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Space weather can make it hard to predict satellite trajectories. Here's why that's a problem

Thu, 04/11/2024 - 10:00am
Satellites in low Earth orbit can be hundreds of miles off their expected trajectories when bad space weather hits.
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Stars make a bigger mess in old galaxies, and scientists just figured out why

Thu, 04/11/2024 - 9:00am
More evolved galaxies demonstrate a greater range of stellar motions compared to the orderly, circular orbits of stars like our sun in the Milky Way.
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Top total solar eclipses to look out for over the next decade

Thu, 04/11/2024 - 8:00am
We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.
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Japanese astronauts will join NASA moon landings in return for lunar rover

Thu, 04/11/2024 - 6:00am
The first non-American to walk on the moon will be a Japanese astronaut. Two JAXA astronauts will fly on future Artemis landing missions in return for Japan providing a pressurized moon rover.
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Why Peter Higgs leaves a massive legacy in the field of physics

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 6:00pm
On April 8, 2024, Peter Higgs passed away. Pioneering the discovery of the Higgs boson, the mark the theoretical physicist has left on physics is immense.
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See Jupiter close to a crescent moon (Mars near Saturn, too) in the 'View a Planet Day' night sky

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 4:58pm
Jupiter and a slim crescent moon are the stand-out night sky sight in the evening sky right now.
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What happened when the moon 'turned itself inside out' billions of years ago?

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 4:00pm
The moon underwent a reversal around 4.2 billion years ago, flipping itself "inside out" after a giant impact to create the picture of the faithful lunar companion that we see today.
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Could these big expandable habitats help humanity settle the moon and Mars?

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 3:00pm
Max Space is building habitat modules that could expand to enormous sizes in space, giving humanity plenty of room to live in orbit as well as on the moon and Mars.
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US needs new space tech or it 'will lose,' Space Force chief says

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 2:00pm
Space Force's Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman stressed the need for the U.S. to partner with industry to develop and field new space technologies in order to avoid losing a future conflict.
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What it was like to chase totality in South Texas

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 1:42pm
Chasing eclipses in South Texas meant dealing with lots of hurdles, yes, but also lots of gratitude.
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Prime Video's 'Fallout' launches into the post-apocalyptic TV frontier (video)

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 12:51pm
Grab your Vault suit and a Nuka Cola for a sci-fi romp through the wasteland in "Fallout," Amazon Prime Video's latest sci-fi gaming adventure for TV.
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China moving at 'breathtaking speed' in final frontier, Space Force says

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:14am
China is ratcheting up its space capabilities at an impressive clip, with an eye toward potentially ending the United States’ long-held space supremacy, U.S. officials say.
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Astronauts' photos capture April 8 solar eclipse from Earth orbit

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:00am
As bucket list items go, seeing a total solar eclipse from space might seem like a tall order. But on Monday (April 8), Michael Barratt saw an eclipse from off the planet.
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Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 10:00am
A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.
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We finally know why NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped communicating — scientists are working on a fix

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 9:48am
In November 2023, the first spacecraft to journey to interstellar space, Voyager 1, started spouting gibberish. Now, NASA knows why. The team is working on a fix.
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Totality was a total bust for me — but not for the reason you may think

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 8:00am
My total solar eclipse 2024 experience could have been better. Though I was clouded out, it wasn't the worst thing to happen that day.
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Eclipse 2026: The next total solar eclipse will be Europe's 1st in 27 years

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 6:00am
When is the next total solar eclipse? On Aug. 12, 2026, totality will come to Greenland, Iceland and Spain.
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites in nighttime liftoff (photos)

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 2:02am
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early Wednesday morning (April 10).
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Satellite views of solar eclipse 2024: See the moon's shadow race across North America (video, photos)

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 6:22pm
Several satellites caught the April 8 total solar eclipse from space, and scientists have shared the incredible footage.
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These solar eclipse 2024 photos from our readers are absolutely amazing (images, video)

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 2:01pm
The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, is over, meaning we can now marvel at the incredible videos and images taken during the event.
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