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Astronaut ice cream turns 50: freeze-dried treat still popular (even if it never flew)

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 23:11

Perhaps the most popular example of space food that possibly never was, astronaut ice cream is now 50 years old. The crunchy, room-temperature treat was first sold to the public in 1974.

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Earth’s upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 22:11

Mysterious dark matter could slosh over our planet like a wave. If it does, it may produce telltale radio waves in Earth’s atmosphere, new theoretical research suggests.

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We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should?

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 21:11

A desert-dwelling moss could survive the extremes of a Martian environment and bounce back every time.

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Mystery of dead stars’ glitching ‘heartbeats’ could have a twisted solution

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 20:11

The ‘heartbeats’ of rapidly spinning neutron stars are usually highly regular, but occasionally, the spin of these dead star pulsars ‘glitches.’ Now, a ‘twisted’ model could explain this mystery.

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China launches communications satellite on 30th mission of the year (video)

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 19:11

A Long March 7A rocket launched the ChinaSat-3A spacecraft on June 29, boosting China’s geostationary communications satellite fleet.

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China’s Shenzhou 18 astronauts prep for 2nd spacewalk (video)

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 17:11

China’s Shenzhou 18 astronauts are getting ready to take another spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station.

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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from Florida early on July 3

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 04:11

SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida in the wee hours of Wednesday morning (July 3).

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Boeing’s Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says

Submit on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 03:11

Boeing’s Starliner is rated to stay in space for 45 days on its historic first astronaut mission, but that’s going to be extended soon. Ground testing on its thrusters will start as soon as July 2.

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