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Archive for October 23rd, 2024

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink broadband satellites from Florida tonight

October 23rd, 2024 by

SpaceX plans to launch 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast this evening (Oct. 22).

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SpaceX’s Starlink internet flies on a Boeing 777 jet for the 1st time

October 23rd, 2024 by

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites provided internet service on a Boeing 777 jet for the first time today (Oct. 22), during a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to London.

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Fall back to Earth with Falcon 9 payload fairings in stunning new SpaceX video

October 23rd, 2024 by

A recent SpaceX Starlink launch featured an extra video treat: a view of the Internet satellites being revealed for future Internet service. But Starlink’s effects on astronomy still causes concern.

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See the ‘comet of the century’ light up the night sky in breathtaking photos

October 23rd, 2024 by

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS proved to be photogenic as it lit up the early autumn skies of the Northern Hemisphere this month.

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Supergiant star Betelgeuse may have a ‘Betelbuddy’

October 23rd, 2024 by

The supergiant star Betelgeuse may have a companion star that pushes light-blocking dust out of the way, causing the irregular changes observed in the star’s brightness.

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Scientists have dated the moon’s oldest, and largest, impact site

October 23rd, 2024 by

The moon has been bombarded by asteroids and comets for more than 4.32 billion years.

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How does the Cosmic Web connect Taylor Swift and the last line of your ‘celestial address?’

October 23rd, 2024 by

A map of gravity wells or “basins of attraction” in the local universe may resemble a Taylor Swift outfit, but they define the largest structure in the universe, the last line of your cosmic address.

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