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Watch sun unleash major X-flare in epic solar eruption (video)

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 21:11

We could expect even more eruptions from this sunspot region in the coming days as it rotates to face Earth.

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Breakthrough coming? Iceland could get solar power from space in 2030

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 21:11

A British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world’s first demonstration of the novel renewable energy source.

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Launch startup Astra gets up to $44 million from US military for new ‘Rocket 4’ line

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 20:11

Launch startup Astra has secured a contract with the US military, worth up to $44 million, to continue developing its new Rocket 4 vehicle.

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Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 19:11

Saturn has finally joined the solar system’s other giant planets in possessing a Trojan asteroid, but it may have stolen it. The bouncing asteroid seems to have originated in the Kuiper belt.

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SpaceX to launch next-gen US spy satellites today on 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 17:11

SpaceX plans to launch a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Oct. 24) on the 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

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SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy rocket for Starship Flight 6 test launch (photos)

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 05:12

SpaceX is getting ready for the next launch of Starship and its rocket, Super Heavy. The rocket is now poised at Starbase in south Texas for preflight testing.

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‘Futurama’ creator Matt Groening says ‘great episodes in the works’ for upcoming Season 13

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 04:11

Matt Groening, John DiMaggio. and Billy West led a spirited ‘Futurama’ celebration at New York City Comic Con this year to celebrate the upcoming 13th season of Futurama.

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Headless ‘Halloween comet’ could already be doomed

Submit on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 03:11

While some are hoping for a bright “Halloween comet,” astronomers say the speeding cosmic snowball has likely already broken apart.

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