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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn astronauts to attempt world’s 1st-ever private spacewalk (video)

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 17:11

SpaceX launched the four-person Polaris Dawn mission to orbit on Tuesday (Sept. 10) to carry out the first spacewalk ever performed by private astronauts.

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China plans to build moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 17:11

The first phase of China’s moon base will be completed around 2035 near the lunar south pole, and an extended model will be built by about 2050, if all goes according to plan.

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NASA’s Europa Clipper probe to icy Jupiter moon takes big step toward its Oct. 10 launch

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 05:11

NASA’s Europa Clipper astrobiology probe passed a major technical review today (Sept. 9), keeping the highly anticipated mission on track for its planned Oct. 10 launch.

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Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing’s Starliner during landing, NASA says

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 04:11

With Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth’s Van Allen radiation belt

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 03:11

SpaceX’s trailblazing Polaris Dawn mission will make a daring trek into Earth orbit, one that will ferry the crew through belts of radiation wrapped around our planet.

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The moon might still have active volcanoes, China’s Chang’e 5 sample-return probe reveals

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 02:11

The moon could still be volcanically active today, according to samples brought to Earth by China’s Chang’e 5 mission in December 2020.

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Life on alien planets probably wouldn’t experience day and night – here’s how that may change evolution

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 00:11

Organisms on Earth living deep underground or at the bottom of the sea may give us an idea what alien life without a circadian rhythm could be like.

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‘Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2’ charges bravely onto PC and consoles today (video)

Submit on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 00:11

The highly anticipated “Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2” came out today (Sept. 9). Get hyped for the new game by checking out this brutal new launch trailer.

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