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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada
On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.
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Nikon 5x15 HG monocular review
The Nikon 5x15 HG monocular is tiny, but it promises the same high-quality build and lens of Nikon's other optical devices.
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Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.
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World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.
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SpaceX launching 27 Starlink satellites today in 1st flight since Starship explosion
SpaceX is set to launch 27 of its Starlink internet satellites today (Jan. 18), just two days after a test flight of its Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
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Step inside a virtual reality art piece inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope
Ashley Zelinskie's VR artwork Twin Quasar was inspired by the iconic deep-space image from the James Webb Space Telescope that introduced a new audience to gravitational lensing.
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has come through the L.A. fires in one piece. It will open next week to employees who need to work on site.
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Space Force to march in Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch
On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation's newest military branch.
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Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing
Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.
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FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.
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Fastest disintegrating world ever seen 'spills its guts' for NASA's exoplanet hunter
NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has found the fastest-disintegrating planet ever. Losing a moons-worth of matter every million years, it is a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Save 20% on the Lego Space Astronaut, one of our favorite space sets of 2024
Bag an $11 saving on Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Astronaut, which can also be turned into a dog or a space shuttle.
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Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February
Europe is moving towards the second launch of its new Ariane 6 launcher after finding and addressing anomalies following its debut flight.
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25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked
Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.
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Bushnell Equinox X650 5x32mm digital night vision monocular review
The Bushnell Equinox X650 digital night vision monocular is an entry-level 5x32mm monocular capable of night vision. Is it worth considering?
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Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo
A photo taken from the International Space Station captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025.
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'Star Trek: Voyager' at 30: Why it was the right show at the wrong time
The fourth live-action "Star Trek" TV show made some mistakes along the way, but it was arguably held back by the time it was made
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Venus and Saturn take a sunset stroll tonight. Here's how to see it
Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.
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Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic 'dark ages' billions of years ago
NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.
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SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says
SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.
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