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World’s largest radio telescope gets help from smart maintenance robots

Submit on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 01:13

The world’s largest single-dish radio telescope can be a pain to maintain, so Chinese astronomers are using smart robots to make the job easier.

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How European satellite’s landmark demise can aid the fight against space junk

Submit on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 00:11

Mission scientists and engineers took on the tricky task of targeting a remote stretch of the Atlantic Ocean for the reentry of Europe’s Aeolus satellite.

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India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover mission reaches moon, beams photos home to Earth (video)

Submit on Monday, August 7th, 2023 23:11

India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has returned images from the moon after entering orbit around our nearest neighbor.

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Artemis 2 moon mission practice recovered crew from an Orion spacecraft at sea

Submit on Monday, August 7th, 2023 23:11

Artemis 2’s moon astronauts will need a big team of people to bring them home after arriving on Earth. The ambitious goal: To bring the astronauts from spacecraft to med bay in 2 hours.

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Artemis 1 cubesat finishes mission after detecting water and ice on the moon

Submit on Monday, August 7th, 2023 21:11

NASA announced the end of the LunaH-Map satellite that was supposed to map ice at the south pole of the moon. While the mission missed its mark, a key instrument performed well.

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Nitecore NU31 headlamp review

Submit on Monday, August 7th, 2023 21:11

USB-C charging, a red LED, simple operation and a reflective headband make this affordable headlamp a great choice for skywatchers.

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How climate change alters rivers on both Earth on Mars

Submit on Monday, August 7th, 2023 20:12

A new study uses terrestrial and Martian data to investigate how river paths change depending on environmental conditions.

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Chinese launch startup tests landing rockets with jet-powered prototype

Submit on Monday, August 7th, 2023 19:11

Chinese launch company Galactic Energy announced in late July that it used a small test vehicle propelled by a jet engine to test software for landing rockets.

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