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Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The cosmos is providing a full moon, and there are plenty of other events to honor the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969. Now 94, Aldrin…
Member of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask
A former manager for eBay Inc.’s. global security team has been sentenced in federal court in Boston
Boeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test
Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth. The Starliner capsule has been docked at the International Space Station since June 6. It…
Amazon says this year’s Prime Day was its biggest ever
Amazon says it had its best Prime Day sales event ever this week. The company said “millions” of customers also joined Prime in the past three weeks to take advantage of the discount event, which ended right before midnight Pacific Standard…
Nokia sees double-digit fall in Q2 profit, sales in weak 5G market but sees improved 2nd half
Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a double-digit fall in profit and sales in the second quarter due to a continuing weak market as clients are holding off investments in 5G technology. The Espoo, Finland-based…
How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it’s retired
SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab. NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday outlined the plan to burn the space station up on reentry. They're…
NASA cancels its moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays
NASA is canceling a water-seeking moon rover because of cost overruns and launch delays. The space agency announced the news Wednesday, days before the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Viper rover was supposed to launch…
Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers
Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago. Researchers suspect there could be hundreds more caves and tunnels that could house future astronauts. An Italian-led team…
Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content
Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed Friday that the tech giant was assessing…
NASA astronauts will stay at the space station longer for more troubleshooting of Boeing capsule
NASA says two astronauts will stay in space longer to continue troubleshooting Boeing’s capsule. NASA on Friday did not give a return date. Two veteran NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the space station on…
A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here’s how to spot it
An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. The space rock called 2024 MK will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday. Smaller objects shoot past Earth all the time, but asteroids this size fly by about every 25 years.…
NASA taps Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years. SpaceX, a privately held company…
Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch
Two astronauts are spending extra time at the International Space Station as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot capsule problems that popped up on the way there. The veteran astronauts expected to stay for a week or so at the space station during…
