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Archive for May 6th, 2024

Boeing Starliner brings astronaut launches back to Atlas rocket and Cape Canaveral

May 6th, 2024 by

The launch of astronauts on a Boeing spacecraft will mark a first for the company, but will also bring human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site after more than 50 years.

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How ‘Earth’s twin’ Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet

May 6th, 2024 by

New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth’s twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.

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Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy

May 6th, 2024 by

Clumps of dark matter reveal their presence by distorting the shapes of more distant galaxies, just like waves on the surface of a swimming pool distort the pattern of tiles on the bottom.

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Boeing’s Starliner to join exclusive spacecraft club with 1st astronaut launch today

May 6th, 2024 by

Boeing’s Starliner capsule will launch astronauts for the first time today (May 6), joining a very select group of spacecraft.

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‘Lost’ satellite found after orbiting undetected for 25 years

May 6th, 2024 by

After 25 years of drifting undetected in space, an experimental satellite that launched in 1974 has been found using tracking data from the U.S. Space Force.

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Handle Mars with care: Guidelines needed for responsible Red Planet exploration, experts say

May 6th, 2024 by

A new study calls for “geoconservation” principles applied to space, so that astronauts exploring Mars and other cosmic bodies don’t compromise future scientific work.

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Boeing’s Starliner is a ‘big piece of America’s overall strategy for access to low Earth orbit,’ astronaut says

May 6th, 2024 by

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk says Boeing Starliner is “important strategically” for America’s space program.

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