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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Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 10:00am
Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope's largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic Easter treats.
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'Everything is interrelated.' For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 9:00am
While many Americans are deciding where to go and how to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, Navajo (Diné) astronomers explain the vast differences in how their culture views these celestial events.
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NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos)

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 8:00am
NASA's CADRE mini rovers have been test driven across the agency's "Mars Yard" and subjected to various other tests to confirm they are ready to launch to the moon.
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Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission to Saturn ocean moon

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 6:00am
The future European Space Agency mission could include an orbiting spacecraft as well as a lander, both of which would sample ocean material in Enceladus' plumes.
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We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 9:33pm
Current leaders across the space industry share wisdom and advice as we reflect on the achievements of women in space during Women's History month.
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Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 11:00am
Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 10:12am
On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.
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April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 9:00am
The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970. Here’s why the same eclipse repeats every 54 years.
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Spaceflight doubleheader! SpaceX launches 2 rockets in 4-hour span (video)

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 9:00am
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets today (March 30) from Florida less than five hours apart.
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Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 8:00am
New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.
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1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 6:00am
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been training on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for years. The team says they're ready for the first astronaut launch no earlier than May 1.
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Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 6:00pm
On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.
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Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 6:00pm
Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for sun-obscuring geoengineering efforts.
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'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 4:00pm
Varda Space has written up the results of its groundbreaking W-1 mission, which successfully crystalized the metastable Form III of the antiviral drug ritonavir in space and returned it to Earth.
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