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Private Cygnus freighter arrives at ISS with 4 tons of cargo

Private Cygnus freighter arrives at ISS with 4 tons of cargo | 3 sun mysteries we still haven't cracked | 'Wonder material' in lunar samples hints at moon's origins

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August 6, 2024

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Private Cygnus freighter arrives at ISS with 4 tons of cargo

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Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons of supplies to the orbiting lab.

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3 sun mysteries we still haven't cracked

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Our understanding of the sun has come a long way in recent decades, but there are still multiple outstanding mysteries that current and future missions hope to solve.

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Science & Astronomy

'Wonder material' in lunar samples hints at moon's origins

(Robert Lea (created with Canva)/NASA)

"This finding may reinvent the understanding of chemical components, geography episodes and the history of the moon."

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Venus may have mirrored our planet more than expected

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New research may have brought Earth and its inhospitable, "evil twin" even closer together.

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SpaceX

New Starlink satellites are way brighter than the originals

(Victoria Girgis/Lowell Observatory)

SpaceX Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to smartphones shine nearly five times brighter in the sky than traditional Starlinks, according to recent research.

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