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SpaceX's Starship won't be licensed to fly again until late November, FAA says
by mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on September 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm
SpaceX's Starship likely won't be able to fly again until late November at the earliest, because the FAA and partner agencies need more time for licensing […]
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Sun fires off X-class solar flare, increasing aurora viewing chances into weekend
on September 12, 2024 at 5:03 pm
The sun unleashed an X1.3-class solar flare on Thursday (Sept. 12), increasing the likelihood of widespread auroras this weekend.
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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts talk US flag and kids' books from orbit on historic spaceflight (videos)
by elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell) on September 12, 2024 at 4:30 pm
The Polaris Dawn crew called down to Earth to honor the anniversary of 9/11, and to do a book-reading event to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Polaris Dawn: World's 1st commercial spacewalk was history's 20th stand-up EVA
by robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) on September 12, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Two private astronauts conducting the first commercial spacewalk did not so much float out of their spacecraft as they did "stand up."
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Satellites watch Hurricane Francine make landfall as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana (video)
on September 12, 2024 at 2:08 pm
Hurricane Francine, the sixth storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall on the Louisiana coast late afternoon on Wednesday.
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New 'Firefly' comics unveil the untold origins of Captain Mal and Zoë
by stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) on September 12, 2024 at 2:00 pm
A preview of two new "Firefly" comics from Boom! Studios that delve into the origins of Captain Mal and Zoë Alleyne
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Tiny NASA satellite detects its 1st massive gamma ray burst
on September 12, 2024 at 1:00 pm
A NASA satellite designed to search for the universe's most powerful and violent explosions has successfully scouted its first burst, space agency officials […]
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'International Observe the Moon Night' is Sept. 14. Here's how to participate
on September 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Saturday Sept. 14 marks NASA's annual Observe the Moon Night, a worldwide event to promote lunar science and astronomy, celebrate cultural connections to the […]
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video)
by brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) on September 12, 2024 at 11:39 am
Two Polaris Dawn astronauts completed the world's first all-private spacewalk in their new SpaceX extravehicular activity suits, on Day 3 of the groundbreaking […]
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The bubbling surface of a distant star was captured on video for the 1st time ever
on September 12, 2024 at 10:00 am
Astronomers have gotten the first-ever detailed views of turbulent activity on a star other than our own sun.