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Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 20:11

Three decades after the first and only time that a mirror was launched to demonstrate solar energy could be reflected from space to Earth. My colleagues and I believe it’s time to revisit this technology.

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Apollo 17 astronauts saw strange flashes on the moon. Will Artemis crews see them too?

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 20:11

Lunar scientists have started plotting out photographic objects of interest for the four-person Artemis 2 crew to consider during their flyby of the moon.

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Happy 20th, Spirit and Opportunity! How the Mars rovers expanded our horizons

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 18:12

Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars 20 years ago this month, kicking off a surface mission that reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet.

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Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 06:11

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) wants to declassify more space programs in order to boost the nation’s military edge in space.

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Chinese astronauts check out newly delivered space station supplies (video)

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 05:11

Astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station have entered the newly arrived Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft to begin sorting and checking out the goods.

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Stunning night sky time-lapse shows how colorful the stars really are (photo)

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 04:11

This gorgeous eight-hour exposure reveals the colors of stars as they make their way across the night sky, colors that can inform astronomers about the characteristics of each star.

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Limited edition Oreo Space Dunk cookies liftoff with chance to fly to ‘edge of space’

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 04:11

Oreo’s latest limited-edition flavor, “Space Dunk,” comes with an out-of-this-world twist: a chance at enjoying the “cosmic creme”-filled cookies while floating through the stratosphere.

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Artemis moon spacesuits prepped for tests ahead of delayed 2026 lunar landing

Submit on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 03:11

Axiom Space will provide spacesuits for the first moon landing in half a century, aiming to reach the critical design review stage in June —as the greater Artemis program battles delays.

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