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[ad_1] Blue Origin, launching a New Shepard rocket for the seventh time, could help astronauts return to the moon. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company launched a New Shepard rocket for the seventh time on Tuesday, testing a new moon landing technology for NASA that could help astronauts return to …

[ad_1] When the first female astronaut walks on the moon, more than half a century after Neil Armstrong took that historic first step, it will likely be heralded as a small step for a woman, but a huge leap for a woman. But in the halls of the UK Space …

[ad_1] There has been a “staggering increase” in the number of extreme weather events in the past 20 years, driven in large part by rising global temperatures and other climate changes, according to a new United Nations report. From 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major natural disasters around the …

[ad_1] The micro: bit pocket computer is being updated for the first time since 2016 with the latest technology to help kids code. The device is now four times faster and includes a built-in speaker and microphone, as well as updates that allow experimentation with artificial intelligence and machine learning. …

[ad_1] 10/13/2020 – by the Climate Center Extreme weather events have increased dramatically and now dominate the disaster landscape in the 21st century, according to a UN report released today to coincide with the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Floods and storms were the most frequent events, according to …

[ad_1] A black hole in a galaxy not far from Earth gobbled up a star like a great exploding noodle, and astronomers got a front row seat for the action. The “unfortunate star,” as the researchers called it in their paper, was orbiting in the dense core of a galaxy …

[ad_1] FP trendOctober 13, 2020 5:11:56 PM IST NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is ready to make its first touch-and-go (TAG) sample collection attempt on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. However, before the Oct. 20 operation, scientists detailed the material that can be found on the asteroid’s surface in a series of articles. …

[ad_1] A Soyuz spacecraft takes off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on its way to the ISS. (Photo by NASA / Joel … [+] Kowsky via Getty Images) NASA via Getty Images American astronauts now fly to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil, right? So why is a NASA astronaut …

[ad_1] PARIS: Astronomers captured the moment when a supermassive black hole tore apart a star the size of our Sun, releasing images on Monday showing the devastating process in unprecedented detail. Using telescopes from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), they were able to monitor the process’s flash of light, known …

[ad_1] The asteroid known as Bennu has revealed some tantalizing secrets from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Some rocks and features on the asteroid’s surface appear to indicate that water once flowed over its surface or that of its parent asteroid. NASA’s asteroid probe will begin its journey back to Earth in …