its app, including a simulator and a shadow tracker, making it the perfect app for April 8.

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Peer inside remnants of an 800-year-old supernova and see a ‘zombie’ star

April 6th, 2024 by

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory images the firework-like remnants of the great supernova of 1181.

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SpaceX launching 21 satellites tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

April 5th, 2024 by

SpaceX is set to launch 21 of its Starlink broadband satellites tonight (April 5), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

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Watch live as 3 spaceflyers, including 1st female Belarusian in space, depart the ISS tonight

April 5th, 2024 by

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to depart the ISS late tonight (April 5) with three people on board, and you can watch the action live.

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