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SpaceX launching Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission today

April 27th, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a European satellite-navigation mission today (April 27). It will be the record-tying 20th liftoff for this particular booster.

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Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)

April 27th, 2024 by

These supernova remnants are moving at extraordinary speeds only visible to us in long-term timelapses.

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US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission

April 27th, 2024 by

A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security supporting space domain awareness.

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Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit

April 27th, 2024 by

The private ADRAS-J probe snapped an epic, up-close image of its rendezvous target, a Japanese rocket stage that’s been circling Earth since 2009.

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Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy ? I’m leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes

April 27th, 2024 by

Space telescopes detect on average one gamma-ray burst per day, adding to thousands of bursts detected throughout the years, and a community of volunteers are making research into these bursts possible.

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Laser on NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away

April 27th, 2024 by

NASA’s DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away.

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Satellites spot clusters of ‘spiders’ sprawled across Mars’ Inca City (photo)

April 26th, 2024 by

Seasonal spider-like features were spotted sprouting up through surface cracks near Mars’ Inca City region.

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Early Star Wars Day Lego deal: $130 off UCS Razor Crest

April 26th, 2024 by

This is the way to celebrate Star Wars Day in style, with the 6187-piece Lego Ultimate Collector Series Razor Crest, now $130 off

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