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Is the US in a space race against China?

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May 18, 2023

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The Launchpad

Volcanoes on newfound Earth-size exoplanet!

NASA

A newfound alien world about the size of Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere, a new study reports.

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Missing stars of our Milky Way?

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Stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy are mysteriously missing their binary companions, observations by the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have shown.

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Is the US in a space race against China?

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This idea of a space race between China and the U.S. sounds convincing given the broader narrative of China's rise, but how accurate is it?

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Space Quiz: When will NASA's Artemis 2 crew launch to the moon?

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DJI Inspire 3 review

The pricey and impressive Inspire 3 (DJI)

DJI's latest pro-spec drone delivers a powerful, agile, and versatile solution for professional drone pilots and filmmakers who require the best image quality.

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Skywatching

Powerful solar flare erupts from hidden sunspot

(NASA/SDO)

Though the sunspot wasn't facing Earth, the effects of the eruption were felt as the radiation from the event triggered a moderate radio blackout over parts of North America, Central America and South America according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.

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Spaceflight

Artemis 2 crew begins moon mission training

(Left to right) Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch. (The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Six weeks after the four Artemis 2 astronauts were announced in a ceremony in Houston, the group is beginning learning all they need to circle the moon during their mission, which which will launch no earlier than November 2024.

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Technology

Twitter is still vital for space community. Here's why.

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Twitter provides an important platform for science communicators, but many in the scientific community have expressed misgivings about remaining on the platform. Former NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez weighs in.

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Star Trek

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes comic sneak peek!

(IDW)

Prolific Hollywood screenwriter Marc Guggenheim is launching back to the far future with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture— Echoes," a fresh five-issue miseries set just after the planet-saving V'ger crisis of Paramount's original movie. Here's a sneak peek!

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