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China’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report

April 25th, 2024 by

Two spacewalks this winter fixed the power supply of China’s Tiangong space station, which was damaged by a space debris strike, state media reported.

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night (image)

April 25th, 2024 by

Japan’s SLIM lunar lander has now survived three week-long nights on the moon, braving temperatures as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit, despite not being designed to last one!

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China reveals Shenzhou 18 astronauts ahead of April 25 launch to Tiangong space station (video)

April 24th, 2024 by

China has unveiled the three-person crew for its Shenzhou 18 mission, which is set to launch toward the Tiangong space station on Thursday (April 25).

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April full moon has us tickled pink in these gorgeous photos

April 24th, 2024 by

The Full Pink Moon rose on April 23, 2024, putting a damper on chances of catching any Lyrid meteors but providing a gorgeous target for cameras around the globe.

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Private moon mission to carry NASA electric moon dust shield in 2024

April 24th, 2024 by

NASA is sending a technology demonstrator to the moon on the upcoming private Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 in order to test how to repel and remove lunar dust using electricity.

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Pre-Star Wars Day Lego deal: 20% off the Emperor’s Throne Room

April 24th, 2024 by

Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side again and Save 20% on the Lego Emperor’s Throne Room Diorama ahead of Star Wars Day, May 4.

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Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos

April 24th, 2024 by

Citizen scientists poring over old Hubble Telescope photos discovered a thousand previously unknown asteroids in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Giant gamma-ray flare from ‘recently deceased’ magnetar lights up Cigar Galaxy

April 24th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a flare erupting from a highly magnetic “dead star” outside the solar system for the first time. The magnetar flare lit up the entire Cigar Galaxy in gamma rays.

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