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Axiom Space looks to India and Europe for rockets to help build its private space station

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 1:00pm
Axiom Space of Houston is considering using launch vehicles from India and Europe to help build its commercial space station mission in low-Earth orbit.
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Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:05pm
University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028.
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Save $300 on the best-motorized telescope before Black Friday

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 11:49am
The Celestron NexStar 8SE is on offer for $300 off ahead of Black Friday, which is cheaper than when it was on offer over Prime Day.
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On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here's how

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 11:00am
Huge shells of frozen carbon dioxide at Mars' south polar cap resulted in subsurface meltwater, which fed a huge system of rivers, lakes and even a sea, a new study suggests.
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'Alien: Romulus' bursts onto Hulu for streaming on Nov. 21

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:00am
The latest entry in the xenomorph franchise chestbursts its way onto Hulu on Nov. 21 when 'Alien: Romulus' finally gets its streaming premiere.
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Beaverlab Finder TW2 AI-enhanced telescope review

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:00am
Beaverlab claims that this inexpensive AI-powered telescope will let you capture the cosmos in stunning 4K — we put it to the test.
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3D map reveals our solar system's local bubble has an 'escape tunnel'

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 8:00am
A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.
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Saturn and the moon put on a celestial show Sunday night. Here's how to see it

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 6:00am
Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.
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Milky Way swirls over famous Easter Island statutes in stunning photo

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 6:00am
The Moai statues of Easter Island have some of the best views of the night sky on Earth.
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Russia sends 53 satellites to orbit on record-breaking launch (video)

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 6:00pm
Russia launched 53 small satellites into orbit on Monday (Nov. 4), including two for Iran. The 51 Russian payloads were a single-launch record for the country.
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Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods (images)

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 5:00pm
Earth observation technology is set to play a larger role in how agencies respond to natural disasters and weather events.
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NOAA satellites watch Hurricane Rafael make landfall in Cuba (video)

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 4:33pm
Rafael made landfall in Cuba Wednesday (Nov. 6), and NOAA's GOES satellites have been monitoring the storm every step of the way.
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Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 4:00pm
A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.
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Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 3:00pm
Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy. The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, just made its public debut.
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'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 2:00pm
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface.
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Astronaut Suni Williams 'in good health' on the ISS, NASA says, refuting tabloid claims

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 1:16pm
NASA astronaut Suni Williams is in good health aboard the ISS, despite some speculation in the media to the contrary, agency officials stress.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 4: Who is Doctor Migleemo and why is he so obsessed with food?

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:39pm
The USS Cerritos' avian psychologist gets a taste of his homeworld.
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Hawke Endurance ED 10x42 monocular review

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:00pm
With its purposeful design, does the Hawke Endurance live up to its good looks?
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Space stations are loud — that's why NASA is making a quiet fan

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:00pm
NASA's building a quiet fan to help future astronauts have some peace and quiet.
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:59am
NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing toward its first flight test after completing a set of engine run tests at the storied Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in California.
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