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Why can't active NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates?

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 1:09pm
NASA astronauts can vote from space, but why can't they endorse political candidates? As it turns out, U.S. federal law specifically prohibits them from doing so.
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Black Friday or Christmas sales: Which is better?

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 1:00pm
While you can get good discounts during both shopping events, we take a look at which is better between Black Friday and the Christmas sales.
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Matthew McConaughey unveils otherworldly aliens in upcoming sci-fi game 'Exodus' (videos)

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 12:00pm
Matthew McConaughey narrates four new cinematic teaser trailers for out-of-this-world alien creatures in upcoming sci-fi role playing game "Exodus."
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Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space (photo)

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 11:00am
"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space."
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Newfound dead star spins record-breaking 716 times a second, explodes with thermonuclear blasts

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 10:00am
The neutron star 4U 1820-30 is one of the fastest spinning bodies in the universe, spinning at 716 times a second and erupting like an atomic bomb, NASA's NICER telescope has found.
Categories: Astronomy

'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 9:00am
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.
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Sharp 'lobster vision:' China's Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 8:00am
China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.
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Save $300 on the HTC VIVE Pro 2 VR headset, the best high-resolution option

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 6:20am
You can save $300 on this early Black Friday VR headset deal as the HTC VIVE Pro 2 headset, the best high-resolution model out there, is on offer.
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Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 6:00am
AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, the first to be granted for beyond Earth orbit.
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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (video)

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 12:01am
Dragon completed its docking at 10:04 a.m. EST.
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India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 5:00pm
India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.
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Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 4:00pm
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.
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How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 3:30pm
There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.
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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 3:00pm
Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.
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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 1:00pm
Jupiter has dozens of moons. Four of them in particular are of interest to planetary scientists.
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'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' follows Kylo Ren between 'The Last Jedi' and 'Rise of Skywalker'

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 1:00pm
What was Kylo Ren up to between "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker?" Marvel's new comic book series has the answers.
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Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:30am
Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week
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'Alien vs. Predator' 20 years later: What went right and what went wrong?

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:00am
With both Alien and Predator back in action, here's what we can learn from their first big-screen crossover two decades ago.
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 10:00am
Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.
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SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 9:14am
SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of 23 Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) due to a helium issue in the first stage of the company's Falcon 9 rocket.
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