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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?
On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX's plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space Station.
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Astronomers discover 'Quipu,' the single largest structure in the known universe
Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.
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20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a decades-long comprehensive analysis.
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30 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can't make the math work
To construct a warp drive, we would need negative mass, which doesn't appear to exist in the universe and would violate everything we know about motion, momentum and energy.
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What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life
Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.
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Einstein wins again! Quarks obey relativity laws, Large Hadron Collider finds
Do top quarks, nature's heaviest elementary particle, obey Einstein's rules at all times of day and night? Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have the answer.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch
Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier. You'll be able to watch the action live.
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Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS
European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.
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Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests
The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.
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US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)
The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.
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NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 30-year career at the space agency
NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency's chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 450th Falcon rocket (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).
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Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists
A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.
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How do black holes 'leak' energy? Scientists have a new spin on the answer
Scientists have discovered more about the process that causes black holes to "leak" energy to their surroundings, finding the faster they spin, the more energy is extracted.
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'Jupiter Ascending' came out 10 years ago, and we're still not sure how The Matrix creators' space opera went so wrong
The Wachowskis' attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?
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Some baby stars in ancient stellar nurseries were born in 'fluffy' cosmic blankets
Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.
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The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars'
The International Space Station "has served its purpose" and should be deorbited "as soon as possible," SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)
Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.
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Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water
If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.
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