The April Lyrids meteor shower makes its very welcome annual return this week, as always breaking the roughly 15-week hiatus since the maximum of the past significant shower, the Quadrantids back in January.
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How SpaceX’s Starship stacks up to other rockets
SpaceX Starship is set to propel itself into the record books today on its maiden flight, becoming the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever launched by humankind into space, topping a role call of famous and history-making heavy-lift launch vehicles including the mighty Saturn 5 that first took humans […]
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Is the US in a space race against China?
China has invested massively in its space capabilities in recent years and is now a major competitor with the US. But according to a space policy expert, the US still dominates space by most measures.
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NASA Sets Coverage of Spacewalk, News Conference for Station Upgrades
Two crew members, including a NASA astronaut, living aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Friday, April 28, to continue installation of hardware to support future power system upgrades.
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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter explorer probe takes 1st space ‘selfies’ on its way to gas giant (photos)
The JUICE spacecraft has captured stunning space “selfies” as it departs Earth and embarks on its eight-year voyage to Jupiter.
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Speed Read, April 16, 2023
We’re starting and ending with two color-matched Ducatis this week; a Ducati Pantah restomod from Australia, and a Ducati 749S custom from France. Wedged between them are a wood-clad Yamaha XS650, and the wildest supercharged Honda CBR900 we’ve ever laid eyes on. Ducati Pantah by Purpose Built Moto We have […]
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Contract docs reveal the Georgia National Guard plans to use location-based phone surveillance to target ads using geofences around 67 local public high schools (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:Contract docs reveal the Georgia National Guard plans to use location-based phone surveillance to target ads using geofences around 67 local public high schools — The Georgia Army National Guard plans to combine two deeply controversial practices — military recruiting at schools …
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Saatva Foam Mattress Topper review: an affordable comfort boost
After three weeks of testing, here’s where the Saatva Foam Mattress Topper ranks among the best mattress toppers.
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Results: Oceania Continental Championships 2023
Sam Hill and Lia Ladbrook are the new 2023 Elite Oceania Continental DH Champions.( Photos: 3, Comments: 33 )
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Video: Starship stacked atop Super Heavy booster ahead of first launch attempt
This time-lapse video shows the “chopstick” mechanism lifting the Starship atop the Super Heavy booster Saturday ahead of the inaugural test flight of the fully-stacked rocket from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas.