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SpaceX’s Starship could help this start-up beam clean energy from space. Here’s how (video)

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 17:11

SpaceX’s Starship will make space-based solar power cheaper than nuclear, gas and coal-based electricity generation, start-up Virtus Solis believes.

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Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 07:11

The hypothetical ninth planet may be slingshotting Oort Cloud objects onto orbits that come closer to the sun than Neptune does.

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NASA crew announced for simulated Mars mission next month

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 05:11

NASA picked a crew of four volunteers to undergo a simulation of life on Mars. The project will begin on May 10.

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NASA’s Viper moon rover gets its ‘neck’ and ‘head’ installed for mission later this year

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 04:11

With its “mighty mast,” NASA’s Polar Exploration Rover dubbed VIPER continues to be prepped for its mission to the moon slated for late 2024.

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China releases world’s most detailed moon atlas (video)

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 03:11

The atlas, which is available in Chinese and English, depicts the surface of the moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million. It highlights many intriguing geological features, such as impact craters.

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What would happen if the moon disappeared?

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 02:11

What would happen if our closest neighbor, the moon, disappeared? Here we explore the possible effects it could have on the environment and life on Earth.

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China to launch sample-return mission to the moon’s far side on May 3

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 01:11

China reportedly plans to launch its Chang’e 6 sample-return mission toward the moon’s mysterious far side on Friday (May 3).

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Horsehead Nebula rears its head in gorgeous new James Webb Space Telescope images (video)

Submit on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 01:11

The James Webb Telescope has zoomed in on the Horsehead Nebula, capturing slices of this stunning star-forming region close to Earth in an entirely new light.

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