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Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds

A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of exoplanets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.

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Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life.

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500 Falcon missions! SpaceX sends 26 Starlink satellites to orbit on landmark launch

SpaceX sent 26 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Thursday (June 12), on the 500th overall completed mission for the company's Falcon family of rockets.

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Missing link star? Why this 'teenage vampire' white dwarf has scientists so excited

Astronomers have discovered a "teenage vampire" dead star in the process of devouring a companion star during a short-lived, "missing link" phase of its evolution.

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Cathie Wood's Ark Says Elon Musk's SpaceX Valuation Could Reach $2.5T by 2030, $12.8T by 2040

Ark Invest, in collaboration with consulting firm Mach33, forecast that SpaceX could reach an enterprise value of $2.5 trillion by 2030 as it works to complete its Starlink constellation and ramps Optimus robots production for efficiencies.

International Business Times UK

Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a key role in the planet's energy balance.

Space

NASA astronaut aboard ISS captures colorful aurora in time-lapse footage of Earth from space (video)

The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.

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European Space Agency reveals 3 key space missions threatened by Trump's NASA budget cuts

At least three ESA space missions are under threat as a result of Trump's budget cuts. The gravitational wave observatory LISA, Venus orbiter EnVision, and NewAthena may require "recovery actions."

Space

SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronauts postponed indefinitely due to leaky ISS module

The launch of Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission has been delayed again, this time by a leaky Russian module on the International Space Station.

Space

Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary's first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station

The Independent UK

An entrepreneur wants to build a giant net to catch spacecraft landing on the moon, but can it be done?

This novel idea could become an important piece of a future moon economy.

Space

Trump's 2026 budget cuts would force the world's most powerful solar telescope to close

"There's no way for us to operate such a complex facility."

Space

James Webb Space Telescope discovers smallest 'failed stars' ever seen

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the smallest brown dwarfs ever seen with the potential to form planets and surrounded by mysterious molecules.

Space

NASA's PUNCH delivers knockout views of colossal solar storms erupting from sun (video)

"These first images are astonishing, but the best is still yet to come."

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‘Absolutely shocking’: Netflix documentary examines how the Titan sub disaster happened

New film Titan: The OceanGate Disaster looks back at the many bad decisions that led to the devastating 2023 tragedy

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'Uranus is weird.' Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals

Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of Uranus' largest moons.

Space

Watch June's full Strawberry Moon skim the southern horizon with these free livestreams tonight

This month's full Strawberry Moon rides low across the southern sky via livestream on June 11.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining sand alongside 'sandcastle' partner world

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Sun’s south pole revealed for first time, in images from Solar Orbiter spacecraft

Groundbreaking observations map chaotic patchwork of magnetic activity, said to be key to understanding how sun’s field flips

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Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11).

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Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)

The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the sun, revealing messy magnetic fields and particles being ejected at high speeds.

Space

June's Strawberry Moon treats skywatchers to a rare low-riding show (photos)

Here are the best photos of the lowest full moon in over a decade.

Space

Astronomers see the 1st stars dispel darkness 13 billion years ago at 'Cosmic Dawn'

The CLASS telescope array has taken a fresh look at the infant universe to hunt for polarized light in the Cosmic Microwave Background that resembles light bouncing off a cosmic car hood.

Space

Propellant leak delays SpaceX launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS

SpaceX is standing down from the planned June 11 launch of the Ax-4 private astronaut mission due to a liquid oxygen leak in its Falcon 9 rocket. No new target date has been announced.

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2nd launch of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket delayed to Aug. 15 at the earliest

Blue Origin is now targeting Aug. 15 at the earliest for the second-ever launch of its New Glenn rocket, a slip of several months.

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