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NASA has again delayed Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth

CNN  —  NASA announced Friday night that it is again delaying the Boeing Starliner capsule’s return to Earth from the International Space Station. NASA did not immediately announce a new undocking date, but indicated the return of Starliner’s crew, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, won’t come until July. In a blog post, the federal …

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Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field

CNN  —  Thousands of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a significant power surge over a part of the planet that included the ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia. People at the time probably never even noticed the fluctuation, but signs of the anomaly, including previously unknown details, were preserved in the mud bricks that they baked, …

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‘Earth is our home’ – An interview with Russian cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov

Al-Masry Al-Youm’s Khaled Elshamy sat down for an interview with Russian astronaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, where they broached a variety of topics including Kud-Sverchkov’s early career, how his time in space has changed his view of the world, Russia’s usage of space technology, and even his thoughts on Mohamed Salah. Kud-Sverchkov hailed Egypt as a friend …

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Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were invented

(CNN) – If you feel like there’s less time in the day, you’re correct. Scientists recorded the shortest day on Earth since the invention of the atomic clock. Our planet’s rotation measured in at 1.59 milliseconds short of the normal 24-hour day on June 29, according to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, …

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