These earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights, that give a name to every fixed star, have no more profit of their shining nights than those that walk and know not what they are.

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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California early Nov. 9

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 6:00pm
SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9).
Categories: Astronomy

Sun erupts with powerful X2.3 solar flare, triggers radio blackouts (video)

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 4:59pm
A X2.3 solar flare Wednesday morning (Nov. 6), leading to shortwave radio blackouts for parts of the southern hemisphere.
Categories: Astronomy

'Fastest-feeding' black hole of the early universe found! But does it break the laws of physics?

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 4:30pm
The hungriest known black hole in the early universe has been found, thanks to teamwork between NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Categories: Astronomy

'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 3:33pm
President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech, mentioning twice that he did not know what Starlink satellites were.
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SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 2:52pm
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever on Nov. 18, on a test flight that will include another dramatic booster catch.
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US military test-launches unarmed nuclear missile on election night (video)

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 1:59pm
The United States military test-launched an unarmed nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 5, 2024.
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SpaceX launching 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida on Nov. 7

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 1:30pm
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 7) from Florida's Space Coast.
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Go Centaur! Space Force stands up rocket stage at Los Angeles base

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 1:00pm
A Centaur III propellant tank and its rocket engine stand on display at Los Angeles Air Force Base as a testament to its service to both the United States' military and civilian space missions.
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'Interstellar' gets 10th anniversary deluxe 4K UHD and Blu-ray collector's edition

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 12:00pm
A preview of Paramount's new "Interstellar" 10th anniversary limited edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray set.
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Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 11:00am
Despite the rapid growth in the number of space travellers, underrepresented population groups are still left behind, particularly those with disabilities. So how can space agencies and “space tourism” companies make spaceflight more inclusive for disabled astronauts?
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:00am
The moon is getting smaller in the window.
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New NASA coronagraph will measure temperature, speed of solar wind from ISS

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 9:00am
We're about to learn more about the solar wind, thanks to NASA's Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX), which just arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.
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NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft finds 'danger zones' around stars

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 8:00am
Using NASA's Chandra spacecraft, astronomers have found "danger zones" for worlds where planet-birthing disks are blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars and rapidly disintegrate.
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Supernova hides in new Hubble Telescope galaxy 'light show' image (photo)

Wed, 11/06/2024 - 6:00am
A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Categories: Astronomy