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Satellites watch Francine make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana (video)

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 21:11

Hurricane Francine, the sixth storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall on the Louisiana coast late afternoon on Wednesday.

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Tiny NASA satellite detects its 1st massive gamma ray burst

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A NASA satellite designed to search for the universe’s most powerful and violent explosions has successfully scouted its first burst, space agency officials announced earlier this week.

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 19:11

Two Polaris Dawn astronauts completed the world’s first all-private spacewalk in their new SpaceX extravehicular activity suits, on Day 3 of the groundbreaking mission.

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‘International Observe the Moon Night’ is Sept. 14. Here’s how to participate

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 19:11

Saturday Sept. 14 marks NASA’s annual Observe the Moon Night, a worldwide event to promote lunar science and astronomy, celebrate cultural connections to the moon, and promote amateur lunar observations.

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SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 17:11

AST SpaceMobile’s first five giant commercial direct-to-cell satellites, huge spacecraft called BlueBirds, lifted off this morning (Sept. 12) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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The bubbling surface of a distant star was captured on video for the 1st time ever

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 17:11

Astronomers have gotten the first-ever detailed views of turbulent activity on a star other than our own sun.

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Watch SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct 1st private spacewalk early Sept. 12

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn astronaut mission plans to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk early Thursday morning (Sept. 12), and you can watch the historic action live.

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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts arrive at ISS aboard Russian Soyuz capsule (video)

Submit on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 03:11

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft delivered NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonauts to the International Space Station today (Sept. 11), just three hours after lifting off.

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