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Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 22:11

The presence of hydrated minerals, including possibly water-ice, might indicate an unexpected origin for Psyche, far from the sun.

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Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 21:11

A U.S. nonprofit organization has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pause satellite megaconstellation launches until their environmental impact can be assessed.

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Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 20:11

NASA and its partners in the Artemis program want to find sustainable ways of building astronaut bases on the moon. An ISS experiment is investigating how.

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The Higgs particle could break physics throughout the universe. Here’s why it hasn’t.

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 19:11

The elusive Higgs particle has the power to undo physics as we know it. The fact that it hasn’t could have big implications about the nature of the universe.

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India launching Earth-observing satellite tonight on 3rd mission of new rocket

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 17:11

India plans to launch the EOS-08 Earth-observing satellite tonight (Aug. 15), on the third-ever mission of the nation’s SSLV rocket.

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SpaceX plans to launch 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit today

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 11:20

SpaceX plans to launch two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.

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Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 05:11

Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece’s worst wildfire this year.

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Will Boeing’s Starliner astronauts ride a SpaceX Dragon home in 2025? NASA could decide next week

Submit on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 04:11

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams await a decision from NASA on whether they will fly home aboard Boeing’s spacecraft or SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

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