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Archive for May, 2024

Private lunar lander to carry ‘memory disk’ of 275 human languages to the moon in 2024

May 8th, 2024 by

ispace will send a time capsule of 275 human languages to the moon aboard a lunar lander as part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2 later this year.

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Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animation (video)

May 8th, 2024 by

Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon of a supermassive black hole and on a time-bending trip around the same cosmic titan.

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SpaceX launching 23 satellites from Florida today on 1st leg of Starlink doubleheader

May 8th, 2024 by

SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida today (May 8), on the first leg of a planned spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

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1st astronaut launch of Boeing’s Starliner delayed to May 17 to replace ‘buzzing’ rocket valve

May 8th, 2024 by

The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been pushed to May 17 so teams can replace a valve on its Atlas V rocket.

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Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture of a changing Earth

May 8th, 2024 by

From tracking hazards in the ocean to predicting the strength of hurricanes, NOAA’s GeoXO series continues on the legacy of the GOES-R series — but with exciting upgrades.

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Could alien life be hiding in the rings of Saturn or Jupiter?

May 8th, 2024 by

The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life exist in these beautiful and enigmatic structures?

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James Webb Space Telescope suggests supermassive black holes grew from heavy cosmic ‘seeds’

May 8th, 2024 by

The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the James Webb Space Telescope finding the first evidence of “heavy seeds.”

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‘God’s Hand’ interstellar cloud reaches for the stars in new Dark Energy Camera image (video)

May 8th, 2024 by

The Dark Energy Camera has imaged a ghostly hand claw reaching out to grab a distant galaxy. There’s nothing supernatural about this structure known as “God’s Hand,” but it’s awe-inspiring nonetheless.

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