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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning
SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning (May 28).
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2024 hurricane season should be busy, NOAA says
With La Nina conditions evolving in the Pacific and near-record warm waters in the Atlantic, scientists expect the 2024 hurricane season to be a busy one.
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This telescope can observe stars, satellites and more during the day. But how?
An innovative telescope design has proven successful for daytime skywatching, opening new doors for uninterrupted observation of the cosmos.
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'It has an 'Aliens'-like vibe:' 'Atlas' director Brad Peyton on channeling James Cameron (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with director Brad Peyton on Netflix's new sci-fi film "Atlas."
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Starmus 2024: Scientists and musicians unite in Bratislava to celebrate planet Earth
Here's what it was like to experience the Starmus Festival in Bratislava, where top scientists and musicians united to celebrate Earth with an overarching theme "The future of our home planet".
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The future is bright for astronomy, and very expensive (op-ed)
The universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes.
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NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' cameo in '3 Body Problem' explained (exclusive)
Interview with NASA/JPL's systems engineer Bobak Ferdowsi on his "3 Body Problem" cameo.
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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.
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Will a 'rare' lineup of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?
Skywatchers who plan to rise early and step outside on June 3 expecting to see a stunning display of visible planets will be quite disappointed, at the very least.
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'Alien' heard us all scream 45 years ago today. Here's what it was like on opening day
Here's what it was like seeing Ridley Scott's "Alien" on opening day in 1979, in honor of the iconic sci-fi horror film's 45th anniversary.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 112 —Mars on Pause?
On Episode 112 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rob Manning, Chief Engineer Emeritus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about Mars exploration and, in particular, Mars Sample Return.
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Towel Day 2024: What's the deal with towels in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?'
An explanation of Towel Day and its meaning in the world of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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A billionaire hopes to upgrade the Hubble Telescope on a private SpaceX mission, but could it really happen?
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire funder and commander of the Polaris Program missions, spoke on social media recently about why he wants a Hubble Space Telescope mission.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 of our universe's earliest galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has found three of the universe's earliest galaxies, and they could reveal a lot about galactic dynamics. Here's how.
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'It's so complicated:' Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch
NASA and Boeing are still working through "complicated" issues arising from a small Starliner spacecraft helium leak. Launch is June 1, but that's pending a flight readiness review.
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Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds
A new catalog of the masses and widths of 126 new exoplanets showcases the extreme and exotic nature of worlds beyond the solar system.
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Pakistani cubesat snaps images of the moon during China's lunar far side mission (photos)
The joint Chinese-Pakistani cubesat mission was released by China's Chang'e 6 lunar far side sample return spacecraft on its way to the moon.
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Sweden's Arctic spaceport moves one step closer to orbital launches
Swedish Space Corporation and Perigee Aerospace to launch satellites from Esrange Space Center, Sweden in 2025, with the Blue Whale 1 microlauncher.
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Rocket Lab launches NASA climate change cubesat
Rocket Lab launched the first of two satellites for NASA's PREFIRE climate change mission early Saturday morning (May 25).
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The original 'Mr. Eclipse:' How a 19th-century astronomer calculated the dates of over 13,000 eclipses
For nearly a century, the 1887 book "Canon of Eclipses" was considered to be the authoritative work on solar and lunar eclipses.
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