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See Venus and Jupiter get super-close in the sky tonight

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 20:11

Venus and Jupiter will meet up in the night sky on Wednesday (March 1) during a conclave of solar system record breakers, its hottest planet and its largest.

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The Mandalorian season 3 episode 1 review: a breezy set-up for things to come

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 19:11

The Mandalorian season 3 kicks off with ‘The Apostate’, a relaxed but fun episode full of familiar faces that sets up the next steps in Din Djarin and Grogu’s journey.

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Venus grade: NASA seeks a lander battery tough enough to survive Earth’s evil twin

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 18:11

The surface of Venus is so extreme that even the best landers make it only a few hours before failing. NASA hopes a new type of battery will help.

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Watch Venus and Jupiter come close to each other tonight and tomorrow in live webcasts

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 18:11

The Virtual Telescope Project will show the two planets meeting in the night sky on Wednesday (March 1) and Thursday (March 2). Here’s how to watch.

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China launches secretive Horus 1 remote-sensing satellite (video)

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 06:11

China sent a secretive remote-sensing satellite named Horus 1 to orbit on Friday night (Feb. 23) as the country begins to ramp up its launch activity.

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‘Absolutely unreal:’ NASA astronaut snaps amazing photo of auroras from space station

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 05:11

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada captured a stunning shot of green auroras dancing in Earth’s skies from his vantage point on the International Space Station.

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Virgin Galactic’s carrier plane flies back to New Mexico spaceport

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 05:11

On Monday (Feb. 27) VMS Eve flew from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port to Spaceport America in New Mexico, the hub of Virgin Galactic’s commercial operations.

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Powerful solar storm delays SpaceX rocket launch, stalls oil rigs in Canada amid aurora-palooza

Submit on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 04:12

A solar storm that swept across Earth on Monday (Feb. 27) forced SpaceX to delay a Starlink launch and temporarily disrupted operations of several Canadian oil rigs.

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