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Archive for September 12th, 2024

Polaris Dawn: World’s 1st commercial spacewalk was history’s 20th stand-up EVA

September 12th, 2024 by

Two private astronauts conducting the first commercial spacewalk did not so much float out of their spacecraft as they did “stand up.”

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New ‘Firefly’ comics unveil the untold origins of Captain Mal and Zoë

September 12th, 2024 by

A preview of two new “Firefly” comics from Boom! Studios that delve into the origins of Captain Mal and Zoë Alleyne

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Satellites watch Francine make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana (video)

September 12th, 2024 by

Hurricane Francine, the sixth storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall on the Louisiana coast late afternoon on Wednesday.

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Tiny NASA satellite detects its 1st massive gamma ray burst

September 12th, 2024 by

A NASA satellite designed to search for the universe’s most powerful and violent explosions has successfully scouted its first burst, space agency officials announced earlier this week.

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)

September 12th, 2024 by

Two Polaris Dawn astronauts completed the world’s first all-private spacewalk in their new SpaceX extravehicular activity suits, on Day 3 of the groundbreaking mission.

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‘International Observe the Moon Night’ is Sept. 14. Here’s how to participate

September 12th, 2024 by

Saturday Sept. 14 marks NASA’s annual Observe the Moon Night, a worldwide event to promote lunar science and astronomy, celebrate cultural connections to the moon, and promote amateur lunar observations.

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SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket

September 12th, 2024 by

AST SpaceMobile’s first five giant commercial direct-to-cell satellites, huge spacecraft called BlueBirds, lifted off this morning (Sept. 12) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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The bubbling surface of a distant star was captured on video for the 1st time ever

September 12th, 2024 by

Astronomers have gotten the first-ever detailed views of turbulent activity on a star other than our own sun.

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