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Archive for August 22nd, 2024

How NASA’s Curiosity rover changed Mars landings forever (photos)

August 22nd, 2024 by

A look back at how NASA nailed the landing of its Curiosity Mars rover in August 2012, and what that success meant for Red Planet exploration.

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SpaceX shows off Dragon capsules for Polaris Dawn, Crew-9 astronaut missions (photos)

August 22nd, 2024 by

SpaceX just gave us a look at the Crew Dragon capsules that will fly on the Polaris Dawn and Crew-9 astronaut missions, which are set to launch on Aug. 26 and Sept. 24, respectively.

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What happens if you throw a star at a black hole? Things get messy (video)

August 22nd, 2024 by

Supermassive black holes that shred and devour stars throw them up like a “bad curry” and cover themselves in the wreckage, sick new simulations reveal.

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Scientists collect high-resolution images of the North Star’s surface for 1st time

August 22nd, 2024 by

Scientists used the CHARA Array atop Mount Wilson in California to resolve previously unknown features of the North Star.

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‘Apollo 13: Survival’ documentary has ‘go’ for Sep. 5 launch on Netflix

August 22nd, 2024 by

Netflix has begun the countdown to a “re-launch” of one of NASA’s most well-known missions in spaceflight history. The streaming service has set Sep. 5 for the premiere of “Apollo 13: Survival.”

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Jupiter-bound JUICE probe slingshots by Earth on way to Venus (photos)

August 22nd, 2024 by

JUICE flew by Earth on Tuesday (Aug. 20), just a day after it zoomed past the moon. The spacecraft took also snapped some images of home before heading off to Venus.

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