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big moon lander in art, against a hill on the moon. an astronaut stands next to it to show the vast size difference

NASA’s new lunar lander competition heats up with Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman

NASA’s latest lunar lander competition round saw a huge shake-up of the team. In the second Human Landing Systems (HLS) bidding process, former collaborators Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin are now part of different teams vying for the lunar transport of future astronauts under the Artemis program. And this time, SpaceX is not among the …

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The “blue marble”: one of the most iconic images of the Earth, 50 years later

The “blue marble”: one of the most iconic images of the Earth, 50 years later

In Snap, we examine the power of a single photograph, telling stories of how modern and historical images were created. On Christmas Eve in 1972, mankind received a gift: a portrait of the Earth in the form of a living globe. Clouds swirl over the vast continent of Africa and the southern polar cap, all …

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Layoffs, ultimatums and the ongoing saga of blue ticks: Elon Musk's first month on Twitter |  CNN Business

Layoffs, ultimatums and the ongoing saga of blue ticks: Elon Musk’s first month on Twitter | CNN Business

CNN — Sunday officially marks a month since the world’s richest man took over as Twitter’s helm. Around that time, Elon Musk launched mass layoffs and gave remaining employees a cryptic ultimatum, reinstated the accounts of controversial figures including former President Donald Trump, and launched — and then rejected — a plan to bill employees. …

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