Day: April 21, 2024

‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here’s how to see it

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‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here’s how to see it

Space.com April 21, 2024

The “Devil Comet” will reach peak brightness this weekend as it passes near the sun. The comet,...

Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?

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Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?

Space.com April 21, 2024

Between 1969 and 1972, the Apollo missions sent a total of a dozen astronauts to the surface...

Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

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Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

Space.com April 21, 2024

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights....

NASA excitedly confirms it will fly a sci-fi craft on distant moon

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NASA excitedly confirms it will fly a sci-fi craft on distant moon

Mashable April 21, 2024

Folks, it’s happening. NASA announced its unprecedented Dragonfly mission — which will fly a car-sized craft with...

ICEYE raises oversubscribed growth funding round to expand global SAR missions

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ICEYE raises oversubscribed growth funding round to expand global SAR missions

Sat News April 21, 2024

ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for EO, persistent monitoring, and natural...

Q&A: B.C.’s 2024 wildfire season has started—here’s what to know

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Q&A: B.C.’s 2024 wildfire season has started—here’s what to know

Phys.org April 21, 2024

A prescribed, revitalizing “good fire” gets under way at West Vaseux Lake in the Okanagan to restore...

SpaceX to launch Starlink satellite Group 6-53 on Monday

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SpaceX to launch Starlink satellite Group 6-53 on Monday

Sat News April 21, 2024

From Thursday, April 18 launch. Photo by Satnews captured from SpaceX video stream SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is...