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Archive for August, 2024

Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal

August 15th, 2024 by

Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece’s worst wildfire this year.

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Will Boeing’s Starliner astronauts ride a SpaceX Dragon home in 2025? NASA could decide next week

August 15th, 2024 by

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams await a decision from NASA on whether they will fly home aboard Boeing’s spacecraft or SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

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Darth Jar Jar? This ‘Lego Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy’ trailer imagines an odd, twisted universe (video)

August 15th, 2024 by

TIE-wing fighters and Ewok bounty hunters abound in Disney Plus’s joyful mashup miniseries in this new trailer for “Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.”

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SpaceX’s Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here’s what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed)

August 15th, 2024 by

SpaceX’s Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here’s what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed)

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SpaceX refutes reports that its Starship launch pad system polluted Texas waters

August 15th, 2024 by

SpaceX has strongly refuted a media report claiming the company violated environmental regulations by releasing pollutants related to Starship launches in South Texas.

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To decode mysteries of Mars, scientists are turning to machine learning

August 15th, 2024 by

Machine learning could help scientists quickly sift through data about the Red Planet, and perhaps other aspects of our cosmos someday, too.

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July 2024 sets new records for global heat and climate disasters

August 15th, 2024 by

July is in the books as yet another record-setting month of extreme heat and weather.

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James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, delivers new shining galaxy image

August 15th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the galaxy Messier 106, which sits in the Canes Venatici constellation.

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