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Archive for July 2nd, 2024

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice

July 2nd, 2024 by

“There was this gigantic river system”: Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.

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Watch SpaceX catch Starship Super Heavy booster with ‘chopsticks’ in this animation

July 2nd, 2024 by

A new SpaceX animation shows the company catching a returning Starship Super Heavy booster with the “chopstick” arms of its huge launch tower.

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Get an up-close look at China’s Chang’e 6 farside moon rover (video)

July 2nd, 2024 by

More information has come to light regarding the hitchhiking mini-rover on China’s Chang’e 6 sample-return mission to the moon’s far side.

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Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline

July 2nd, 2024 by

SpaceX has established a debris hotline and a special email address to aid folks who may have found fallen pieces of the company’s hardware.

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Lego-inspired ‘space bricks’ could help scientists design moon habitats. Here’s how

July 2nd, 2024 by

How European Space Agency scientists are using Lego-inspired “space bricks” to design lunar habitats.

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If alien terraforming emits greenhouse gases, our telescopes could detect it

July 2nd, 2024 by

A new thought experiment reveals how greenhouse gases can be used as a technosignature in the hunt for aliens.

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Satellites watch ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video)

July 2nd, 2024 by

Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday (July 1) morning, setting the record of strongest hurricane to happen this early in the year.

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Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test

July 2nd, 2024 by

Space Pioneer’s new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.

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