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SpaceX’s starship explosion results in setback
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A SpaceX starship exploded during its launch from Boca Chica, Texas for its eighth test flight on March 6. The 403 foot rocket has a 232 foot tall Super Heavy booster and is the largest rocket system ever built. The starship was aimed to make a full orbit around Earth and enter over the…
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America celebrates the 2024 total solar eclipse
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An out of world experience. That was what people around the world were looking for when they stood still peering up into the sky on April 8, 2024. The total eclipse, a phenomenon that lasts only four minutes and 30 seconds, was what drew people from across the globe to certain areas in America…
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Perseverance lands on Mars
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The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landed on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. According to a statement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the rover’s main task is to “seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.” The rover,…
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SpaceX launch excites Californians
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Californians looked up at the sky as a luminous cloud lit up the night sky on Oct. 10 around 7:20 p.m. SpaceX, a private aerospace engineering company, successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket at the Vandenberg Air Force Base about 158 miles north of Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2002…
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Up next in space: Celestial events appearing in 2017
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This year, the night sky is going to be full of spectacular events. Although many of these events are annual, some are much more rare, their appearances spread decades apart. You do not want to miss the celestial events this year, so remember to look up. Solar Eclipse On Aug. 21, the moon…
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“Hidden Figures” promotes representation in the film industry
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Turning a dramatic story of American history into a fun and family friendly movie, while still bringing to light major social issues in America then and now, “Hidden Figures” deservedly rose to the top of the box office on Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. The movie tells the long unknown story of Katherine Johnson…