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China's Chang'e 6 mission carried a stone flag to the moon's far side

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 6:00am
The Chinese flag that the Chang'e 6 mission brought to the moon's far side is made primarily of basalt, a volcanic rock that's plentiful on the lunar surface.
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'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier' at 35: Did William Shatner direct the cheesiest chapter in the franchise?

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 5:00pm
"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" premiered on June 9, 1989. How does the Shatner-directed fifth installment in the Star Trek film series hold up 35 years later?
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Is there really a huge subsurface lake near Mars' south pole?

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 4:00pm
Evidence for a lake beneath the south polar cap of Mars may have been misinterpreted, a new study reports.
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Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 3:24pm
The sunspot that produced the historic geomagnetic storm that led to May's global auroras has made headlines again, producing the strongest radiation storm since 2017.
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Take a video tour of Boeing’s Starliner with its 2 NASA astronauts

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 3:00pm
In a new video, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conduct a guided tour of Starliner, the Boeing craft that carried them to the International Space Station last week.
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A 'new star' could appear in the sky any night now. Here's how to see the Blaze Star ignite

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 1:00pm
T Coronae Borealis will erupt with a magnificent explosion sometime between now and September, becoming visible to the unaided eye. Here's how to find it when it does.
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Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May's global auroras

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 12:00pm
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how he captured this incredible image of the sun's surface that includes the giant sunspot AR3664 that led to May's widespread auroras.
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Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut mission extended through June 18

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 11:34am
The first astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule won't come back to Earth until June 18 at the earliest, NASA announced over the weekend.
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'We thought it was impossible:' Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 11:01am
Water frost has been found on huge volcanoes at the equator of Mars, a region where scientists thought frost was impossible.
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Youthful galaxy in the early universe was a heavy metal rebel

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 10:00am
The existence of carbon in the early universe means that planets and perhaps even life could have formed sooner than anticipated.
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The Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 9:00am
Gaia discovers the Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent, as the space telescope counts the "wrinkles" of our galaxy to retell its history."
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'Supercharged rhino' black holes may have formed and died a second after the Big Bang

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 8:00am
Tiny 'supercharged' black holes born just after the Big Bang may have been brief companions to primordial black holes, dying before the universe was a second old.
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'Vampire stars' explode after eating too much — AI could help reveal why

Mon, 06/10/2024 - 5:59am
Type Ia supernovas erupt when white dwarf "dead stars" vampirically feast on a companion star. Researchers are turning to AI to better understand why.
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Sandworms rise from the sands of Arrakis in exclusive sneak peek at 'Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3'

Sun, 06/09/2024 - 10:00am
An exclusive look at "Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet," which comes out on July 16.
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What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable?

Sun, 06/09/2024 - 9:00am
The three-body problem is a physics conundrum that has boggled scientists since Isaac Newton's day. But what is it, why is it so hard to solve and is the sci-fi series of the same name really possible?
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Astronauts test SpaceX Starship hardware and spacesuits for Artemis 3 moon mission (photos)

Sun, 06/09/2024 - 8:00am
Two astronauts performed tests inside full-scale mock ups of SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System to test spacesuits and other hardware for NASA's Artemis 3 moon mission.
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'Stellar Dreams' project gifting 100 telescopes to 100 families (exclusive)

Sun, 06/09/2024 - 6:00am
An interview with Raven Baxter and NASA's Ronald Gamble about the Stellar Dreams Project, which will give 100 telescopes to 100 families.
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At long last: Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket set to debut on July 9

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 10:00am
Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 114 —Starliners & Starships

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 9:07am
On Episode 114 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the launches of Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Starship.
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SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 9:00am
During a successful fourth flight test of Starship this week, SpaceX stated another big goal: Building one megarocket a day at its new Starfactory.
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