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January Was One Hell of Month in Spaceflight
We knew 2024 was going to be a landmark year in spaceflight, and judging by the wide range of developments in just the first month, we’re in for an extraordinary ride throughout the rest of the year. It’s been a wild month in space. NASA finally cracked open its asteroid sample container, revealing cosmic secrets…
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China’s Spaceplane Conducted Multiple Manoeuvres With a Mystery Object in Orbit
The Chinese spaceplane finally returned to Earth earlier this week, but we’re still learning more about its time in orbit. The spacecraft caught and released an unidentified object several times during its flight, performing a series of manoeuvres that were captured by orbital radars, according to California-based LeoLabs. The company released its observational data, saying…
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Is Already Facing a Serious Cash Crunch
NASA’s quest to return rocky samples from the surface of Mars to Earth in 2033 is already running up the bill, with the project needing a lot more money than what was allocated to the mission for 2023.
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The Gaming Shelf Gears Up for an Anti-Capitalist Apocalypse
It feels like the last month of gaming news has been a whole decade. Remember the OGL 1.1? That happened less than three weeks ago! For those of you who don’t pay attention to Dungeons & Dragons (teach me your ways), you can check out our explainer here. Otherwise, here’s some incredible games as we gear…