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Watch live as SpaceX attempts its first direct launch to the Moon
A Falcon 9 rocket during launch last July. Photo: SpaceX South Korea embarks on its first lunar mission, and SpaceX was brought in to help. You can watch the historic launch live here. Hard to believe, but the upcoming launch marks the first time SpaceX will send a payload directly into ballistic lunar transfer orbit. […]
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Fixed malfunction of the Lucy probe, good enough to complete the asteroid mission, according to NASA
Lucy is fitted with a pair of 22-foot-wide solar panels on each side.Photo: Nasa Just hours into its 12-year journey to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, the Lucy spacecraft ran into a problem. One of its solar panels refused to fully open, and mission controllers have been working on the problem ever since. There is some good […]
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Space debris recently fallen in Australia likely belongs to SpaceX
The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carried four astronauts to the ISS in November 2020. Photo: Nasa Pieces of debris found on Australian farmland are believed to have originated of a SpaceX mission launched nearly two years ago. It seems likely that the parts belong to SpaceXbut the private space company has yet to acknowledge the fallen […]
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Space debris recently fallen in Australia likely belongs to SpaceX
The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carried four astronauts to the ISS in November 2020. Photo: Nasa Pieces of debris found on Australian farmland are believed to have originated of a SpaceX mission launched nearly two years ago. It seems likely that the parts belong to SpaceXbut the private space company has yet to acknowledge the fallen […]
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Chevron and Exxon report record quarterly profits as commodity prices soar
A floorman operates a Chevron oil rig near Taft, California. Chipman chip | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon and Chevron posted record profits in the second quarter of 2022 as high commodity prices boost operations and oil giants rein in spending. Chevron reported earnings of $11.62 billion in the three-month period, compared to $3.08 billion […]
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Chevron and Exxon post record quarterly profits as commodity prices soar
A floorman operates a Chevron oil rig near Taft, California. Chipman chip | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon and Chevron posted record profits in the second quarter of 2022 as high commodity prices boost operations and oil giants rein in spending. Chevron reported earnings of $11.62 billion in the three-month period, compared to $3.08 billion […]
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Eurozone economy grows 0.7% in second quarter despite gas crisis and surge in inflation
Growth in the eurozone economy accelerated in the second quarter of the year, but the region’s outlook is dimmed as Russia continues to cut gas supplies. The 19-member bloc recorded a gross domestic product rate of 0.7% in the second quarter, according to Eurostat, the European statistics office, beating expectations for growth of 0.2%. It […]
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Schumer-Manchin reconciliation bill has $369 billion to fight climate change – here are the details
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves the U.S. Capitol following a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 9, 2022. Tom Brenner | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.V., unveiled a long-awaited reconciliation package on Wednesday that would invest hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change and advancing […]
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Schumer-Manchin reconciliation bill has $369 billion to fight climate change – here are the details
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves the U.S. Capitol following a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 9, 2022. Tom Brenner | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.V., unveiled a long-awaited reconciliation package on Wednesday that would invest hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change and advancing […]
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The lunar trenches with mild temperatures could shelter future explorers
This Mare Tranquillitatis depression is an approximately 328-foot (100-meter) wide pit on the Moon’s surface that stays at a comfortable 63 degrees Fahrenheit.Image: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University Data from a NASA probe suggests lunar pits have comfortable temperatures due to their shaded overhangs, which keep them cool during the day and to prevent the heat to […]