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Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut launch delayed again, this time with no new flight date

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:15am
The 1st astronaut mission aboard Boeing's Starliner will not lift off May 25 as planned. NASA has not yet revealed the cause, but a helium leak has been ongoing in the spacecraft.
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Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:00am
A new report by NASA outlines the most promising approaches to keeping the space around Earth safe and usable for future generations.
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How does spaceflight lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 8:59am
Sierra Space Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Marshburn shares how medical research in space makes a difference here on Earth.
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Amateur astronomer finds 5 fascinating new galaxies — and they're now named after him

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 8:00am
Giuseppe Donatiello is an amateur astronomer with a unique distinction: discoverer of 11 galaxies, nine with his name.
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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 6:41am
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope team will unveil new full-color images on May 23: How to watch live

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 6:00am
With the Euclid space telescope set to deliver a new batch of images on Thursday (May 23), we're looking back at the dark universe detective's achievements thus far.
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Stellar telescope deal: Save $230 on the Celestron Astro Fi 130

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 5:04am
The Celestron Astro Fi telescope features in our best telescopes guide and now it comes with a $230 discount.
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Space Force orders 'jetpack' to give 2 years of maneuverability to military satellite

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 6:00pm
In a first-of-its-kind mission, Starfish Space will attach a "jetpack"-like satellite to a U.S. military satellite to give it two years of additional propulsion and maneuverability.
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Dream Chaser space plane arrives in Florida ahead of 1st launch to ISS (photo)

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 5:00pm
Dream Chaser is almost ready for its first mission. The space plane Tenacity and a cargo module are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for final testing ahead of an ISS launch.
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Doctor Who 'Boom': Who are the marines really fighting on Kastarion 3?

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 4:09pm
The Doctor has his foot on a landmine throughout this high-concept adventure for episode 3 — but who's the real enemy on Kastarion 3?
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China's Chang'e 6 mission gearing up for early June landing on moon's far side

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 4:00pm
China's robotic Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the lunar far side is now in orbit around the moon, gearing up for its landing attempt.
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Observe the sun in detail and save 25% on Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 3:02pm
Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars are specialists for solar observation and now they're 25% off on Amazon
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A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 3:00pm
By the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet gracing our early autumn evening sky, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).
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SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 2:30pm
SpaceX plans to launch the first batch of satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's "proliferated architecture" early Wednesday morning (May 22).
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Plants signal NASA satellites with waning 'glow' ahead of flash drought

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 1:06pm
NASA scientists have discovered signs of an impending flash drought months before the onset by observing the brightness of "glowing" plants from space.
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Best binoculars for long distance viewing 2024

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 1:00pm
The best binoculars for long distance viewing have high magnification, quality optics and excel for stargazing or wildlife observation — here are our favorites.
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Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 12:00pm
Modeling distant planets has revealed that tidal forces generated by their parent stars can combine with intense radiation bombardment and strip away their atmospheres.
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Young 'cotton candy' exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 10:00am
Astronomers have found that one of the lightest exoplanets ever seen, the young 'cotton candy' world V1298 Tau b, may be shrinking from the size of Jupiter to the width of a super-Earth.
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Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 9:00am
For years, physicists have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help us with this hunt.
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Space mysteries: Do all planets have magnetic fields?

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 8:00am
How do scientists know if a planet has a magnetic field?
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