Oh, would it not be absurd if there was no objective state?
What if the unobserved always waits, insubstantial,
till our eyes give it shape?

— Peter Hammill

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Boeing's Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace 'buzzing' rocket valve (photo)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 6:00pm
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.
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A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 5:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.
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World's largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 4:00pm
New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.
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SpaceX launching 20 satellites from California tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 3:19pm
SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 8), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.
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Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 3:00pm
One of the Star Wars fandom's most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.
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NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 2:00pm
NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.
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Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbit

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 12:00pm
Axiom Space, which was founded in 2016, has already organized three private crewed missions to the International Space Station, and it's building the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis moonwalkers.
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This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:00am
55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has "grown" a second atmosphere.
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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:46am
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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China just sent a secret mini-rover to the far side of the moon on its Chang'e 6 sample-return probe

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:30am
A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon's far side, remains a mystery.
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Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:13am
Watch the sun explode in a fury as it unleashes yet another barrage of solar flares, including two of the most powerful: X-class.
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China's Chang'e 6 mission to collect samples of the far side of the moon enters lunar orbit (video)

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 10:00am
China's Chang'e 6 has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its upcoming landing attempt on the lunar far side where it will collect samples that will be returned to Earth.
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Private lunar lander to carry 'memory disk' of 275 human languages to the moon in 2024

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 8:59am
ispace will send a time capsule of 275 human languages to the moon aboard a lunar lander as part of its Hakuto-R Mission 2 later this year.
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1st astronaut launch of Boeing's Starliner delayed to May 17 to replace 'buzzing' rocket valve

Wed, 05/08/2024 - 6:00am
The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has been pushed to May 17 so teams can replace a valve on its Atlas V rocket.
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Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture of a changing Earth

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 5:00pm
From tracking hazards in the ocean to predicting the strength of hurricanes, NOAA's GeoXO series continues on the legacy of the GOES-R series — but with exciting upgrades.
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Could alien life be hiding in the rings of Saturn or Jupiter?

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 3:00pm
The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life exist in these beautiful and enigmatic structures?
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James Webb Space Telescope suggests supermassive black holes grew from heavy cosmic 'seeds'

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 2:00pm
The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the James Webb Space Telescope finding the first evidence of "heavy seeds."
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'God's Hand' interstellar cloud reaches for the stars in new Dark Energy Camera image (video)

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:59pm
The Dark Energy Camera has imaged a ghostly hand claw reaching out to grab a distant galaxy. There's nothing supernatural about this structure known as "God's Hand," but it's awe-inspiring nonetheless.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:05pm
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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The Force is strong with new 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' trailer (video)

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:00pm
Disney+ releases a new trailer for its upcoming series "Star Wars: The Acolyte" that delves into the High Republic era and seems to depict a deep awakening of the Sith.
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