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Amateur astronomers map meteor fall site in Gulf Country, hunt for asteroid pieces continues

Citizen scientists are contacting landowners west of the tiny gulf town of Croydon who could have "iron and nickel" meteorites in their paddocks after Saturday night's light show.

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Virgin Galactic completes final space test flight

Virgin Galactic says it has completed a final test flight before taking paying customers on brief trips to space.

The New Daily

Milky Way's cosmic neighbors help bring ancient galaxies into focus

Astronomers are snooping on the Milky Way's galactic neighbors to gain insights about the ancient galaxies being viewed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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A Star in a Nearby Galaxy Just Went Supernova — and You Might Be Able to See It

This is the Pinwheel Galaxy's second supernova in 15 years, and it's the closest look we're likely to get at such powerful cosmic mayhem.

Inverse

Today is Towel Day! Salute the legacy of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author Douglas Adams

Towel Day is dedicated to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" author Douglas Adams

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Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial service in June

Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month.

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New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world (photos)

A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle low lighting conditions, haze and the occasional satellite trail to see it in action.

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Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space

Virgin Galactic has completed a final test flight before taking paying customers on brief trips to space

The Independent UK

Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'

In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.

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Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists may finally have the answer

Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupiter's bands to changes in the planet's magnetic field.

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Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight in photos (gallery)

Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight will see eight crew members work to bring the company back to space. See the flight and training in photos.

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Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles

An unusual green meteor recently exploded as it plummeted through the sky over Australia, giving off a brilliant flash of light that could be seen for miles.

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Canadian aerospace company signs lease for testing facility at Spaceport Cornwall

The facility will be used to test Space Engine Systems’ Hello series of Mach 5 spaceplanes

Birmingham Post

Astrologist lists 'most manipulative' celebrities based on their star sign - including Meghan Markle and Kylie Jenner

The likes of Meghan Markle, Kylie Jenner and Due Lipa are 'most likely' to get their way, the expert claims

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South Korea launches homegrown rocket

SEOUL: South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.

Wales Online

Stunning new pictures from space, including the Pillars of Creation

NASA combined images from Chandra X-ray Observatory, James Webb Space Telescope Hubble and other sources

Reuters

North Korea constructing satellite launch pad with 'new urgency' - report

Construction at North Korea’s satellite launching station has hit a “new level of urgency,” most likely in preparation for a launch, a U.S.-based think tank said in a report citing commercial satellite imagery.

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What time is Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight on May 25?

Virgin Galactic will launch its first spaceflight in two years on its reusable space plane Unity on Thursday (May 25), but exactly when the launch takes place will depend on what time its carrier plane takes off.

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Solar 'superflares' millions of times stronger than anything today may have sparked life on Earth

Intense solar storms may have delivered Earth its earliest building blocks of life, new research suggests.

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'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI test

A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.

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Watch Vulcan Centaur rocket test-fire its engines on the launch pad for 1st time today

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for a critical test firing of its next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, and it could happen as soon as this week.

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Virgin Galactic ready to launch final test flight to suborbital space today

Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the company's final test flight before starting commercial operations.

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Tonga volcano eruption created 'super plasma bubble' in atmosphere, disrupting precise GPS

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption last year was so powerful it created a "super plasma bubble" in the upper atmosphere over northern Australia, likely disrupting precise GPS for hours.

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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1st space rock flyby in November

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 2023 on its way to become the first probe to visit the Trojan asteroids that orbit Jupiter.

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Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from space station crew (video)

The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting lab on Monday (May 22) to a warm welcome from the station's current crew.

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