The space agency has confirmed that the four massive engines will be ground to the ground during firing - the final test before an unmanned test flight later this year.

NASA prepares to run engines on ‘most powerful rocket ever built’

Space Launch System Test: NASA is preparing to launch engines on the “ most powerful rocket ever built ” that can reach speeds of 17,500 mph and will one day…

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Birds have an ambiguous "quantum sense".  For the first time, scientists saw it in action

Birds have an ambiguous “quantum sense”. For the first time, scientists saw it in action

Seeing our world through the eyes of a migratory bird would be a somewhat frightening experience. Something about their visual system allows them to “see” the magnetic field of our…

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Researchers are taking another look at Platypus DNA, and yes, it's still weird

Researchers are taking another look at Platypus DNA, and yes, it’s still weird

Duckbill platypus.Photo: Martin Pilanek (Shutterstock) Swaying, waving, strolling, digging, and spawning. There is no shortage of verbiage when it comes to describing monotremata – the A taxonomic arrangement consists of…

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NASA will launch its gigantic SLS rocket on the moon in its final "green operation" test this month

NASA will launch its gigantic SLS rocket on the moon in its final “green operation” test this month

Despite a new problem with the valves, NASA says it is ready to move forward with the next phase of the megarget test that will send the unmanned Artemis 1…

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The launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Turkish satellite from Cape Canaveral

The launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Turkish satellite from Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral, Florida. After a very busy year, SpaceX plans to start 2021 with the first launch sooner Thursday from Cape Canaveral, sending a Turkish communications satellite. The Space Coast…

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SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype is launching its engines for the first time

SpaceX’s Starship SN9 prototype is launching its engines for the first time

SpaceX launched its latest releases Starship First prototype. The SN9’s three engines lit up For about one second today (Jan 6) at 5:07 PM EST (2200 GMT) during a steady…

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Last year, reusable rockets entered the mainstream, and there's no going back

Last year, reusable rockets entered the mainstream, and there’s no going back

On December 13, 2020, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the Sirius XM-7 mission. This was the seventh flight of this first stage. Trevor Mahlman This was the most experienced missile…

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NASA's new space telescope is set to reveal the secrets of the Big Bang

NASA’s new space telescope is set to reveal the secrets of the Big Bang

Early initial design of SPHEREx. NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory- California Institute of Technology The Big Bang theory is a cosmological model that describes how our current observable universe arose….

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The "starting point" of the Women's Garden turns out to be an ancient Roman artifact

The “starting point” of the Women’s Garden turns out to be an ancient Roman artifact

A new analysis has discovered that a faded looking marble slab, used for 10 years as a starting point in an English garden, is actually a rare ancient Roman engraving….

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The Harvard astronomer still believed that the interstellar object was a strange technology

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Usage instructions. A prominent Harvard astronomer still spends much of his time contemplating our first encounter with an…

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