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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (photo, video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this evening (April 17), and landed its rocket on a ship at sea.
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What's left of the 2024 solar eclipse lives in our hearts
The 2024 solar eclipse, as seen from Indianapolis, connected strangers across a famous racetrack.
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Uranus and Neptune aren't made of what we thought, new study hints
A study suggests the ice giants Uranus and Neptune aren't quite as watery as previously thought. They may also contain huge amounts of frozen methane, potentially solving the puzzle of how they formed.
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Exotic 'Einstein ring' suggests that mysterious dark matter interacts with itself
The unexplained mass of a remarkably massive galaxy suggests that dark matter interacts with itself, according to new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft rolls out to Atlas V rocket ahead of 1st astronaut launch (photos)
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft moved between buildings at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to get ready for launch. Its first astronaut mission is expected on May 6.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 4 blasts onto Blu-ray and DVD on April 16
A preview of the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 4 Blu-ray and DVD, which was released today (April 16).
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Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)
The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe
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Will the constellations ever change?
BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment
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Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration
Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration with NASA on April 15, following the inclusion of Greece and Uruguay in February.
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James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation
To see the premier astronomical observatory in its full-size glory, you need to go to Lagrange Point 2, a location farther away than anyone has traveled. Or, soon, you can visit Colorado.
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Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'
The first year of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) data seems to show that dark energy is weakening over time, possibly the biggest cosmological discovery for 25 years.
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Record breaker! Milky Way's most monstrous stellar-mass black hole is sleeping giant lurking close to Earth
Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar-born black hole ever seen in the Milky Way, and it lies relatively close to Earth.
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The 2024 solar eclipse was a teachable moment in more ways than one
The total solar eclipse of 2024 was an epic experience to share with my daughter. It was one part celestial event, one part college prep.
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Iconic British meteorite 'Winchcombe' found to have a smashing past
A detailed analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has found evidence that its parent asteroid was altered by water before being smashed apart multiple times.
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Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms
The small object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was indeed part of a pallet jettisoned from the ISS three years ago, NASA has confirmed.
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Venus is leaking carbon and oxygen, a fleeting visit by BepiColombo reveals
BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment
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I flew Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in 4 different simulators. Here's what I learned (video, photos)
Boeing Starliner astronauts spent hundreds of hours in simulators preparing for Crew Test Flight, which lifts off May 6. I got a brief taste of what they experienced.
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NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'
NASA is asking its various research centers as well as private industry for new ideas about how to get Mars samples back to Earth relatively quickly and cost-effectively.
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NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed the total solar eclipse, but saw Earth 'moving' below her during spacewalk (photos)
NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed watching an eclipse from the ISS by days. But she did participate in the 4th all-woman spacewalk, and has a unique story about a baby octopus.
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These 3 stars are losing weight fast — thanks to stellar winds way stronger than the sun's
Astronomers have measured the stellar winds of three sun-like stars for the first time, finding that the objects are losing mass at a rate as great as 67 times the speed at which our star sheds matter.
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