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SpaceX’s Starship booster was ‘1 second away’ from aborting epic launch-tower catch

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 05:11

Super Heavy, the giant first-stage booster of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, nearly aborted its historic launch-tower catch during this month’s test flight.

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Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 04:11

Temporary flows of saltwater could explain mysterious gullies and fan-shaped deposits spotted across asteroid Vesta.

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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ is a fun and fitting farewell to Tom Hardy’s alien antics (review)

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 03:11

A review of Sony Pictures’ “Venom: The Last Dance,” a tight and focused final edition to Tom Hardy’s alien symbiote trilogy spin-off from the Spiderman universe.

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut released from hospital, returns to Houston

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 02:11

The NASA astronaut who was hospitalized for a night after the splashdown of SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission has been released and is doing well, according to the agency.

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Watch comet ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun (video)

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 02:11

Watch Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) make a death dive into the sun today (Oct. 28) in this eerie footage from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft.

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Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi reunite in Marvel Comics’ ‘Star Wars: Jedi Knights’

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 02:11

A preview of Marvel Comics’ upcoming “Star Wars: Jedi Knights” ongoing series

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Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy ? an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 01:11

The next president of the United States could be the first in that office to accept a phone call from the Moon and hear a woman’s voice on the line.

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Artemis 2 astronauts train for emergencies with Orion spacecraft ahead of 2025 moon launch (photos)

Submit on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 00:11

How do you get ready for a moon mission? The Artemis 2 astronauts practiced a day in space ahead of their historic liftoff in 2025 to see what living in the Orion spacecraft is like.

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