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Archive for September 6th, 2024

A partial lunar eclipse of the Harvest Moon Supermoon is coming. Here’s everything you need to know

September 6th, 2024 by

September’s Full Harvest Moon will be a supermoon in addition to experiencing a partial lunar eclipse. Here’s everything you need to know for this month’s full moon.

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‘No Man’s Sky’ receives fishing, diving, and exo-skiffs via ‘Aquarius’ update (video)

September 6th, 2024 by

After another major universe refresh, No Man’s Sky continues its journey to become the ultimate time sink space game by adding alien fishing.

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NASA spacecraft captures 1st photo of its giant solar sail while tumbling in space

September 6th, 2024 by

NASA’s testing a solar sail system in space, and the spacecraft that brought the tech there has snapped a photo.

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Watch eerie 1st teaser for Hulu’s ‘Alien: Earth’ TV series (video)

September 6th, 2024 by

A new teaser and plot description has arrived for Hulu’’s “Alien: Earth” TV series.

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The 1st Milky Way black hole image was groundbreaking — the next could be even better

September 6th, 2024 by

By demonstrating the ability for joint observations at the short radio wavelength of 0.87mm, the Event Horizon Telescope has improved its observational acuity by half.

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Used SpaceX rocket launches 7,001st Starlink satellites (and 20 others), lands at sea (video)

September 6th, 2024 by

A SpaceX rocket carrying the 7,001st Starlink internet satellite launched into orbit from Florida today (Sept. 5), then aced its landing at sea.

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NASA astronauts can’t wear Boeing Starliner spacesuits in SpaceX’s Dragon. Here’s why

September 6th, 2024 by

NASA’s Starliner astronauts will temporarily have an emergency spot available on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, but they can’t wear spacesuits there. That will change in a few weeks.

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Meet Phaethon, a weird asteroid that thinks it’s a comet – our new research may explain what’s going on

September 6th, 2024 by

Meet Phaethon, a “rock comet” that blurs the definitions between asteroid and comet, and learn why it will be worth paying attention to this fascinating object in the coming years.

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