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SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-spacex-polaris-dawn-mission-aiming.html

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, a daring multiday orbital expedition that will feature the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens, is targeting liftoff early Tuesday, though weather could play spoilsport.

SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk
Data Centres... in Spaaace? [16m YT vid]

Data Centres... in Spaaace? [16m YT vid]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-YcVLq98Ew

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises

New Study Explains Why Intelligent Aliens May Never Reach For The Stars

New Study Explains Why Intelligent Aliens May Never Reach For The Stars

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New Study Explains Why Intelligent Aliens May Never Reach For The Stars

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-explains-why-intelligent-aliens-may-never-reach-for-the-stars

Evolution has produced a wondrously diverse variety of lifeforms here on Earth.

New Study Explains Why Intelligent Aliens May Never Reach For The Stars
The bizarre anomaly that is Przybylski’s Star in five parts

The bizarre anomaly that is Przybylski’s Star in five parts

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Przybylski’s Star

https://sites.psu.edu/astrowright/przybylskis-star/

The bizarre anomaly that is Przybylski’s Star in five parts: What is Przybylski’s Star? Abundance Anomalies Hypotheses Caveats Origins  

Przybylski’s Star
Brightest and fastest-growing: astronomers identify record-breaking quasar

Brightest and fastest-growing: astronomers identify record-breaking quasar

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https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2402/?lang=

Will Satellite Megaconstellations Weaken Earth’s Magnetic Field?

Will Satellite Megaconstellations Weaken Earth’s Magnetic Field?

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Will Satellite Megaconstellations Weaken Earth’s Magnetic Field?

https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2024/02/01/will-satellite-megaconstellations-weaken-earths-magnetic-field/

Feb. 1, 2024: Something unprecedented is happening in Earth orbit. In only a few short years, the satellite population has skyrocketed, more than doubling since 2020. In the past year alone, more s…

Will Satellite Megaconstellations Weaken Earth’s Magnetic Field?
The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting

The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting

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https://www.arrl.org/news/the-first-amateur-radio-station-on-the-moon-js1ymg-is-now-transmitting

RIP Ingenuity: NASA's space helicopter may be dead, but the agency's next gen are nearing lift-off

RIP Ingenuity: NASA's space helicopter may be dead, but the agency's next gen are nearing lift-off

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RIP Ingenuity: NASA's space helicopter may be dead, but the agency's next gen are nearing lift-off

https://www.salon.com/2024/01/31/rip-ingenuity-nasas-space-helicopter-may-be-dead-but-the-agencys-next-gen-are-nearing-lift-off/

From more Mars exploration to buzzing a moon of Saturn, space helicopters are just getting started

RIP Ingenuity: NASA's space helicopter may be dead, but the agency's next gen are nearing lift-off
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?

What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?

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What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/solving-a-nasa-mystery-why-did-space-shuttle-commanders-lock-the-hatch/

"If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."

What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?