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Archive for August, 2024

US Space Force will make history when SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission launches in September

August 8th, 2024 by

When Crew-9 lifts off no earlier than Sept. 24, Space Force will be launching one of their own active servicemembers from their own launch complex for the first time ever.

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How to watch the Perseid meteor shower live online this weekend

August 8th, 2024 by

Find out where and when you can watch the peak of the Perseid meteor shower online for free.

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Astronaut captures gorgeous green aurora shining behind Russian spacecraft docked at ISS (photo)

August 8th, 2024 by

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again delivered an incredible space picture. His latest shows a Russian Soyuz spacecraft poised in front of a green auroral storm.

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Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago

August 8th, 2024 by

When Earth and our moon were much closer together than they are now, the duo could have had tiny companions, or a disk revolving around them in orbits around the pair’s poles, a new study finds.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a shock near supermassive black hole (image)

August 8th, 2024 by

By examining a distant supermassive black hole, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a shocking link between jets and dust around these cosmic titans.

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SpaceX targeting Aug. 26 for historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission

August 8th, 2024 by

SpaceX is now targeting Aug. 26 for the launch of Polaris Dawn, a crewed flight to Earth orbit that will feature the first-ever private spacewalk.

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NASA considers sending Boeing Starliner astronauts home on SpaceX Dragon

August 8th, 2024 by

As Starliner’s planned 10-day mission stretches past two months, the next ISS SpaceX launch will now delay into September to give NASA the option of including the Starliner crew on its ride home.

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China launches 1st batch of satellites for planned 14,000-strong megaconstellation (video)

August 8th, 2024 by

A Long March 6A rocket launched 18 internet satellites Wednesday morning (Aug. 7), kicking off construction of a Chinese constellation that could eventually host 14,000 spacecraft.

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