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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander is aiming for a crater near the moon’s south pole. Here’s why

Submit on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 01:11

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon’s south pole this week for a historic lunar landing. Why was this location chosen?

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Intuitive Machines’ private Odysseus probe snaps 1st moon photo, enters lunar orbit ahead of historic landing attempt

Submit on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 00:11

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a historic touchdown attempt that will take place tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 22).

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NASA’s new UVEX mission will explore the ultraviolet universe

Submit on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 00:11

NASA’s UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) spacecraft will launch in 2030 to conduct an all-sky survey in ultraviolet light to bring new understanding of how stars and galaxies evolve.

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James Webb Space Telescope helps scientists find freshly forged gold in the cosmos: ‘It was thrilling’

Submit on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 23:11

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that neutron star mergers forge heavy elements like gold.

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Must-see astronaut thriller ‘Constellation’ lifts off today at Apple TV+

Submit on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 22:11

Apple TV+’s new sci-fi mystery series “Constellation” arrives starting on Wednesday, Feb. 21.

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See the sun’s surface rage as solar maximum approaches (photo)

Submit on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 21:11

Photos by the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter probe show activity ramping up on the sun’s surface as it approaches solar maximum this year.

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Big, dead satellite predicted to fall to Earth today. Will any debris survive the fiery reentry?

Submit on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 21:11

A European Space Agency spacecraft is making an uncontrolled nosedive into Earth’s atmosphere – with elements of the 2.3-ton spent satellite likely to survive the plunge into purgatory.

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NASA brings back retro ‘worm’ logo for upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission

Submit on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 20:11

NASA’s worm logo is adorning the rockets and spacecraft of the Artemis 2 moon mission. The astronaut mission will fly to the moon in 2025 or so.

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