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Archive for May, 2024

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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India’s ambitious 2nd Mars mission to include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute

May 18th, 2024 by

India’s second mission to Mars will include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute, according to media reports.

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Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded

May 18th, 2024 by

With the decrease of potential impacts from AR 3664, forecasters are monitoring new sunspot regions developing on the eastern half of the sun.

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Massive sunspot that brought widespread auroras to Earth now targets Mars

May 18th, 2024 by

After quite the aurora experience across Earth this past weekend, beastly sunspot AR3664 could give Mars quite the same solar spectacular.

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US Space Force is launching more missions than ever. Lawmakers worry America’s spaceports can’t keep up

May 18th, 2024 by

The House Armed Services Committee has raised concerns about whether Space Force’s two main coastal ranges can keep up with rising launch demands.

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