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Archive for June, 2024

NASA confirms space debris in North Carolina was from SpaceX Crew Dragon reentry

June 25th, 2024 by

NASA has confirmed that pieces of debris found throughout the mountains of North Carolina are the remnants of SpaceX Crew Dragon hardware that reentered the atmosphere in May 2024.

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SpaceX rolls Falcon Heavy rocket out to pad for GOES-U weather satellite launch (photos)

June 25th, 2024 by

SpaceX rolled its Falcon Heavy rocket out to the pad on Monday (June 24) ahead of its 10th-ever launch, which is scheduled for Tuesday (June 25).

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This impossibly massive black hole wasn’t very hungry during the dawn of time

June 25th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope saw a supermassive black hole that wasn’t overfeeding when time began, deepening the mystery of how black hole grew so massive so quickly.

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China returns samples from the moon’s far side in historic 1st

June 25th, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully returned samples from the moon’s far side to Earth, notching another spaceflight first for the nation.

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Powerful GOES-U weather satellite cleared for June 25 launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

June 25th, 2024 by

NOAA’s GOES-U weather satellite has been cleared for its planned Tuesday (June 25) liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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China’s Chang’e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon’s far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited

June 25th, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 6 probe is scheduled to return to Earth on June 25, and scientists are starting to get excited about what its far side moon samples can tell us.

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Massive radio telescope array investigates the birth of planets around twin stars

June 25th, 2024 by

Using the ALMA radio telescope array, astronomers have investigated the disks of gas and dust around young binary stars to better understand how these systems procure planets.

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin could soon launch Nigeria’s 1st-ever space tourist

June 25th, 2024 by

A Nigerian could soon make it to space for the first time ever, via Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin.

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