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Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to see bits of Halley’s comet burn up in the night sky

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 20:11

The Orionid meteor shower 2024 reaches its peak in the pre-dawn hours on Monday, Oct. 21, but this year a bright moon could make it difficult to see these shooting stars.

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SETI tests new alien-hunting strategy, but TRAPPIST-1 planets remain silent

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 17:11

A new search for extraterrestrial radio signals during planetary occultations in the TRAPPIST-1 system provides a promising new strategy for hunting for extraterrestrial life.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not for long

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 04:11

Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you haven’t yet seen the bright, icy space rock that’s traveled from the edge of the solar system, it’s not too late. But you need to see it soon.

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Europe launches ambitious ‘Moonlight’ program to support lunar exploration

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 03:11

Europe has officially launched the Moonlight program, which aims to provide services for the more than 400 moon missions planned by space agencies and private companies over the next two decades.

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Richard Branson will co-pilot Space Perspective’s 1st crewed balloon flight to edge of Earth’s atmosphere

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 02:12

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will serve as co-pilot on tourism company Space Perspective’s first crewed balloon flight, expected to occur in 2025.

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The best 90s sci-fi movies

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 02:12

Here’s to an unforgettable decade in sci-fi movie innovation, our round-up of the best 90s sci-fi movies.

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Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 01:11

The European Space Agency’s Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space.

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How much do SpaceX’s reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth’s atmosphere?

Submit on Friday, October 18th, 2024 00:11

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk’s space company the worst polluter of Earth’s upper atmosphere?

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