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Archive for September 28th, 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 —Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon

September 28th, 2024 by

On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.

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Did dark matter help black holes grow to monster sizes in the infant cosmos?

September 28th, 2024 by

Could dark matter decay have given massive clouds of hydrogen gas the time they needed to birth supermassive black holes seen by the James Webb Space Telescope?

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Watch SpaceX launch Crew-9 astronaut mission to the ISS today

September 28th, 2024 by

SpaceX will launch two astronauts toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 28), and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX, NASA ‘go’ for 1st astronaut launch to ISS from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station pad

September 28th, 2024 by

NASA and SpaceX cleared their Crew-9 astronaut flight to the International Space Station for launch, a Sept. 28 liftoff that will help return two Boeing Starliner astronauts home.

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Watch spectacular Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rise during the early hours of Sept. 28 with this free livestream

September 28th, 2024 by

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will reach perihelion — and if it survives its close call with the sun, we may be in for a real treat.

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Lego Ideas submissions Lunar Landscape, Space Projection Telescope and Voyager 1’s Pale Blue Dot need to be made into real sets

September 28th, 2024 by

These three space-themed submissions on Lego Ideas have captured our attention, and deserve to be on store shelves.

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Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video, photos)

September 28th, 2024 by

A Chinese Smart Dragon-3 rocket launched from a sea-based platform on Sept. 23, carrying eight remote-sensing satellites to orbit.

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China’s CAS Space launches 5 satellites with its 4th rocket (video)

September 28th, 2024 by

Commercial Chinese rocket maker CAS Space completed its fourth solid rocket launch on Tuesday (Sept. 24), sending five satellites to orbit.

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