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Archive for May 14th, 2024

Giant ‘rogue waves’ of invisible matter might be disrupting the orbits of stars, new study hints

May 14th, 2024 by

New research shows how disruptions to binary star systems could be the key to detecting space’s most confounding substance — dark matter.

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The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest in 2,000 years, scientists find

May 14th, 2024 by

Using tree ring data, scientists have confirmed that summer 2023 was the hottest summer on Earth in the last 2,000 years.

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SpaceX launching 50th mission of the year today

May 14th, 2024 by

SpaceX is set to launch 20 of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 14), on the company’s 50th orbital mission of 2024.

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New book ‘Challenger: A True Story of Heroism & Disaster on the Edge of Space’ out today

May 14th, 2024 by

Adam Higginbotham’s new book “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism & Disaster on the Edge of Space” explores the fateful internal NASA decisions that partly led to Challenger’s sudden destruction upon liftoff.

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How SpaceX’s private Polaris Dawn astronauts will attempt the 1st-ever ‘all-civilian’ spacewalk

May 14th, 2024 by

New details for SpaceX’s privately-funded crewed launch, Polaris Dawn, paint a more complete picture of what the mission will look like, and how SpaceX’s new EVA suits will play a part.

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This time, we take it from no one: Why opening the High Frontier of space can be different (op-ed)

May 14th, 2024 by

The coming settlement of the High Frontier doesn’t have to be a repeat of the violent conquests and colonization of history. We will not take space from anyone, and we can give it to everyone.

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reinvigorates an aging ‘Apes’ franchise (review)

May 14th, 2024 by

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” is a triumph of solid storytelling, cutting-edge motion capture work by the actors and a multi-layered score.

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SpaceX Starship’s next launch ‘probably 3 to 5 weeks’ away, Elon Musk says

May 14th, 2024 by

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will likely conduct its fourth-ever test flight in the next month or so, according to Elon Musk.

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