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Saturday, 11 January 2025 09:18
Nuclear fusion could one day be viable - but major challenges remain
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.
The experiment, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, showed ignition: a fusion reaction generating more energy out than was put in.
In addition, the past few years have been marked

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Saturday, 11 January 2025 09:18
Toyota invests $44.4M in private Japanese spaceflight company
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2025
The Toyota Motor Corporation will invest $44.4 million in Japan-based Interstellar Technologies to help the private spaceflight firm develop rockets to launch satellites into Earth's orbit.
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda on Monday announced the automaker's intent to invest in Interstellar Technologies during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
While discussing Toyota's in

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Saturday, 11 January 2025 09:18
SpaceX launches 21 Starlinks using 1st-stage on it's 25th mission; launches NRO spysat from Vandenberg
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024
SpaceX on Friday launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket whose reusable first stage took part in a record 25th mission.
Among the 21 satellites that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida were 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, SpaceX said.
"The Starlink Direct to Cell constellation now has 40

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Saturday, 11 January 2025 07:34
SpaceX launches new round of spy satellites for NRO
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024
SpaceX launched new spy satellites into lower Earth orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office, adding to the growing constellation of such U.S.-based intelligence-gathering satellites around the world.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-153 mission into space late Thursday from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with "classified payloads."
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Saturday, 11 January 2025 07:34
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites in 25th mission for 1st-stage booster
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024
SpaceX on Friday launched 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket whose reusable first stage took part in a record 25th mission.
Among the 21 satellites that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida were 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, SpaceX said.
"The Starlink Direct to Cell constellation now has 40

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Friday, 10 January 2025 12:26
Blue Origin pushes 1st New Glenn rocket launch attempt to early Sunday
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Friday, 10 January 2025 15:11
NASA instrument on Firefly's Blue Ghost Lander to study lunar interior
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Friday, 10 January 2025 13:40
Los Angeles struggles to contain wildfires

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Friday, 10 January 2025 17:43
Week in images: 06-10 January 2025

Week in images: 06-10 January 2025
Discover our week through the lens
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Friday, 10 January 2025 09:15
In a materials world

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