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Archive for May, 2024

Restored Atlas rocket erected on display as Mercury astronaut’s ride to orbit

May 2nd, 2024 by

Sixty-one years after it stood ready to send NASA’s last one-man mission into orbit, the Mercury-Atlas 9 rocket is standing again. A replica is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force.

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NASA inspector general finds Orion heat shield issues ‘pose significant risks’ to Artemis 2 crew safety

May 2nd, 2024 by

NASA’s inspector general writes that the Artemis 1 test flight of the Orion spacecraft revealed anomalies that “pose significant risks to the safety of the crew.”

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Some planets ‘death spiral’ into their stars and scientists may now know why

May 2nd, 2024 by

WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventually death spiral into their stars.

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NASA picks 9 companies to develop Mars ‘commercial services’ ideas

May 2nd, 2024 by

NASA has selected nine companies to develop concepts that could agency science missions to Mars down the road.

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May the deals be with you in the Lego Star Wars Day 2024 sale

May 2nd, 2024 by

Credits will do fine in the Lego Star Wars Day deals.

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ season 5 episode 6 goes old school and benefits because of it

May 2nd, 2024 by

There’s nothing quite like a prime directive violation dispute to bring any episode of any Trek series home, as season 5 episode 6 of “Star Trek: Discovery” shows.

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AI discovers over 27,000 overlooked asteroids in old telescope images

May 2nd, 2024 by

A new AI software has helped identify more than 27,000 asteroids in our solar system that had been overlooked in telescope images.

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Somehow, Star Wars has returned to Fortnite for May the 4th (video)

May 2nd, 2024 by

Star Wars and Fortnite’s relationship has been fruitful over the years, but 2024’s offerings could be the best yet. This is where the fun begins!

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