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Archive for June, 2024

It’s the 5th anniversary of the United States Space Force, but what does it do?

June 3rd, 2024 by

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 113 —China’s Heavenly Dream

June 3rd, 2024 by

On Episode 113 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Mike Wall, Space.com’s Spaceflight Editor, about China’s upcoming Chang’e 6 mission.

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Double trouble: Sun unleashes 2 powerful X-class solar flares in 12 hours (video)

June 3rd, 2024 by

Two X-class solar flares erupted from the sun in less than 12 hours as a magnetically complex sunspot begins to face Earth.

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Japanese billionaire cancels private flight around the moon on SpaceX’s giant Starship

June 3rd, 2024 by

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa won’t shoot for the moon on SpaceX’s Starship after all.

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Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut launch aborted minutes before liftoff (video)

June 3rd, 2024 by

The first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been delayed yet again, this time due to an automatic abort just minutes before liftoff today (June 1).

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China lands Chang’e 6 sample-return probe on far side of the moon, a lunar success (video)

June 3rd, 2024 by

China’s robotic Chang’e 6 mission aced its landing on the moon’s far side Saturday (June 1) and will soon collect samples to send home to Earth.

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‘We awaken to take what is ours:’ Watch the haunting new trailer for ‘Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus 2’ (video)

June 3rd, 2024 by

Watch the new announcement trailer for the upcoming “Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus 2” turn-based tactical game.

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How auroras on Earth, Saturn and Jupiter could help forecast risky space weather

June 3rd, 2024 by

Scientists have investigated the different factors shaping celestial light-shows over Earth, Saturn and Jupiter. The resulting framework could help predict risky space weather.

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