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SpaceX eyeing March for 1st Starship orbital flight, Elon Musk says

Submit on Monday, February 6th, 2023 18:11

SpaceX will try to launch its huge Starship rocket to Earth orbit for the first time next month, provided the vehicle passes its remaining tests, Elon Musk said.

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Bright blue stars crawl among Tarantula Nebula clouds in Hubble telescope photo

Submit on Monday, February 6th, 2023 00:11

A stunning new view of the Tarantula Nebula captures turbulent clouds of gas and dust swirling between young stars.

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Doomsday clock advances to 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to apocalypse it’s ever been

Submit on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 23:11

Humanity faces greater existential threats than it did during the Cold War, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

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Strange unprecedented vortex spotted around the sun’s north pole

Submit on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 22:11

A huge filament of solar plasma has broken off the sun’s surface and is circling its north pole like a vortex of powerful winds, but scientists have no clue what caused it.

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SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts gear up for Feb. 26 launch to space station

Submit on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 21:11

Crew-6 will head to the International Space Station after its Feb. 26 launch, but three of its four crewmembers are preparing for the next generation of missions to the moon.

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The Full Snow Moon of 2023: Smallest ‘micromoon’ of the year rises tonight

Submit on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 20:11

February’s Full Snow Moon rises on Sunday (Feb. 5) and will be the smallest full moon of the year due to the current position of the moon in its orbit.

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Watch SpaceX launch big communications satellite on Sunday

Submit on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 18:11

SpaceX plans to launch Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus communications satellite to orbit Sunday (Feb. 5), and you can watch the action live.

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US military shoots down Chinese surveillance balloon

Submit on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 18:11

An F-22 fighter jet destroyed a Chinese balloon with a Sidewinder missile on Saturday (Feb. 4) when the airship was over the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coast.

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