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Creality CR-M4 review: Industrial size, quality, and price

By Will Zoobkoff published 6 June 23

If you need high-quality, large-scale printing at home, the enormous Creality CR-M4 is the printer you've been searching for.

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NASA's new moon car for Artemis astronauts will be inspired by Mars rovers

By Josh Dinner published 5 June 23

NASA wants a new lunar terrain vehicle that not only can transport astronauts across the moon, but also has semi-autonomous capabilities and scientific instruments similar to a Mars rover.

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The space shuttle Endeavour launches NASA's STS-111 mission to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 5, 2002 to ferry the Expedition 5 crew to the orbiting laboratory.

On This Day In Space: June 5, 2002: Endeavour launches on mission to ISS

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 5 June 23

On June 5, 2002, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on the STS-111 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station.

Russia delays launch of Luna 25 moon lander until August

By Andrew Jones published 5 June 23

The launch of Russia's robotic Luna 25 moon lander has been postponed from July 13 and will now lift off no earlier than August.

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Graphic showing the four main moon phases in June 2023, Full Moon: May 3, Last Quarter: May 10 New Moon: May 18 and First Quarter: May 26

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2023

By Tariq Malik last updated 6 June 23

Reference See the phase of the moon tonight and the rest of the moon phases for 2023, and when you can see them.

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The LIGO project's gravitational-wave detector facility in Livingston, Louisiana.

LIGO project begins new gravitational wave hunt

By Rahul Rao published 5 June 23

May 24 marked the start of Observation Run 4, the latest gravitational-wave hunting effort of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration. But only LIGO is fully operational at the moment.

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UFOs worth investigating despite lack of 'real evidence,' former astronaut Scott Kelly says

By Brett Tingley published 2 June 23

Four-time astronaut Scott Kelly spoke with Space.com about UFOs and why air and space are so 'prone to optical illusions' that lead to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena.

UFOs and Extraterrestrials

UFOs will remain mysterious without better data, NASA study team says

By Brett Tingley last updated 31 May 23

During the opening remarks in today's meeting of NASA's UAP study team, members stressed that the biggest roadblock standing between us and understanding unidentified phenomena is a lack of data.

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An artist's depiction of the Trace Gas Orbiter at work around Mars.

'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI test

By Mike Wall published 24 May 23

A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.

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The Native American night sky: 7 starry sights to see

By Jamie Carter published 6 June 23

Reference Our Native American night sky guide tells you more about indigenous constellations and where you can find them.

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Full moon calendar 2023: When to see the next full moon

By Kimberly Hickok last updated 5 June 23

Reference The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.

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Best telescopes for seeing planets in 2023

By Tom Kerss last updated 5 June 23

Buying Guide Use the best telescopes for seeing planets to observe Venus, Mars, Jupiter and its red spot, Saturn and its rings and beyond with these high-quality scopes.

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