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Archive for May, 2024

Watch SpaceX send Earth-observing satellite to orbit today on 2nd leg of doubleheader

May 29th, 2024 by

SpaceX will launch the EarthCARE mission this afternoon (May 28) after sending aloft a group of Starlinks this morning, and you can watch the action live.

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Chinese astronauts perform record-breaking spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)

May 29th, 2024 by

Two Chinese astronauts spent about 8.5 hours outside the Tiangong space station today (May 28), setting a new spacewalk-duration record for the country.

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Does the Milky Way orbit anything?

May 29th, 2024 by

Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe?

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Zero Debris Charter aims to boost international cooperation on cleaning up Earth’s space junk problem

May 29th, 2024 by

ESA and some of its member states have signed the non-binding Zero Debris Charter, committing themselves to take steps to help tackle the orbital debris problem.

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Just keep swimming! Zebrafish doing fine in zero gravity on China’s Tiangong space station (video)

May 28th, 2024 by

The four zebrafish China sent to its space station are thriving after spending almost a month in orbit.

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US condemns failed North Korean rocket launch as breach of international security: report

May 28th, 2024 by

North Korea’s latest attempt to send a spy satellite to orbit on May 28 was met with failure, according to reports, while the United States said the mission breached several United Nations security resolutions.

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‘Star Trek Online’ Season 32 arrives today, starring Denise Crosby as Capt. Sela

May 28th, 2024 by

A preview of the new season of “Star Trek Online,” starring Denise Crosby’s Captain Sela.

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Colossal X-class solar flare suggests return of sunspot group that fueled May’s epic auroras (video)

May 28th, 2024 by

X-flare eruption hints at the return of the powerful sunspot group behind May’s solar storms. Watch the solar eruption here.

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