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Archive for May 30th, 2024

Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)

May 30th, 2024 by

A large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.

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Solar Orbiter traces solar wind back to its mysterious source for 1st time

May 30th, 2024 by

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has, for the first time, traced solar wind in space to a specific location on our sun’s surface.

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See the moon and Saturn meet in the night sky early on May 31

May 30th, 2024 by

Saturn will appear just above the third quarter moon in the sky in the early hours of Friday (May 31).

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Astronaut’s diary found among fallen space shuttle debris added to National Library of Israel

May 30th, 2024 by

The journal pages of Israel’s first astronaut have been added to the country’s national library, more than 20 years after they were found among the debris from the tragedy that claimed his life.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy’s closet

May 30th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope caught the Magellanic-like galaxy NGC 4449 is undergoing an intense bout of star formation.

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The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ series finale is a mixed bag (review)

May 30th, 2024 by

The “Star Trek: Discovery” finale seems to serve chiefly as a launch vehicle for the forthcoming Section 31 TV movie and Starfleet Academy series — and then there’s all the other stuff.

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If the Big Bang created miniature black holes, where are they?

May 30th, 2024 by

Primordial black holes born from density fluctuations dating back to the Big Bang have been frustratingly elusive, but a new quantum clue has been discovered.

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Starliner capsule’s 1st astronaut mission cleared for June 1 liftoff

May 30th, 2024 by

The first-ever astronaut launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, known as Crew Flight Test, is “go” for its planned June 1 launch, NASA announced today (May 29).

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