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Archive for May 8th, 2024

Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbit

May 8th, 2024 by

Axiom Space, which was founded in 2016, has already organized three private crewed missions to the International Space Station, and it’s building the spacesuits for NASA’s Artemis moonwalkers.

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Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video)

May 8th, 2024 by

Watch the sun explode in a fury as it unleashes yet another barrage of solar flares, including two of the most powerful: X-class.

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China just sent a secret mini-rover to the far side of the moon on its Chang’e 6 sample-return probe

May 8th, 2024 by

A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China’s moon-bound Chang’e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon’s far side, remains a mystery.

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This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another

May 8th, 2024 by

55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has “grown” a second atmosphere.

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China’s Chang’e 6 mission to moon’s far side enters lunar orbit

May 8th, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 6 has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its upcoming landing attempt on the lunar far side where it will collect samples that will be returned to Earth.

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Private lunar lander to carry ‘memory disk’ of 275 human languages to the moon in 2024

May 8th, 2024 by

ispace will send a time capsule of 275 human languages to the moon aboard a lunar lander as part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2 later this year.

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Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animation (video)

May 8th, 2024 by

Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon of a supermassive black hole and on a time-bending trip around the same cosmic titan.

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SpaceX launching 23 satellites from Florida today on 1st leg of Starlink doubleheader

May 8th, 2024 by

SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida today (May 8), on the first leg of a planned spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

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