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February 15, 2024

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The Launchpad

SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines lunar lander

(NASA TV)

A potentially history-making private moon mission is underway. Odysseus, a robotic lunar lander built by the Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida early this morning (Feb. 15).

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This astronaut is helping make new spacesuits (exclusive)

(Collins Aerospace)

The next generation of spacesuits for astronauts just went parabolic. Collins Aerospace tested its new spacesuit design, built for International Space Station spacewalks, on a parabolic flight that simulated microgravity conditions. The goal was to fulfill requirements for a NASA contract aimed at replacing the long-standing extravehicular mobility units (EMUs) now used on the orbiting complex.

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Total Solar Eclipse 2024

Best solar eclipse viewing kits for April 8

(DayStar)

With the upcoming 2024 solar eclipse on April 8 (known as the Great North American Eclipse), we've rounded up some of the best pieces of gear to view this extraordinary event without damaging your eyes or equipment. We've included solar glasses, filters, telescopes and binoculars that we think are fantastic for viewing the solar eclipse.

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Spaceflight

Russia launches a Valentine's Day Progress ship to the ISS

(NASA/Roscosmos)

A fresh load of supplies is headed for the International Space Station. Russia launched its robotic Progress 87 cargo ship on a Valentine's Day delivery mission toward the International Space Station tonight (Feb. 14). The freighter lifted off atop a Soyuz rocket from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:25 p.m. EST (0325 GMT and 8:25 a.m. on Feb. 15 local time in Baikonur).

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Science & Astronomy

Fire but no brimstone: The universe's missing sulfur

(ESA/Hubble and NASA, ESO, NOAO/AURA/NSF from an idea by the corresponding author and Ivan Bojičić and rendered by Ivan Bojičić with input from David Frew and the author)

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of why dead stars' death shrouds seem to lack sulfur, an element once known as "brimstone" and associated with the expression "fire and brimstone" in the Bible. Based on theory, a substantial amount of sulfur should be present in stellar wreckage sites across the cosmos. So, where did the sulfur go?

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Technology

Coat tech insulates Intuitive Machines' moon lander

(Intuitive Machines/Columbia Sportswear/collectSPACE.com)

A technology used to protect the first astronauts to land on the moon is now on its way back to the lunar surface - and you may already have some of it hanging in your coat closet.

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Search for Life

SETI searches for signals synchronized with supernova

(Zayna Sheikh)

If aliens are synchronizing their signals with light coming from supernova 1987A, then the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is on the case. Scientists with the institution say they may be able to find such signals by looking for them on what's called the "SETI Ellipsoid."

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Entertainment

Neil deGrasse Tyson's new streaming channel launches

(Pluto TV)

StarTalk has joined forces with acclaimed creator company Jellysmack to develop its first ever live linear channel presenting provocative content for all humankind.

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