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Archive for August 30th, 2024

Boeing Starliner astronauts will spend at least 240 days stuck in space — is that a new record?

August 30th, 2024 by

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend at least eight consecutive months aboard the International Space Station as their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?

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‘Doomed’ comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survives brush with sun — may be visible to naked eye this fall

August 30th, 2024 by

We provide the latest details on this comet, which might (or might not!) blossom into a bright naked-eye object in our October evening skies.

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Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds

August 30th, 2024 by

Black holes may be behind why the newborn universe appeared to possess more huge galaxies than scientists could explain, a new study finds.

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How AI is revealing the universe’s original ‘settings’

August 30th, 2024 by

Astronomers used artificial intelligence to calculate the five cosmological parameters that describe the entire universe in computer simulations with unprecedented precision.

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Aurora season is here: What to expect from the northern lights in 2024/25

August 30th, 2024 by

Here’s what to expect from this aurora season and how to best prepare for your northern lights hunting experience.

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Boeing’s 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6

August 30th, 2024 by

Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule is poised to return to Earth without any crew aboard on Sept. 6, NASA announced on Thursday (Aug. 29).

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New record: Blue Origin launches youngest woman beyond Kármán line

August 30th, 2024 by

Blue Origin set a new record with today’s space tourism launch, sending the youngest woman beyond the 62-mile-high (100 kilometers) Kármán line.

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Private astronauts of Polaris Dawn mission patiently await SpaceX launch amid multiple delays

August 30th, 2024 by

Weather conditions at the mission’s landing zones have postponed the Polaris Dawn launch, and also the FAA grounded the Falcon 9, so the crew might be waiting a minute.

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