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Archive for August 28th, 2024

Scientists find surprising clue about Venus’ past in its atmosphere

August 28th, 2024 by

Scientists found an unexpected ratio of hydrogen to deuterium in Venus’ atmosphere, offering clues about the world’s past.

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NASA’s DART asteroid crash really messed up its space rock target

August 28th, 2024 by

DART appears to have derailed its asteroid target from its normal evolution progress. The impact also made a crater.

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‘Star Wars Outlaws’ enters our galaxy this week! Watch the new launch trailer (video)

August 28th, 2024 by

A new launch trailer has arrived at Gamescom 2024 for Ubisoft’s “Star Wars Outlaws,” which will be available on Aug. 30.

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Why the 1st private lunar lander failed

August 28th, 2024 by

Astrobotic says the Peregrine lunar lander, aka the first private moon mission, failed because of a faulty valve.

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Salsa’s last dance: This European satellite will fall from space soon in a spicy reentry

August 28th, 2024 by

On Sept. 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up safely over a hand-picked region of the South Pacific — if all goes to plan.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds 6 wandering ‘rogue’ planets that formed just like stars

August 28th, 2024 by

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered half a dozen rogue planets, one of which apparently hosts a newly forming moon system.

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Challenger, Columbia shuttle disasters informed decision to send Starliner home uncrewed, NASA says

August 28th, 2024 by

The Challenger and Columbia space shuttle tragedies influenced NASA’s thinking on how the Boeing Starliner astronauts should return home, agency officials said.

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The Local Bubble: How our solar system got caught up in a cosmic crime scene

August 28th, 2024 by

The Local Bubble is a region of surprisingly low-density gas that surrounds our solar system and other nearby regions of our galaxy — and it has a violent history.

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