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SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from Florida today

Submit on Thursday, June 13th, 2024 00:11

SpaceX is scheduled to launch 22 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast today (June 12).

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Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos)

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 23:11

Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire engine test for its Nova launch vehicle, which the company calls the “most robust, fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world.”

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Alaska’s rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 22:11

Alaska’s melting permafrost is dumping toxic metals into the state’s rivers, turning them bright orange and making the water highly acidic. The contaminated rivers are so vibrant they can be seen from space, and the problem is likely to get much worse in the future.

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Ed Stone, who led NASA’s iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 21:11

Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA’s iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.

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Hubble Telescope shares stunning galactic view despite recent hardware malfunction (photo)

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 21:11

A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope, which is down to two functioning gyroscopes, captures the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3059.

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‘Needs more aliens’: Lego designer on kids’ view of space as an endless playground (exclusive)

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 20:12

In an exclusive interview with Space.com, Lego senior design manager Dan Meehan discusses the role ‘space storytellers’ have had on shaping the company’s new space-themed sets.

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A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 19:11

The nova caused HM Sge to brighten in our night sky by 250 times.

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NASA weighs potential impacts of helium leaks and more on Boeing’s Starliner astronaut test flight

Submit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 18:11

Starliner’s two astronauts continue to put the capsule through a series of checks, while ground teams analyze helium leaks and other issues.

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