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    04 May 2019

    Quarks, Gluons, Jets & Black Holes

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    Quarks, Gluons, Jets & Black Holes Discussing black hole jets Let’s start with the basics, as you probably know by now you have skin all over your body ( I really hope you know this, but in case you don’t…... Read more about Quarks, Gluons, Jets & Black Holes

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    28 April 2019

    2019 Planetary Defense Conference

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    Planetary Defense Conference Experts from around the world unite to discuss near-earth objects Tomorrow will be the first day of the 2019 IAA Planetary Defense Conference. The conference will take place in the Washington DC area in the USA this... Read more about 2019 Planetary Defense Conference

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    26 April 2019

    Mars InSight Detects Marsquakes

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    Mars InSight Detects Marsquakes InSight finally detects seismic activity on Mars NASA’s InSight Mars lander is a stationary probe designed to study the interior of the Red Planet. Unlike the other rover missions lead by NASA and the Jet Propulsion... Read more about Mars InSight Detects Marsquakes

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    16 April 2019

    Falcon Heavy Sticks All Three Landings

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    Falcon Heavy Sticks All Three Landings SpaceX Flacon Heavy Lands Successfully But Fails to Swim After more than a year since its debut on February 6th of 2018, SpaceX launched it’s Falcon Heavy again the 11th of this month. A... Read more about Falcon Heavy Sticks All Three Landings

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    11 April 2019

    Houston, We Have a Ride!

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    Houston, We Have a Ride! NASA chooses SpaceX Falcon 9 for DART liftoff NASA has selected SpaceX to carry its first planetary defense mission to space, The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). Today, NASA announced that it has awarded a... Read more about Houston, We Have a Ride!

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    10 April 2019

    The First Picture of a Black Hole!

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    The First Picture of a Black Hole! The Event Horizon Telescope Team releases first image of a black hole This morning I could not contain my excitement as I watched the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) live feed, where scientists were... Read more about The First Picture of a Black Hole!

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    01 April 2019

    Space IL - Beresheet

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    Space IL - Beresheet “Big Dreams for A Small Country” - SpaceIL An Israeli spacecraft is on it’s way to the moon and the whole world is watching! SpaceIL, is an Israeli organization established in 2011 that won the Google... Read more about Space IL - Beresheet

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    25 March 2019

    ROSA

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    The Roll-Out Solar Array An amazing underdog Many of us already know about these underdogs, but not all can completely appreciate how amazing they are, so I have decided to give you a few, quick pointers on who they are... Read more about ROSA

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