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Watch house-size asteroid 2023 MU2 fly by Earth at over 2,000 mph (video)

Submit on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 02:11

A house-size asteroid zoomed past Earth on June 25 at a staggering 2,000 mph and the Virtual Telescope Project was able to image the near-Earth object in real time.

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SpaceX making ‘well over 1,000’ changes to Starship ahead of next launch

Submit on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 02:11

SpaceX has made more than 1,000 changes to the design of its giant Starship vehicle ahead of its next test flight, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ is a love letter to UFO culture

Submit on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 02:11

Space.com’s review of director Wes Anderson’s latest feature film, “Asteroid City,” a heavily stylized tale of a close encounter during a high school science competition.

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North Korea’s 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report

Submit on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 01:11

South Korean military authorities have salvaged North Korea’s first spy satellite after its failed first launch last month, according to reports.

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Virgin Galactic to launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 29

Submit on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 00:11

Virgin Galactic is aiming for no earlier than Thursday (June 29) for the company’s first commercial spaceflight aboard its reusable VSS Unity space plane.

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Space tourism companies might learn a lesson from the Titan sub disaster. But are they ready to listen?

Submit on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 00:11

The tragedy of the Titan submersible might usher in a sea change in the tolerance of unclear hazard mitigation practices in space tourism companies.

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James Webb Space Telescope could determine if nearby exoplanet is habitable

Submit on Monday, June 26th, 2023 21:11

The exoplanet LP 890-9c resides near the inner edge of its star’s habitable zone, and if conditions are favorable it could potentially support liquid water and life.

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Is dark matter fuzzy? Ultracold state of matter sheds light on dark matter candidate

Submit on Monday, June 26th, 2023 20:12

An exotic, ultracold state of matter on Earth is helping scientists study the behavior of “fuzzy” dark matter.

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