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Archive for November 15th, 2024

NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)

November 15th, 2024 by

NASA’s VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.

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FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations

November 15th, 2024 by

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its “Part 450” launch and reentry licensing rule.

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Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system’s planets and moons grew

November 15th, 2024 by

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

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Is this the best Black Friday camera deal ever? The Canon EOS R5 is nearly $1500 off the MSRP

November 15th, 2024 by

The Canon EOS R5 could be the perfect Christmas present as this early Black Friday camera deal has nearly $1500 off the MSRP, its lowest-ever price.

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Brilliant fireball explodes over North America as satellites capture flash from space (video)

November 15th, 2024 by

Cameras and NOAA weather satellites captured the moment when a meteor exploded into a brilliant fireball over the western U.S. and parts of western Canada.

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China launching Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station on Nov. 15

November 15th, 2024 by

A Long March 7 rocket is set to launch the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China’s Tiangong space station on Friday morning (Nov. 15).

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First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon

November 15th, 2024 by

Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. The “Lunar Quilt Block Challenge” is now accepting quilt squares.

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