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Archive for August, 2024

The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable

August 16th, 2024 by

A team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away.

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Corel PaintShop Pro 2023 review

August 15th, 2024 by

Is the latest incarnation of the Photoshop challenger worthy of a switch of allegiances? We put it to the test.

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Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt

August 15th, 2024 by

The presence of hydrated minerals, including possibly water-ice, might indicate an unexpected origin for Psyche, far from the sun.

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Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review

August 15th, 2024 by

A U.S. nonprofit organization has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pause satellite megaconstellation launches until their environmental impact can be assessed.

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Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity

August 15th, 2024 by

NASA and its partners in the Artemis program want to find sustainable ways of building astronaut bases on the moon. An ISS experiment is investigating how.

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The Higgs particle could break physics throughout the universe. Here’s why it hasn’t.

August 15th, 2024 by

The elusive Higgs particle has the power to undo physics as we know it. The fact that it hasn’t could have big implications about the nature of the universe.

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India launching Earth-observing satellite tonight on 3rd mission of new rocket

August 15th, 2024 by

India plans to launch the EOS-08 Earth-observing satellite tonight (Aug. 15), on the third-ever mission of the nation’s SSLV rocket.

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SpaceX plans to launch 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit today

August 15th, 2024 by

SpaceX plans to launch two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.

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