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Archive for August 8th, 2024

‘World’s oldest calendar’ discovered carved into ancient monument

August 8th, 2024 by

A controversial comet strike theory has been circulating for 20 years. Now a group of researchers say they have found new evidence for it in ancient carvings at Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey.

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Aurora alert: Possible geomagnetic storm could see northern lights alongside Perseid meteor shower this weekend

August 8th, 2024 by

Northern lights could be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

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Astronaut Jon McBride, early NASA space shuttle pilot, dies at 80

August 8th, 2024 by

Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride flew on STS-41G, Challenger’s sixth flight, in 1984.

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US Space Force will make history when SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission launches in September

August 8th, 2024 by

When Crew-9 lifts off no earlier than Sept. 24, Space Force will be launching one of their own active servicemembers from their own launch complex for the first time ever.

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How to watch the Perseid meteor shower live online this weekend

August 8th, 2024 by

Find out where and when you can watch the peak of the Perseid meteor shower online for free.

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Astronaut captures gorgeous green aurora shining behind Russian spacecraft docked at ISS (photo)

August 8th, 2024 by

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again delivered an incredible space picture. His latest shows a Russian Soyuz spacecraft poised in front of a green auroral storm.

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Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago

August 8th, 2024 by

When Earth and our moon were much closer together than they are now, the duo could have had tiny companions, or a disk revolving around them in orbits around the pair’s poles, a new study finds.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a shock near supermassive black hole (image)

August 8th, 2024 by

By examining a distant supermassive black hole, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a shocking link between jets and dust around these cosmic titans.

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