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Archive for June 14th, 2024

To calibrate telescopes on Earth, NASA’s launching an ‘artificial star’ to orbit

June 14th, 2024 by

In 2029, the Landolt satellite launched into Earth’s orbit will serve to calibrate telescopes on Earth.

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Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut mission return delayed to June 22

June 14th, 2024 by

The return of Boeings 1st crewed Starliner mission has been delayed to June 22.

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Soviet-era cosmonaut Vyacheslav Zudov, who survived only Soyuz splashdown, dies

June 14th, 2024 by

Soviet-era cosmonaut Vyacheslav Zudov, whose failed Soyuz 23 docking with Russia’s Salyut 5 space station ended with the first and only emergency splashdown on board a Soyuz spacecraft, has died.

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How China’s Chang’e 6 minirover snapped its epic photo on the moon’s far side

June 14th, 2024 by

China has revealed details about a miniature rover tucked away on the country’s pioneering Chang’e 6 lunar far side sample-return mission.

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China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft finds long-sought particles on far side of the moon

June 14th, 2024 by

A European experiment aboard China’s Chang’e 6 mission has recorded certain charged particles previously undetected on the moon’s surface.

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Boeing’s Starliner astronaut taxi spotted at ISS (satellite photo)

June 14th, 2024 by

Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite captured a striking image of Boeing’s Starliner capsule docked to the ISS on June 7, a day after the vehicle arrived at the orbiting complex.

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The Unistellar eVscope 2 is $1160 off ahead of Prime Day

June 14th, 2024 by

Get Amazon’s lowest price on a smart telescope, which we rate very highly, save over $1160 and beat the crowds in this pre-Pime Day deal.

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The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip. Here’s what to expect.

June 14th, 2024 by

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun’s magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

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