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This hellish exoplanet's skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 4:06pm
The CHEOPS mission has seen tantalizing hints of the rainbow-like glory effect over WASP-76b, an extreme world where iron rains heavily on one side of the planet.
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This solar eclipse simulator on SkySafari will guide you through the eclipse on April 8

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 2:55pm
SkySafari has new solar eclipse capabilities on its app, including a simulator and a shadow tracker, making it the perfect app for April 8.
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Peer inside remnants of an 800-year-old supernova and see a 'zombie' star

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:00pm
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory images the firework-like remnants of the great supernova of 1181.
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Watch live as Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying 3 spaceflyers departs the ISS tonight

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 12:00pm
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to depart the ISS late tonight (April 5) with three people on board, and you can watch the action live.
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SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from California on April 6

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 11:30am
SpaceX is set to launch 21 of its Starlink broadband satellites from California on Saturday night (April 6).
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Dying SpaceX rocket creates eerie 'dashed' line in new photos. What's going on?

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 11:00am
New images show a glowing "dashed" line in the night sky above Arizona after part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth following a double-header launch.
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Like the 90s, binary stars are back in style

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 10:00am
For many years, binary star research has been as neglected as an old Tamagotchi. But now, the Gaia space telescope is leading a resurgence in interest in binary star systems.
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Why NASA jets will chase the April 8 total solar eclipse (video)

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 9:30am
NASA scientists will study the April 8 total solar eclipse using special jet airplanes.
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In space and on Earth, where astronauts will view the April 8 solar eclipse

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 9:00am
As a total solar eclipse crosses North America, seven people in space will see the spectacle from orbit. At the same time, more than 30 astronauts will be at events celebrating the sight.
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Last-minute solar eclipse glasses deals: Save up to 50%

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 7:32am
The upcoming total solar eclipse is April 8, and if you're looking for a last-minute deal on safe glasses to view the event, you're in luck.
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Top 5 items I recommend to safely observe the sun: Get total solar eclipse ready

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 6:33am
All you need to know about how to observe our local star, the sun, safely.
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How the supersonic Concorde jet broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 6:00am
In 1973 Concorde broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history by extending totality to 74 minutes.
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this morning

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:39am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set launch 23 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites early this morning (April 5).
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Cannibal stars at the heart of the Milky Way stay young in a gruesome way

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 8:00pm
To remain youthful in a cosmic demolition derby around supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, some cannibalistic stars gruesomely bathe in outer layers of their stellar victims.
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SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of 4th Starship flight (photos)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:00pm
SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the pad for testing ahead of the next Starship test flight, which could launch as soon as May.
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Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 4:02pm
The new BREAD experiment, which was designed to search the cosmos for mysterious dark matter, has returned its first results.
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Largest 3D map of our universe could hint that dark energy evolves with time

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 3:10pm
Our leading model of the universe assumes dark energy to be constant across the universe and throughout time. Emerging evidence suggests that may not be the case.
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China putting finishing touches on seaside spaceport for commercial launches (video)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 3:00pm
China is making progress on two new pads for commercial space launches from the island of Hainan.
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Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 2:04pm
The six-person crew of Blue Origin's seventh human spaceflight includes Ed Dwight, who was picked in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut candidate.
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NASA will launch rockets into the total solar eclipse on April 8

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 2:00pm
It's round two for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets.
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