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Archive for September 10th, 2024

China moves Mars sample-return launch up 2 years, to 2028

September 10th, 2024 by

China has moved the launch of its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission up two years, to 2028. The new timeline suggests China could get Mars samples to Earth as soon as 2031.

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Elon Musk’s pet dog inspires young girl’s design for Polaris Dawn zero-g indicator

September 10th, 2024 by

A privately-funded space crew aiming to set several records in orbit may not include the first child in space, but they have her hopes, wishes and furry spacesuit-clad creation aboard.

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Partial lunar eclipse of the Harvest Moon: Everything you need to know

September 10th, 2024 by

The upcoming Full Harvest Moon on Sept. 17 will feature a partial lunar eclipse. Here’s what to expect and how to see it.

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SpaceX’s historic private Polaris Dawn astronaut launch lights up predawn sky (photos)

September 10th, 2024 by

SpaceX launched the history-making Polaris Dawn mission early this morning, and the nighttime launch made for some incredible imagery.

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A long-lost moon could explain Mars’ weird shape and extreme terrain

September 10th, 2024 by

A long-lost moon could explain why Mars is so different from the other rocky planets in the solar system.

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7 years ago today, the sun unleashed a record-breaking solar flare

September 10th, 2024 by

As August 2024 set another 20-year high for sunspots, recent solar flares have yet to top two solar flares from September 2017 that still hold unbroken records.

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Just how dark is the universe? NASA’s New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet

September 10th, 2024 by

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which flew by Pluto in 2015, has offered the best-yet estimates of how dark deep space truly is.

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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn astronauts to attempt world’s 1st-ever private spacewalk (video)

September 10th, 2024 by

SpaceX launched the four-person Polaris Dawn mission to orbit on Tuesday (Sept. 10) to carry out the first spacewalk ever performed by private astronauts.

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