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The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."

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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 4 launch test on June 6?

Space.com - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:14pm
SpaceX will launch its 4th Starship test flight as early as Thursday (June 6) in what it hopes will be a historic flight of the world's biggest rocket. Here's when it may fly.
Categories: Astronomy

Why I won't be fertilising plants with milk, despite what Tiktok says

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Social media is adamant that you can fertilise your houseplants with milk, but I'll be saving mine for a hot drink, says James Wong
Categories: Astronomy

Why I won't be fertilising plants with milk, despite what Tiktok says

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Social media is adamant that you can fertilise your houseplants with milk, but I'll be saving mine for a hot drink, says James Wong
Categories: Astronomy

Michael Crichton and James Patterson's novel Eruption fails to thrill

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Eruption, the much-vaunted "collaboration" of the late Michael Crichton and thriller king James Patterson, may work better as a film than a book. Wait till then, says Emily H. Wilson
Categories: Astronomy

Michael Crichton and James Patterson's novel Eruption fails to thrill

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Eruption, the much-vaunted "collaboration" of the late Michael Crichton and thriller king James Patterson, may work better as a film than a book. Wait till then, says Emily H. Wilson
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
This astonishing image may look like a deep-sea monster, with its big teeth and gaping mouth, but the humpback anglerfish is really no bigger than your hand
Categories: Astronomy

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo tells her story in a potent memoir

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
From a child's curiosity about a visiting missionary to fighting oil companies, Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo's autobiography shows the journey of an extraordinary Indigenous woman
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
This astonishing image may look like a deep-sea monster, with its big teeth and gaping mouth, but the humpback anglerfish is really no bigger than your hand
Categories: Astronomy

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo tells her story in a potent memoir

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
From a child's curiosity about a visiting missionary to fighting oil companies, Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo's autobiography shows the journey of an extraordinary Indigenous woman
Categories: Astronomy

Solving the mystery death of a Danish black-headed gull

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Feedback was intrigued to learn that a mussel has finally been found innocent of the death of a Danish black headed gull back in 1952
Categories: Astronomy

Solving the mystery death of a Danish black-headed gull

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Feedback was intrigued to learn that a mussel has finally been found innocent of the death of a Danish black headed gull back in 1952
Categories: Astronomy

Race is a social construct, but racism can cause real biological harm

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Research exploring the effects of racism on the brain suggests there is reason to be concerned about potential long-term damage, finds Layal Liverpool
Categories: Astronomy

Race is a social construct, but racism can cause real biological harm

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Research exploring the effects of racism on the brain suggests there is reason to be concerned about potential long-term damage, finds Layal Liverpool
Categories: Astronomy

There's a simple solution to our salt addiction - we must adopt it now

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Efforts to curb the amount of sodium we eat have mostly failed, so governments must now try a new strategy: adding potassium to table salt
Categories: Astronomy

There's a simple solution to our salt addiction - we must adopt it now

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 2:00pm
Efforts to curb the amount of sodium we eat have mostly failed, so governments must now try a new strategy: adding potassium to table salt
Categories: Astronomy

'They're going to test this thing from izzard to gizzard:' NASA hails success of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch

Space.com - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 1:48pm
Boeing's Starliner capsule launched with astronauts on board for the first time today (June 5), and NASA celebrated the milestone.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA Rejects Hubble Space Telescope Rescue Mission and Trims Its Science

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 1:10pm

Failing hardware on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may lead to less science, officials say, but the space agency isn’t ready to pursue a private repair mission

Categories: Astronomy

Boeing launches first crewed Starliner mission to the ISS

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/05/2024 - 12:35pm
The Starliner spacecraft is on its way, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station, having finally launched on its third attempt
Categories: Astronomy