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Enchanting new Hubble Telescope image reveals an infant star's sparkle
An infant star in a faraway system will likely someday look like our very own sun, and the Hubble Telescope snapped a lovely image of it.
Categories: Astronomy
Blue Origin launches 1st Black astronaut candidate, age 90, and 5 space tourists on New Shepard rocket (video)
Blue Origin sent six people to the final frontier today (May 19) on the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.
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'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' at 25: Who are the angels on the moons of Iego?
An examination of the angels of the moons of Iego from "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" on the iconic film's 25th anniversary.
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Everything we know about 'A Quiet Place: Day One'
A Quiet Place is expanding its universe with an ambitious prequel.
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Bright green fireball lights up the skies over Portugal and Spain (photos)
On the evening of Saturday (May 18) a bright fireball lit up the skies over Portugal and Spain in stunning green and blue as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere.
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Why a giant 'cold spot' in the cosmic microwave background has long perplexed astronomers
Leftover light from the young universe has a major flaw, and we don't know how to fix it. It's the cold spot. It's just way too big and way too cold.
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NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months
NASA is studying innovative rocket system developed by Howe Industries that could reducing travel time to the Red Planet to just a few months.
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NASA's PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth's poles
A pair of cubesats will measure far-infrared radiation from Earth's poles to improve climate predictions.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 111 —The Big Glass Wars
On Episode 111 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with John Mulchaey, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, about the threat to completing two new giant astronomical observatories.
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Why we're one step closer to understanding how Earth got its oceans (op-ed)
Earth may have gotten some of its water from 'dark comets,' and the forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory could uncover key clues about these mysterious cosmic bodies.
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How to watch Blue Origin's NS-25 private space tourist mission online today
Blue Origin is scheduled to launch a crewed mission for the first time in nearly two years on Sunday (May 19). Here's how to watch the action live.
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James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)
The Orion Nebula may be a familiar astronomical sight over Earth but that hasn't stopped the James Webb Space Telescope from seeing this star-forming region in a stunning new light.
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NASA astronauts practice 'moonwalking' in the Arizona desert (photos)
NASA astronauts headed to Arizona desert to rehearse moonwalks and test technology for the Artemis mission.
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Who is the 'Doctor Who' villain Maestro? And what's their relationship with the Toymaker?
The new villain Maestro is out to destroy music in 'Doctor Who' episode 'The Devil's Chord' —and they're part of a new Pantheon of godly antagonists.
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Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 25
The first crewed mission of Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft has been pushed back by an additional four days, to May 25.
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India's ambitious 2nd Mars mission to include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute
India's second mission to Mars will include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute, according to media reports.
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Massive sunspot that brought widespread auroras to Earth now targets Mars
After quite the aurora experience across Earth this past weekend, beastly sunspot AR3664 could give Mars quite the same solar spectacular.
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Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded
With the decrease of potential impacts from AR 3664, forecasters are monitoring new sunspot regions developing on the eastern half of the sun.
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US Space Force is launching more missions than ever. Lawmakers worry America's spaceports can't keep up
The House Armed Services Committee has raised concerns about whether Space Force's two main coastal ranges can keep up with rising launch demands.
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China launches new mystery Shiyan satellite (video)
China launched the latest in its secretive Shiyan satellite series on May 12 atop a Long March 4C rocket. China's space agency says the satellite will be used for "space environment monitoring."
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