Day: May 24, 2024

Sweden’s Arctic spaceport moves one step closer to orbital launches

3 min read

• Commercial

Sweden’s Arctic spaceport moves one step closer to orbital launches

Space.com May 24, 2024

In a groundbreaking move for the European and international space markets, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and South...

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Watch Rocket Lab launch a NASA climate change cubesat early on May 25

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• Launch

Watch Rocket Lab launch a NASA climate change cubesat early on May 25

Space.com May 24, 2024

Rocket Lab will launch a small NASA Earth-observation satellite early Saturday morning (May 25), and you can...

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The original ‘Mr. Eclipse:’ How a 19th-century astronomer calculated the dates of over 13,000 eclipses

9 min read

• Science & Astronomy

The original ‘Mr. Eclipse:’ How a 19th-century astronomer calculated the dates of over 13,000 eclipses

Space.com May 24, 2024

If one were to mention the name, “Mr. Eclipse,” most amateur and professional astronomers would immediately recognize...

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SpaceX targeting June 5 for 4th test flight of Starship megarocket

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• Featured
• Launch

SpaceX targeting June 5 for 4th test flight of Starship megarocket

Space.com May 24, 2024

We may be less than two weeks away from Starship’s next test flight. SpaceX announced today (May...

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Lost photos suggest Mars’ mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise

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• Science & Astronomy

Lost photos suggest Mars’ mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise

Space.com May 24, 2024

Mars’ moon Phobos may actually be a comet — or at least part of one — that...

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Pakistani cubesat snaps images of the moon during China’s lunar far side mission (photos)

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• Satellites

Pakistani cubesat snaps images of the moon during China’s lunar far side mission (photos)

Space.com May 24, 2024

A small Pakistani satellite has imaged the sun and moon from lunar orbit, having taken a ride...

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Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds

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• Science & Astronomy

Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds

Space.com May 24, 2024

A new catalog of 126 worlds beyond the solar system contains a cornucopia of newly discovered planets...

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‘It’s so complicated:’ Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch

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• Featured
• Launch

‘It’s so complicated:’ Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch

Space.com May 24, 2024

Starliner is still set to fly on its historic first flight with astronauts on June 1, but...

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James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 of our universe’s earliest galaxies

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• Science & Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 of our universe’s earliest galaxies

Space.com May 24, 2024

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found what they say are three of our universe’s...

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‘The first time I read the script … I sobbed.’ ‘Atlas’ stars Jennifer Lopez and Sterling K. Brown on AI paranoia and their film’s emotional core’ (exclusive)

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• Entertainment

‘The first time I read the script … I sobbed.’ ‘Atlas’ stars Jennifer Lopez and Sterling K. Brown on AI paranoia and their film’s emotional core’ (exclusive)

Space.com May 24, 2024

Strap in for a heavy metal romp of interstellar proportions as Netflix’s big budget sci-fi spectacle, “Atlas,”...

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