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Archive for July 10th, 2024

University of Maryland wins world’s largest college rocketry competition

July 10th, 2024 by

A record-setting 122 teams competed this year in New Mexico at the world’s largest intercollegiate rocketry competition.

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3D printer successfully makes little space shuttle models in microgravity

July 10th, 2024 by

SpaceCAL is a 3D printer that can create objects in microgravity conditions; a recent test of the device was successful.

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Hubble Space Telescope finds closest massive black hole to Earth — a cosmic clue frozen in time

July 10th, 2024 by

The Hubble Telescope has discovered a black hole “frozen in time” that’s also the closest massive black hole to Earth.

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SpaceX rolls Starship Super Heavy booster to launch pad ahead of 5th test flight (video, photos)

July 10th, 2024 by

SpaceX moved its fifth Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad in preparation for a coming test flight, which could occur in the next few weeks.

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Europe’s Mars sample return orbiter moving ahead despite NASA budget uncertainty

July 10th, 2024 by

The European Space Agency’s Earth Return Orbiter has passed its design review, which validates its technical details and moves the project onto manufacturing and testing.

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SpaceX rivals challenge Starship launch license in Florida over environmental, safety concerns

July 10th, 2024 by

United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin have cited safety and environmental factors in challenges to SpaceX’s launch license for Starship at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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‘Futurama’ Season 12 trailer teases fresh new interplanetary antics (video)

July 10th, 2024 by

A new trailer and poster has been released for “Futurama” Season 12 on Hulu, returning on July 29.

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Saharan dust outbreak lingers across some US states this week

July 10th, 2024 by

A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.

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