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US science advisors desperately want to probe Uranus

April 20th, 2022

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have released their newest decadal survey. Apparently, at the top of the list of priorities is a goal to probe Uranus. The report, which was published this year, calls for a spacecraft to orbit Uranus. That spacecraft would then map its gravitational and magnetic fields. It would …

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NASA used hologram tech to ‘teleport’ a doctor onto the ISS

April 19th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

NASA is using 3D telemedicine to “teleport” doctors to the ISS. The process uses hologram technology, like Microsoft’s Hololens camera, to transport high-quality 3D models to the space station. It’s a new way that NASA is testing to help provide astronauts with the medical care that they need.

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A 4 billion-year-old comet 80 miles wide is headed toward Earth

April 19th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

An ancient comet, believed to be over 4 billion years old is headed towards the Earth. The massive comet is at least 80 miles across, making it twice the width of Rhode Island. It’s currently speeding towards the Earth at 22,000 miles per hour.

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New ‘brain machine’ will scan space for alien signals

April 14th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

The United Kingdom will build the “brain” for the upcoming Square Kilometer Array Observatory, otherwise known as SKAO or SKA. The observatory is part of an ongoing expansion of high-powered telescopes designed to study the early universe. Alongside that goal, the Square Kilometer Array will also be capable of scanning distant galaxies for alien radio …

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NASA will test SpinLaunch’s suborbital accelerator that flings satellites into orbit

April 12th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

NASA has signed up to help test SpinLaunch’s suborbital accelerator. The massive device was designed to literally sling satellites and other small spacecraft into space at over five times the speed of sound. The NASA SpinLaunch test is set to take place later this year using a specialized kinetic launch system.

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Solar telescope pointed at the Sun for 5 hours captures stunning video

April 11th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Despite being the literal center of our planet’s orbit, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the Sun. So, every time that we get a closer glimpse of the central star of the solar system we call home, it’s always exciting. The latest glimpse we’ve been given comes thanks to photographer Andrew McCarthy. McCarthy, …

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This bizarre supernova is exploding in the wrong direction

April 10th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Researchers recently discovered that a bizarre supernova is exploding in the wrong direction. A new study of Cassiopeia A shows that one section of the gas cloud is collapsing in on itself in what the researchers are calling a “reverse shock supernova”.

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Watch Axiom 1 take four people to space in the first private ISS flight

April 8th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

We’ve reached a momentous occasion in the journey to commercial space travel. Today, Axiom Space and SpaceX launched Axiom 1, the first private ISS flight. The flight, which includes the world’s first all-private astronaut team, took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center this morning around 11:17 AM EDT. It’s a historic moment for space travel, …

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A canyon of fire that’s 12,000 miles deep opened on the Sun

April 6th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

The Sun ejected filaments of plasma from an active sunspot, opening a massive canyon of fire. The canyon’s creation released powerful streams of solar winds that could create geomagnetic storms when they collide with Earth.

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Scientists discovered a massive exoplanet nine times bigger than Jupiter

April 6th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Scientists have discovered a massive exoplanet forming that is estimated to be nine times bigger than Jupiter. The planet is still in the proverbial “womb” and has brought new challenges to what we understand about planetary formation.