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Archive for October 16th, 2024

These ‘failed stars’ orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

October 16th, 2024 by

The first and most famous “failed star” discovered by humanity isn’t one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

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Everything we know about Andor Season 2: release window, plot, cast & more

October 16th, 2024 by

Andor was a surprise Star Wars hit in 2022 and it’s returning in the near future for a second season. Here’s everything we know.

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Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian

October 16th, 2024 by

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company’s first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived, he would put it in a museum. He has made good on his word.

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Artemis moon suit designed by Axiom Space and Prada revealed in Milan (photos)

October 16th, 2024 by

The next U.S. astronauts to walk on the moon will do so in style. Axiom Space and Prada have revealed the outer cover layer for the AxEMU spacesuit.

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SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with ‘chopsticks’ in early 2025, Elon Musk says

October 16th, 2024 by

SpaceX just caught the giant first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket — and it plans to do the same with the vehicle’s upper stage soon.

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ISS leaks among 50 ‘areas of concern’ for astronaut safety: report

October 16th, 2024 by

Troubleshooting the leaking ISS is ongoing, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50 “areas of concern” and four cracks, according to a media report.

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Solar Cycle 25 is still in max phase, so more aurora-boosting sun storms could be coming

October 16th, 2024 by

Solar Cycle 25 remains in its maximum phase, and more powerful sun storms are likely to come over the next few months, experts say.

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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time ? but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy

October 16th, 2024 by

Fission technology is well established in power generation and nuclear-powered submarines, and its application to drive or power a rocket could one day give NASA a faster, more powerful alternative to chemically driven rockets.

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