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Archive for May 15th, 2024

Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant

May 15th, 2024 by

After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour.

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Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)

May 15th, 2024 by

A monster sunspot on the sun’s surface just won’t quit, erupting yet again this week with a whopping X8.7-class solar flare on Tuesday (May 14).

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Car-sized asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)

May 15th, 2024 by

A car-sized asteroid flew very close to Earth on Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after being discovered.

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Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022

May 15th, 2024 by

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (May 19) for the six-person NS-25, the company’s first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

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Jupiter’s mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo)

May 15th, 2024 by

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet’s Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite.

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Helium leak delays 1st astronaut launch of Boeing’s Starliner to May 21

May 15th, 2024 by

The first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back by four days to May 21, due to a helium leak in its service module.

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New York Times best-selling author revisits 1986 space shuttle tragedy in ‘Challenger’ (interview)

May 15th, 2024 by

Adam Higginbotham was out with his first book when he got the idea. “People often asked me whether I remembered where I was when I heard the news about Chernobyl.” He didn’t, but recalled Challenger.

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