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US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions

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The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.

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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida tonight

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SpaceX plans to launch 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Florida tonight (Oct. 18).

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‘Alien: Isolation’ is finally getting a sequel, developer confirms

Submit on Saturday, October 19th, 2024 03:11

A full decade later, Sega and Creative Assembly are returning to the Alien universe with Alien: Isolation 2.

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‘Killer electrons’ play pinball with space weather around Earth

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“Killer electrons” stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of “cosmic pinball” that influences space weather around our planet.

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Watch Millie Bobby Brown battle alongside robots in 1st trailer for Netflix sci-fi film ‘The Electric State’ (video)

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Netflix released its first trailer for its upcoming big-budget sci-fi fantasy film, “The Electric State.”

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Hunter’s Moon supermoon 2024 puts on a frightfully good show for skywatchers around the world (photos)

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The Hunter’s Moon rose on Thursday (Oct. 17), becoming the biggest and brightest full moon of the year and wowing skywatchers around the globe with a spooky pre-Halloween show.

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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029

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The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.

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Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display

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The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating “Inspiration.”

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