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Boeing’s Starliner rolls out to pad for June 1 astronaut launch (photos)

Submit on Friday, May 31st, 2024 01:11

Boeing’s Starliner capsule rolled out to the pad today (May 30) ahead of its first-ever astronaut launch, which is scheduled for June 1.

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Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity’s only active Venus probe

Submit on Friday, May 31st, 2024 00:12

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

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Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)

Submit on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 23:11

A large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.

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Solar Orbiter traces solar wind back to its mysterious source for 1st time

Submit on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 23:11

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has, for the first time, traced solar wind in space to a specific location on our sun’s surface.

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See the moon and Saturn meet in the night sky early on May 31

Submit on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 21:11

Saturn will appear just above the third quarter moon in the sky in the early hours of Friday (May 31).

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Astronaut’s diary found among fallen space shuttle debris added to National Library of Israel

Submit on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 20:11

The journal pages of Israel’s first astronaut have been added to the country’s national library, more than 20 years after they were found among the debris from the tragedy that claimed his life.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy’s closet

Submit on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 19:11

The James Webb Space Telescope caught the Magellanic-like galaxy NGC 4449 is undergoing an intense bout of star formation.

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The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ series finale is a mixed bag (review)

Submit on Thursday, May 30th, 2024 17:12

The “Star Trek: Discovery” finale seems to serve chiefly as a launch vehicle for the forthcoming Section 31 TV movie and Starfleet Academy series — and then there’s all the other stuff.

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