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Archive for October, 2024

A star exploded almost 1000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Crab Nebula. Here’s how to see it

October 26th, 2024 by

To see the Crab Nebula for yourself, you’ll have to wait until around midnight local daylight time, after it has sufficiently risen high enough above the east-northeast horizon.

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts taken to Pensacola hospital for extra medical checks after Dragon capsule splashdown, NASA says

October 25th, 2024 by

NASA said the visit was done as a precaution.

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China launches new set of classified Yaogan spy satellites (video)

October 25th, 2024 by

A Long March 2C rocket launched three Yaogan-43 spy satellites to orbit from southwestern China on Oct. 22, marking the third liftoff of the mysterious satellite series.

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NASA’s solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom in Earth orbit (photo)

October 25th, 2024 by

The technology-demonstrating Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has a bent boom in Earth orbit, but NASA says it shouldn’t be a big deal.

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NASA’s Robonaut-2 reunited with its ride into space at Smithsonian

October 25th, 2024 by

NASA’s space shuttle Discovery has been reunited with one of its last crew members. The National Air and Space Museum debuted Robonaut-2 (R2), NASA’s first dexterous humanoid robot flown into space.

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A meteorite 200 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing asteroid helped life on Earth flourish

October 25th, 2024 by

The destructive power of asteroids is undeniable — just ask the dinosaurs. New research suggests a huge space rock that struck Earth over 3 billion years ago may have benefitted early life.

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Listen to haunting sounds of Earth’s magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation

October 25th, 2024 by

A new video shows how Earth’s magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent “polar reversal event.”

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 5 episodes 1 and 2: Green Orions vs. Blue Orions, what’s the difference?

October 25th, 2024 by

D’Vana Tendi gets back to her Orion roots in “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 5’s opening episodes — and her species has a very long history in “Star Trek.”

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