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Astronauts unfurl final (for now) roll-out solar array on record-tying spacewalk outside space station

Submit on Friday, June 16th, 2023 02:11

NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Stephen Bowen deployed the sixth and last (for now) upgraded solar array outside of the International Space Station while Bowen tied an American spacewalk record.

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Geminid meteor shower spawned by violent asteroid smashup

Submit on Friday, June 16th, 2023 02:11

The Geminid meteor shower, which happens every December, comes from a space rock with a comet-like tail. New research suggests a violent origin story.

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Light pollution poses serious threat to astronomy, skywatching and more, study says

Submit on Friday, June 16th, 2023 01:11

Astronomers are once again ringing alarm bells about rising light pollution destroying pristine night skies. This time, though, their worries extend beyond their core discipline.

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Final launch of Europe’s powerful Ariane 5 rocket delayed indefinitely

Submit on Friday, June 16th, 2023 00:11

The final liftoff of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket, targeted for Friday (June 15), has been delayed due to “a risk to the redundancy of a critical function” on the vehicle.

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Out of this world accommodation: What sci-fi gets right (and wrong) about life beyond Earth

Submit on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 22:12

Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield wants to protect the moon with an ‘Astra Carta’

Submit on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 22:12

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield plans to release a new space sustainability plan formulated with King Charles III. The plan borrows its name from the famous Magna Carta.

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 2 premiere is a solid but subdued affair

Submit on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 21:11

What will Season 2 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” bring? The possibility of hijinks, hijacks, medical emergencies, marital emergencies, action, aliens and maybe more Sybok.

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Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost

Submit on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 20:11

Axiom Space is using the results of science experiments conducted on its private missions aboard the International Space Station to inform the design and use of the company’s own orbital laboratory.

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