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Still alive! Japan's SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night (photo)

The SLIM spacecraft, Japan's first successful moon lander, has survived its second long, cold lunar night.

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California (video)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Monday (April 1), after a multi-day delay.

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Boeing files lawsuit against Virgin Galactic over development of new mothership aircraft

Boeing and Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic for unpaid work and trade secrets related to a new mothership aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s next-generation space planes.

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Watch United Launch Alliance launch its final Delta Heavy IV rocket today in this free livestream

ULA plans to launch its final Delta IV Heavy rocket on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT (1653 GMT). Here's how to watch live.

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Daily quiz | On asteroid names

For his contributions to astronomy, the International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy. Here’s a quiz on other asteroid names.

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Skyroot successfully test fires Stage-2 of Vikram 1 space launch vehicle

Skyroot Aerospace successfully test-fires Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, Kalam-250, marking a milestone in Indian space industry.

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Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

Astronomers announced that they have detected a strong and organised magnetic field twisted in a spiral pattern around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, revealing previously unknown qualities of the immensely powerful object lurking at the center of our galaxy

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Scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova

Scientists in Israel observe a supernova explosion, collecting data on the origins of crucial elements in space.

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Stardust particle locked in meteorite holds secrets of a star's explosive death

A tiny grain of dust sealed within an ancient meteorite weaves together the story of the solar system's creation and reveals a much older tale of a rare star's explosive supernova death.

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Supermassive black hole’s mysterious hiccups' likely caused by neighboring black hole's 'punches'

A black hole may be punching through the disk of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole, causing its giant neighbor to "hiccup."

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'Vampire' neutron star blasts are related to jets traveling at near-light speeds

Scientists have measured for the first time the speed of jets launched by neutron star "vampires" as they feast on victim stars. The breakthrough connects these jets to thermonuclear blasts.

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NASA is super stoked for the 2024 total solar eclipse and hopes you are, too.

NASA is using the total solar eclipse on April 8 to increase public knowledge of science while encouraging safety during what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.

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“These Milestones Are Critical”: Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test

"These milestones are critical to ensuring that a commercial destination can support human life." The post “These Milestones Are Critical”: Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Cosmic gold rush! Astronomers find 49 new galaxies in just 3 hours

Using the MeerKat radio telescope, astronomers discovered a "gold rush" of galaxies in just three hours, including three joined by their gas content.

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New view of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way hints at an exciting hidden feature (image)

Astronomers have for the first time imaged the powerful magnetic fields that dwell around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*.

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Artemis astronauts will carry plants to the moon in 2026

NASA has selected three experiments, including a plant-growth study, to be deployed by astronauts on the moon on the Artemis 3 mission in 2026.

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‘Our world is built on basic science, and part of basic science is rationality’

Not many people have the distinction of having a cosmic body named after them. Jayant Murthy, a senior professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, is one of them. Murthy just had an asteroid named after him by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to mark his contributions to…

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How are extreme "blue supergiant" stars born? Astronomers may finally know

Scientists have discovered that the hottest and brightest stars in the cosmos, blue supergiants, are created when two smaller stars spiral together and merge, new research suggests.

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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign

The Euclid "dark universe" probe's vision has been restored, after an experimental campaign succeeded in evaporating water ice from the telescope's mirrors.

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'Apollo: When We Went the Moon' exhibit lands at NYC's Intrepid Museum

Given it was navy ships that recovered the Apollo spacecraft, it is appropriate that the largest temporary exhibit ever hosted by the Intrepid is themed to the first lunar landings.

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SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts share the good and bad of spending 6 months in space

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa spoke about their six months on the space station.

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Europe Space Telescope's Sight Restored After De-icing Procedure

The vision of the Euclid space telescope has been restored following a delicate operation that successfully melted a thin layer of ice that had been clouding its sight, the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday.

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What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?

We explore the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to see what the cosmos really looks like.

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Hubble Telescope witnesses a new star being born in a stunning cosmic light show (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a powerful jet erupting from an envelope of gas and dust that represents a newly born star announcing itself to the cosmos.

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Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

Instead of discovering hydrogen gas in the galaxy we aimed at, scientists spotted no less than 49 previously unknown galaxies

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