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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its 150th Falcon 9 mission of the year
SpaceX reached another milestone with the launch of 29 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet low Earth orbit constellation.A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in...
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Astronomers may have glimpsed evidence of the biggest stars ever seen
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine distant galaxies in the far reaches of the...
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25 Year of Scientific Discovery Aboard International Space Station – NASA
November marks 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station, a testament to international collaboration and human ingenuity. Since the first crew arrived on Nov. 2, 2000, NASA and its partners have conducted thousands of research investigations...
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NASA Celebrates Five Years of Artemis Accords, Welcomes 3 New Nations – NASA
October marked the fifth anniversary of NASA and the original founders signing the Artemis Accords, as well as the recognition of Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines joining the expanding coalition dedicated to the peaceful exploration of space. The number...
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The JWST Makes Some Headway Understanding Little Red Dots
One of the things the James Webb Space Telescope revealed to us is a class of small, distant galaxies in the very early Universe. Their light has been stretched into the...
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Galaxy quest: A galaxy-themed trivia quiz
Galaxies are the grand cities of the cosmos — vast collections of stars, gas, dust and dark matter shaped over billions of years.From the familiar swirl of our own Milky Way to the chaotic beauty of irregular galaxies, these...
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Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their queen, then usurps her
A type of parasitic ant takes over the colonies of a related species by inciting the workers to kill...
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NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite – NASA
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Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect.
Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), is ready to roll...
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Life Might Show Up As Pink And Yellow Clouds On Distant Worlds
Carl Sagan, along with co-author Edwin Salpeter, famously published a paper in the 70s about the possibility of finding life in the cloud of Jupiter. They specifically described “sinkers, floaters, and...
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Russia-Ukraine war: US insists it authored peace plan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted that a proposed plan to end the Ukraine war, which has been...