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How to watch the last solar eclipse of 2022 online for free (Oct. 25)

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 18:11

The partial solar eclipse will only be visible from select areas on Earth, but thanks to the internet, astronomy fans elsewhere can catch the event online and for free.

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Mars moon blocks out mighty Jupiter in rare satellite view (video)

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 18:11

The Mars Express spacecraft has witnessed a rare spectacle, spotting Mars’ moon Deimos appearing to pass in front of Jupiter and its moons on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14).

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Best Lego deals: Save on Star Wars, Space, Marvel & DC Lego sets

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 17:11

We’ve rounded up the best Lego deals from around the interweb

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US Space Force awards ‘rapid launch’ contracts to Firefly, Millennium Space Systems

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 04:11

The U.S. Space Force seeks to ramp up its ‘rapid launch’ capabilities with a pair of task orders supporting a 2023 mission devoted to assessing orbital threats.

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Lodewijk van den Berg, who became 1st Dutch-born astronaut, dies at 90

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 04:11

Lodewijk van den Berg, who studied crystal growth aboard the space shuttle Challenger as the first Dutch-born astronaut, has died at the age of 90. He logged just over a week in space.

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Jim McDivitt, astronaut who led Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions, dies at 93

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 04:11

NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded Gemini 4, the first U.S. mission to conduct a spacewalk, before leading Apollo 9, the first test flight of the Apollo moon lander, has died at age 93.

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Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 04:11

Looking up at the moon in the night sky, you would never imagine that it is slowly moving away from Earth. But we know otherwise.

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SpaceX ‘proceeding very carefully’ with Starship testing, Elon Musk says

Submit on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 03:11

SpaceX is taking a measured approach to the testing that will get its newest Starship prototype ready for liftoff.

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