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Kerbal Space Program 2 makes it easier than ever to launch — and crash — rockets (exclusive 1st look video)

Submit on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 02:11

Kerbal Space Program 2 launches in Early Access on Feb. 24 and is easier to use, with interstellar space exploration and more to come. Here’s our first hands-on look.

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China silent on fate of Zhurong Mars rover on 2nd anniversary of Tianwen 1 mission

Submit on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 02:11

China’s Zhurong Mars rover remains silent despite being expected to wake up in December — but there’s still hope that the vehicle could rise from its extended slumber.

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The Hubble Space Telescope spots three galaxies about to collide

Submit on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 02:11

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged three galaxies on a collision course. The galaxies are located in the constellation Boötes and will eventually collide and merge to birth a single massive galaxy.

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Asteroid targeted by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft gets a marvelous name

Submit on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 01:11

The asteroid that NASA’s Lucy craft will visit in Nov 2023 has finally been given a name, Dinkinesh, meaning “you are marvelous” in Amharic.

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Former astronaut Chris Cassidy raises hand for My Hand My Cause photo

Submit on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 00:11

Former astronaut Chris Cassidy, who spent 378 days in space, is lending his hand to My Hand My Cause, a newly launched photographic, philanthropic fundraiser.

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Very Large Telescope photographs its lightest ever exoplanet

Submit on Monday, February 20th, 2023 22:11

The Very Large Telescope in Chile took images of its lightest exoplanet yet after data from two European sky-mapping missions indicated something was tugging at the orbit of a distant young star.

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Deliver Us Mars: Are we there yet? Red Planet game takes patience and dexterity

Submit on Monday, February 20th, 2023 21:11

You won’t arrive at your destination for several hours after beginning Deliver Us Mars, but the world-building makes it worth the wait.

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February’s new moon makes this a great night to view the Winter Triangle

Submit on Monday, February 20th, 2023 20:12

The moon will be completely dark tonight as it enters the new moon phase of its 29.5-day cycle.

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