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Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars

Submit on Sunday, October 20th, 2024 21:11

Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers’ tools virtually.

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‘Edge of Space’ director Jean de Meuron on his X-15 film and having ‘the right stuff’ (exclusive)

Submit on Sunday, October 20th, 2024 20:12

An interview with “Edge of Space” director Jean de Meuron, as well as a clip from the new film about NASA’s famous X-15 rocket plane.

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Star Trek Universe warps into NYCC with sneak peeks at ‘Lower Decks’ season 5, ‘Strange New Worlds’ season 3, a date for ‘Section 31’ and ‘Starfleet Academy’ season 2

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Star Trek showrunners dished on Lower Decks season 5, Strange New Worlds season 3, and a debut date for the Section 31 movie during Paramount Plus’ Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic-Con on Oct. 20.

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Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system

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Private companies are making progress on expandable habitats, which could help humanity keep its foothold in Earth orbit and settle the moon and Mars.

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Hubble Telescope sees ‘stellar volcano’ erupt in amazing colors (video, photo)

Submit on Sunday, October 20th, 2024 17:12

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of R Aquarii, an odd nearby binary star system that occasionally erupts into spectacular novae.

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SpaceX to launch 20 Eutelsat OneWeb broadband satellites to space on Oct. 20

Submit on Saturday, October 19th, 2024 22:11

SpaceX will launch another set of Eutelsat OneWeb internet satellites to space early Sunday morning (Oct. 20), and you can watch the action live.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 133 —Red Moon Rising

Submit on Saturday, October 19th, 2024 21:11

On Episode 133 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Greg Autry on the progress of the Artemis moon program, space science, and the challenges posed by a fast-rising Chinese space program.

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‘Starfield: Shattered Space’ is outlandish enough, but won’t alter your perception of the game (review)

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The first Starfield expansion has a more traditional flavor to it, yet the core issues and limitations remain untouched, so it won’t convince skeptics.

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