SpaceX has completed a largely successful fourth test of its revolutionary new Starship rocket, a key step toward returning humans to the Moon and, perhaps one day, landing on Mars. …
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If SLAC’s planned project, the Light Dark Matter Experiment (LDMX), receives funding (a Department of Energy decision is expected within the next year), it will search for light dark matter. …
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Auroras filled much of the world’s skies for several nights in mid-May as a historic geomagnetic storm passed 100 kilometers overhead. Being able to see auroras so deep into the …
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The northern lights are usually visible only in the north, but two weeks ago the night sky was filled with shimmering curtains of pink and green light that could be …
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Greece turns to space in its battle against sun loungers: satellites and artificial intelligence will be used to end the illegal proliferation of umbrellas on 8,000 of its beaches
by AlexanderBy Perkin Amalaraj Published: 10:26 EDT, May 14, 2024 | Updated: 10:34EDT, May 14, 2024 Greece is turning to satellites and artificial intelligence to crack down on the “illegal” use …
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the original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the best observed star in the entire universe. We see its light every day. For centuries, scientists …
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Russia reveals it has begun building a nuclear power plant to put on the MOON as part of its joint lunar base with China.
by ElijahRussia has revealed that it has begun building a nuclear power plant to be placed on the moon as part of its planned joint lunar base with China. The two …
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It was a It was a tough few years for Boeing, but now the company is about to fly closer to the sun than ever. After nearly a decade of …
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“It fits with the general narrative that Boeing has lost its way,” McDowell says. Starliner, like Crew Dragon, is a capsule-shaped spacecraft like the old Apollo missions. Capable of carrying …
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An ancient abstract field of mathematics is uncovering the deep complexity of spacecraft orbits
by Elijahthe original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The …