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Archive for April, 2024

Satellite images overlay 2024 and 2017 total solar eclipses sweeping across US

April 26th, 2024 by

Satellite images capture striking differences between the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipses that swept across North America, including variations in the moon’s shadow along the path of totality.

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is ‘go’ for May 6 astronaut launch

April 26th, 2024 by

Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been cleared for its first-ever crewed launch, a test flight scheduled to send two astronauts toward the International Space Station on May 6.

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Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

April 26th, 2024 by

Two Russian cosmonauts completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station on April 25, wrapping up all of their tasks with time to spare, including the deployment of a radar that they began last year.

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Curiosity rover may be ‘burping’ methane out of Mars’ subsurface

April 26th, 2024 by

A new theory suggests that NASA’s Curiosity rover is “burping” the surface of the Red Planet, releasing methane trapped beneath a salty crust.

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Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May

April 26th, 2024 by

Get ready space fans, Lego is about to launch two sets that can take you from the moon to edge of our cosmic neighborhood: Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System and Lego Art Milky Way Galaxy.

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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

April 26th, 2024 by

Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024

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Ice-penetrating radar will help JUICE and other spacecraft find water beyond Earth

April 26th, 2024 by

When it arrives at Jupiter and the planet’s moons in 2031, the JUICE spacecraft will use ice-penetrating radar to see beneath determine habitability.

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Watch live today as NASA astronauts fly to launch site for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner mission to ISS

April 26th, 2024 by

Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first crew aboard Boeing’s Starliner. Watch live here at Space.com as they arrive in Florida for their May 6 launch.

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