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Archive for September 19th, 2024

Radio pollution from SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites poses threat to astronomy, scientists say

September 19th, 2024 by

SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites are so radio noisy that they could blind radio astronomy observatories to the universe’s most intriguing phenomena, scientists say.

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James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a ‘smiling’ galactic collision (images)

September 19th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a collision between two galaxies that appears to have created a beaming smile in space.

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China’s Yutu 2 rover still going strong after nearly 6 years on the far side of the moon (video)

September 19th, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 4 rover Yutu 2 has been working on the far side of the moon for nearly six years. It was designed to operate for just three lunar days, or about three Earth months.

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Magnetic mystery at Mercury revealed by BepiColombo probe (video)

September 19th, 2024 by

The BepiColombo probe’s flybys of Mercury have revealed just how sharply and rapidly the planet’s local environment changes in response to the solar wind.

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Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft

September 19th, 2024 by

Satellite tracker and photographer Felix Schöfbänker has captured a variety of secret spacecraft on camera, revealing “things that either were not known, or only were speculated before.”

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Rocket Lab aborts launch of 5 ‘Internet of Things’ satellites at last second (video)

September 19th, 2024 by

Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle appeared to fire up briefly today (Sept. 18) before shutting down, resulting in a launch abort.

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NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ women awarded Congressional Gold Medals

September 19th, 2024 by

Though they may never shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer “hidden figures,” and they now have Congressional Gold Medals to prove it.

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‘Transformers One’ is an end of summer sensation certain to please fans (review)

September 19th, 2024 by

Paramount’s new all-CG animated ‘Transformers’ film delivers a dynamic origin story for the shapeshifting robots from outer space.

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