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Gloria Tyller
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Chang’e4
Here's What China's Yutu 2 Rover Found on the Far Side of the Moon (Photos)
space.com - Andrew Jones
The China Lunar Exploration Program has released a photo from the Yutu 2 moon rover that reveals the likely nature of a previously unidentified …
15 hours ago
The Atlantic
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Science
The Worst Day in Earth’s History Contains an Ominous Warning
The Atlantic - Robinson Meyer
One of the planet’s most dramatic extinctions was caused in part by ocean acidification, which has become a problem in our own era. The worst day in the history of life on Earth, so far, happened almost
12 hours ago
Kevin Myers
flipped into Current Events
Canadian Space Agency
Spacesuit Gloves Contaminated During All-Woman Spacewalk
space.com - Chelsea Gohd
The spacesuit gloves of a NASA astronaut were contaminated during the historic all-woman spacewalk on Friday (Oct. 18), but it's probably just space …
13 hours ago
Chianst
flipped into Earth and Space Wonders
Galaxies
Scientists finally spot monstrous 'Yeti' galaxy from the dawn of the universe
CNET - by Amanda Kooser
It took 12.5 billion years for the signal from this nearly mythical galaxy to reach us.
6 hours ago
TPF
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Christina Koch
Something “Contaminated” Spacesuit During NASA Spacewalk
futurism.com - Victor Tangermann
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the first-ever all-female spacewalk last week to replace a failing battery unit on the …
10 hours ago
Forbes
flipped into Leadership
Universe
What Came First: Inflation Or The Big Bang?
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
13.8 billion years ago, all the matter and energy contained within our Universe was concentrated into a volume of space about the size of a soccer ball. Even with all that energy in such a small space,
1 day ago
aperçu énergie
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Starlink
Elon Musk tweets using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet
TechCrunch - Darrell Etherington
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk used an internet connection provided by his company’s Starlink constellation of broadband satellites early on Tuesday AM. Musk used the network in place with the Starlink satellites
16 hours ago
New Atlas
flipped into Space
Space Exploration
Blue Origin to lead development of NASA's Artemis Moon lander
newatlas.com - David Szondy
Blue Origin has entered into a partnership with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper to design a lunar lander for NASA's Artemis program. …
1 hour ago
Forbes
flipped into Leadership
Sputnik
Astronomers Reveal Best-Ever Images Of The Far Side Of Pluto
Forbes - Jonathan O'Callaghan
A team of astronomers from NASA’s New Horizons mission has unveiled our best look yet at the far side of Pluto, which went unseen to the spacecraft during its historic July 2015 flyby of the dwarf planet.
1 day ago
Quartz
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China
The space powers have gathered. Where’s China?
Quartz - Tim Fernholz
Attendees hoping to hear from the world’s busiest space power were disappointed after a Chinese space official didn’t show at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), a 70-year-old space conference.
16 hours ago
The Inquisitr
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Donald Trump
Video Shows Donald Trump Seemingly Giving ‘The Finger’ To Female Astronaut As She Corrects Him On Spacewalk
The Inquisitr - Jonathan Vankin
When astronaut Jessica Meir gently fact-checked Donald Trump, he 'purposely' used his middle finger to adjust his hair, a viral video shows. Donald …
11 hours ago
Inc Magazine
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Innovation
Delta Just Announced Major Upgrades to Inflight Service (That Could Make Passengers on Long International Flights a Lot
Inc Magazine - Jeff Haden
I got bored on a recent 9-hour flight to Spain and decided, a few hours after the initial "hurry up and finish service so we can turn off the cabin lights and everyone will go to sleep and leaves us alone"
13 hours ago
mbergstrand
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Shopping
Earth, Moon, Jupiter Framed Print
uncrate.com
The final operational space shuttle built, the Endeavour embarked on its final mission in 2011. Taken in 1993, this photograph was taken from inside …
7 hours ago
Salon
flipped into Health & Science
Asteroids
Dinosaurs became extinct from the same horrifying conditions plaguing our oceans
Salon - Nicole Karlis
There are a few things that scientists know about the dinosaur-killing asteroid that hit the Earth around 66 million years ago. Its impact site is the Chicxulub crater, which is on the Yucatán Peninsula
3 hours ago
JB
flipped into Space Unites
Saturn
How do you calculate the orbit of an object in space?
SYFY WIRE - Phil Plait
On the blog recently I wrote about 20 new moons of Saturn that were just discovered. Finding them was hard, since the astronomer had to go through …
17 hours ago
BGR
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Universe
Maybe we’re the only intelligent life in the universe after all
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
Despite the countless scientific and technological advancements over the course of human history, there are still a few big questions we’re no closer …
9 hours ago
Axios
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Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope captures best view yet of interstellar comet
Axios - Miriam Kramer
The Hubble Space Telescope has given us our best view yet of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov on its way through our solar system. Details: The new …
9 hours ago
Forbes
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Virgin Galactic
This Stock Will Take Justin Bieber To Space—And It’s A Damn Good Investment
Forbes - Olivier Garret
Rumor has it, pop star Justin Bieber and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are taking a trip to outer space... It sounds like a sci-fi movie, but have you heard of Virgin Galactic? Founded by British billionaire
1 day ago
Popular Mechanics
flipped into Space and Spaceflight
Nebulas
Hubble Captures Perfect Asteroid Photobomb
Popular Mechanics - By Jennifer Leman
The space rock crashed the Crab Nebula galaxy in style. In 2005, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a picture of an asteroid streaking across the Crab Nebula—a celestial photobomb, if you will. Melina
8 hours ago
Ars Technica
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SpaceX
Elon Musk sends tweet via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband
Ars Technica - Jon Brodkin
Musk tests service at home as SpaceX aims to offer broadband in US by mid-2020. SpaceX's Starlink division is on track to offer satellite-broadband …
16 hours ago
Doug Sandlin
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Mobile Technology
Looks like Elon Musk just tweeted using the Starlink internet
Mashable - Shannon Connellan
It appears that Elon Musk has sent his first tweet using the Starlink internet. SpaceX launched the first part of its ambitious satellite internet network in May 2019, deploying 60 of its Starlink satellites
17 hours ago
Quartz
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Space Exploration
Jeff Bezos has built a team to take astronauts back to the moon
Quartz - Tim Fernholz
Jeff Bezos has put his space company Blue Origin in prime position to land on the moon—quite literally. The Amazon founder announced this morning that he had assembled a national consortium, with Blue
9 hours ago
Todd Winters
flipped into Space
Asteroids
Watch a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid fly by Earth live on Friday
CNET - by Amanda Kooser
Asteroid 1998 HL1 is swinging through our neighborhood, and you can cheer it on with a livestream.
8 hours ago
My Modern Met
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Lego
Immortalize the Apollo Saturn V With This Epic LEGO Set
My Modern Met - Sara Barnes
Ever wish you could be an astronaut? LEGO will make you feel like you’re about to enter outer space with its model of NASA’s Apollo Saturn V rocket kit. This amazing vessel was used in the Apollo program
10 hours ago
atomic_playboy
flipped into Spaced Out
Telescopes
NASA's Biggest Telescope Ever Prepares for a 2021 Launch
WIRED - Condé Nast
If you were a rogue bee buzzing on the moon, this heat-detecting honeycomb could find you. But rest easy, tiny friend: The $10 billion James Webb …
20 hours ago
Polygon
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PlayStation
Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep expansion introduced the Darkness — what is it?
Polygon - Ryan Gilliam
The Destiny franchise’s overall story has never been easy to parse. The original Destiny hid its story in Grimoire Cards on Bungie’s website, and Destiny 2 has lore books you have to read in game to get
11 hours ago
Florin Nic
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SpaceX
Musk's satellite project testing encrypted internet with military...
Reuters - Joey Roulette
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Air Force is using SpaceX’s fledgling satellite network to test encrypted internet services for a number of military planes, the space company’s president said on Tuesday, detailing
4 hours ago
The Verge
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Space Exploration
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin teams up with spacefaring heavyweights for human lunar lander design
The Verge - Loren Grush
Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin, no longer plans to build its giant lunar lander for NASA by itself. The company announced today that it is teaming up with three other legacy space companies
14 hours ago
Inverse
flipped into Innovation
Starlink
Starlink: Elon Musk demoed SpaceX's internet service in a very public way
Inverse - Mike Brown
The new constellation is taking shape. SpaceX’s Starlink has beamed internet access down to one of Twitter’s most popular accounts. Elon Musk …
15 hours ago
A.W.C.
flipped into Weird!
Science
China Releases New Pic of Weird Substance Its Moon Rover Found
futurism.com - Victor Tangermann
In August, Chinese lunar rover Yutu-2 discovered something strange on the far side of the Moon: a mysterious substance that the Chinese space agency …
14 hours ago