It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.

— Plato

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Satellite operator SES acquiring Intelsat in $3.1 billion deal

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 6:00pm
SES plans to buy fellow satellite operator Intelsat, in a deal that could help the combined company compete with SpaceX's huge Starlink broadband network.
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Einstein Probe X-ray telescope releases 1st images taken with 'lobster vision'

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 5:03pm
Einstein Probe, which is the new Chinese–European X-ray mission, has revealed its first widescreen views of the universe.
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'We are ready:' New NASA documentary looks ahead to Artemis 2 moon mission (video)

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 5:00pm
A new NASA video reflects on the successful Artemis 1 moon mission and looks ahead to next year's crewed effort, Artemis 2.
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Scientists reveal Southern Ring Nebula's unexpected structure: 'We were amazed'

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 4:00pm
The molecular gas ejected by a dying star within the Southern Ring Nebula will one day be recycled into a new generation of stars and planets.
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Astrophotographer captures the Running Chicken Nebula in impeccable detail

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 3:00pm
Check out this incredibly detailed image of the Running Chicken Nebula — IC 2944 — captured by astrophotographer Rod Prazeres.
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China unveils video of its moon base plans, which weirdly includes a NASA space shuttle

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 2:00pm
A video outlining China's moon base plans depicts a wide number of concepts, including surface sample return operations, a lander and rover, and supporting orbital satellites.
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NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted its 1st rogue planet

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 1:00pm
NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS may have detected its first free-floating planet with a little help from Einstein.
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This spacecraft is headed to NASA's asteroid-crash aftermath — but first, it'll stop by Mars

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:00pm
During a gravity assist with Mars, Hera will study the moon Deimos.
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China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 11:57am
China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts touched down safely this morning (April 30), bringing their six-month mission to a successful close.
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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 11:28am
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024
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'Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'Andor' blast onto 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray today

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 11:00am
Disney+ Star Wars series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "Andor" land on home video starting April 30 in both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray steelbook formats.
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Space threats, NORAD upgrade may spur new private defense spending in Canada

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:00am
The United States and Canada aim to upgrade NORAD to deal with emergent space threats from nations like China or Russia. Canada will hold an industry day May 1 to gather more ideas.
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SpaceX vet's startup Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth mode

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 9:01am
Portal has developed a new satellite bus called Supernova that the company says will allow unprecedented mobility in Earth orbit and beyond.
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Scientists unravel mysteries of gamma-ray bursts — the universe's most powerful explosions

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 7:59am
Gamma-ray bursts are the universe's most powerful explosions, generating more energy in seconds than the sun will in billions of years — and scientists are slowly learning more about these eruptions.
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SpaceX's Starship could help this start-up beam clean energy from space. Here's how (video)

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 6:00am
SpaceX's Starship will make space-based solar power cheaper than nuclear, gas and coal-based electricity generation, start-up Virtus Solis believes.
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Evidence for Planet 9 found in icy bodies sneaking past Neptune

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 8:00pm
The hypothetical ninth planet may be slingshotting Oort Cloud objects onto orbits that come closer to the sun than Neptune does.
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NASA crew announced for simulated Mars mission next month

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 6:00pm
NASA picked a crew of four volunteers to undergo a simulation of life on Mars. The project will begin on May 10.
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NASA's Viper moon rover gets its 'neck' and 'head' installed for mission later this year

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 5:00pm
With its "mighty mast," NASA's Polar Exploration Rover dubbed VIPER continues to be prepped for its mission to the moon slated for late 2024.
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China releases world's most detailed moon atlas (video)

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 4:00pm
The atlas, which is available in Chinese and English, depicts the surface of the moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million. It highlights many intriguing geological features, such as impact craters.
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What would happen if the moon disappeared?

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 3:00pm
What would happen if our closest neighbor, the moon, disappeared? Here we explore the possible effects it could have on the environment and life on Earth.
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