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What 8,000 hours flying military jets taught 2 Canadian astronauts

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What 8,000 hours flying military jets taught 2 Canadian astronauts

Space.com December 12, 2023

After 4,000 hours flying in 40 different airplane types for the military, Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk is...

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SETI is searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies

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SETI is searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies

Space.com December 12, 2023

Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to...

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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida Dec. 12

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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida Dec. 12

Space.com December 12, 2023

SpaceX could give us a launch doubleheader on Tuesday night (Dec. 12). The company aims to launch...

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Astronaut shows off vintage Nobel Prize in space — and talks ‘quantum dots’ ISS experiment (video)

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• Policy & Politics

Astronaut shows off vintage Nobel Prize in space — and talks ‘quantum dots’ ISS experiment (video)

Space.com December 12, 2023

Nobel Prize-winning work is flying in space as we speak. The International Space Station (ISS) is hosting...

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SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy’s X-37B space plane launch due to ground issue

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SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy’s X-37B space plane launch due to ground issue

Space.com December 12, 2023

We’ll have to wait at least one more day to see SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket take...

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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight

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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight

Space.com December 11, 2023

SpaceX is shooting for a launch doubleheader tonight. The company aims to launch 23 more of its...

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Experts are certain 2023 will be ‘the warmest year in recorded history’

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Experts are certain 2023 will be ‘the warmest year in recorded history’

Space.com December 11, 2023

Before the year has even come to a close, climate experts are certain that 2023 will be...

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‘Star Trek: Insurrection’ at 25: When Picard and the Enterprise crew found the Fountain of Youth

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‘Star Trek: Insurrection’ at 25: When Picard and the Enterprise crew found the Fountain of Youth

Space.com December 11, 2023

Often unceremoniously relegated to the lower-gauged tiers of “Star Trek” feature films, “Star Trek: Insurrection” deserves a...

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Performing evasive maneuvers increases satellites’ collision risk down the road

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Performing evasive maneuvers increases satellites’ collision risk down the road

Space.com December 11, 2023

Researchers have found that trying to avoid collisions in orbit increases the risk of future collisions in...

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Strange yellow glass found in Libyan desert may have formed from lost meteor impact

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• Science & Astronomy

Strange yellow glass found in Libyan desert may have formed from lost meteor impact

Space.com December 11, 2023

The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000 square kilometers linking Egypt and Libya. If you...

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