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Archive for May 18th, 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 111 —The Big Glass Wars

May 18th, 2024 by

On Episode 111 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with John Mulchaey, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, about the threat to completing two new giant astronomical observatories.

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NASA’s PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth’s poles

May 18th, 2024 by

A pair of cubesats will measure far-infrared radiation from Earth’s poles to improve climate predictions.

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Why we’re one step closer to understanding how Earth got its oceans (op-ed)

May 18th, 2024 by

Earth may have gotten some of its water from ‘dark comets,’ and the forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory could uncover key clues about these mysterious cosmic bodies.

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How to watch Blue Origin’s NS-25 private space tourist mission online May 19

May 18th, 2024 by

Blue Origin is scheduled to launch a crewed mission for the first time in nearly two years on Sunday (May 19). Here’s how to watch the action live.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

May 18th, 2024 by

The Orion Nebula may be a familiar astronomical sight over Earth but that hasn’t stopped the James Webb Space Telescope from seeing this star-forming region in a stunning new light.

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NASA astronauts practice ‘moonwalking’ in the Arizona desert (photos)

May 18th, 2024 by

NASA astronauts headed to Arizona desert to rehearse moonwalks and test technology for the Artemis mission.

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Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 25

May 18th, 2024 by

The first crewed mission of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft has been pushed back by an additional four days, to May 25.

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Who is the ‘Doctor Who’ villain Maestro? And what’s their relationship with the Toymaker?

May 18th, 2024 by

The new villain Maestro is out to destroy music in ‘Doctor Who’ episode ‘The Devil’s Chord’ —and they’re part of a new Pantheon of godly antagonists.

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