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Watch 2 bus-size asteroids make close flybys of Earth this week (video)

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 04:11

Two asteroids are expected to make close but safe approaches to Earth this week, and you can watch them live.

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Starliner’s Mission Control team “very excited” for capsule’s 1st-ever astronaut launch (exclusive)

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 03:11

NASA and Boeing are working together to send the first astronauts to space on Starliner on May 6. Among the Mission Control support team is Kennedy Space Center’s chief engineer.

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 02:11

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company’s 46th orbital mission of the year already.

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SpaceX reveals new EVA suit for upcoming Polaris Dawn private spaceflight (video)

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 02:11

SpaceX revealed its new spacesuit designed for Crew Dragon passengers to unbuckle and float outside the spacecraft.

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The ISS may be more visible in the night sky throughout May. Here’s how to see it

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 01:11

The International Space Station, the largest and brightest object now orbiting Earth, will provide excellent views for skywatchers across much of the Northern Hemisphere for much of May.

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Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts reported (video)

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 01:11

A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causing radio blackouts throughout parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Boeing’s Starliner launch will be the 1st astronaut flight on an Atlas V rocket. How did NASA and ULA get it ready for crews? (exclusive)

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 01:11

NASA astronauts will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas V for the 1st time on May 6. Getting the long-running rocket ready for humans took thousands of checks.

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1st woman to command a US spacecraft Eileen Collins ‘signs’ patch to inspire girls

Submit on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 00:11

A patch created to honor Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. spacecraft, features a geometric pattern representing the glow of her space shuttle lifting off into the night sky.

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