Variable stars can tell us where and when to search for extraterrestrials ( phys.org )
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Space weather forecasts to get a boost from new probe on the International Space Station ( www.space.com )
The device will analyze with unprecedented precision how the sun's outbursts change Earth's upper atmosphere.
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Sex in space: Why it's worrying that the space tourism sector hasn't considered the consequences ( phys.org )
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Cosmic Nomads: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Find 400 Earth-Mass Rogue Planets ( scitechdaily.com )
New research conducted by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets, or worlds that drift through space untethered to a star, significantly outnumber planets that orbit stars. The results indicate that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for launch
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NASA slammed into an asteroid. Hubble just spotted a spectacular effect. ( mashable.com )
NASA's unprecedented asteroid experiment is still churning out results.
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New Gaia release reveals rare lenses, cluster cores and unforeseen science ( www.esa.int )
Today, ESA's Gaia mission releases a goldmine of knowledge about our galaxy and beyond. Among other findings, the star surveyor surpasses its planned potential to reveal half a million new and faint stars in a massive cluster, identify over 380 possible cosmic lenses, and pinpoint the positions of more than 150 000 asteroids...
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OSIRIS-REx’s Overflowing Treasures: A Stellar Surprise From Asteroid Bennu ( scitechdaily.com )
NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample collection from asteroid Bennu exceeded expectations in material quantity, slowing the curation process. Advanced analysis methods are underway, with a more detailed examination planned for the coming weeks. The initial curation process for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample of ast
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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida this evening ( www.space.com )
Liftoff is scheduled for 6:39 p.m. ET tonight (Sept. 29).
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Chinese Astronauts May Build a Base Inside a Lunar Lava Tube ( www.universetoday.com )
China is the latest nation to study lunar lava tubes as locations for bases. They provide natural protection that's impossible to ignore.
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Forget Alien Megastructures. New Study Says We Need to Look For 'Service Worlds'. ( www.sciencealert.com )
In 1960, Freeman Dyson proposed how advanced civilizations could create megastructures that enclosed their system, allowing them to harness all of their star's energy and multiplying the habitable space they could occupy.
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New survey outlines what NASA must do over the next 10 years to help astronauts thrive beyond Earth ( www.space.com )
The decadal survey has highlighted such investigations as the effects of space on biology as being key to NASA's next 10 years and to the Artemis mission.
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Beyond 5,500 Worlds: A Sextet of New Exoplanets Sends Discovery Milestone Skyward ( scitechdaily.com )
Scientists have discovered six new exoplanets, taking the total to 5,502. With advancements in technology, the field of exoplanet research has grown exponentially since the first discovery in 1992, and upcoming instruments promise even deeper insights.
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NASA to demonstrate laser communications from space station ( phys.org )
NASA uses the International Space Station—a football field-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth—to learn more about living and working in space. For more than 20 years, the space station has provided a unique platform for investigation and research in areas like biology, technology, agriculture, and more. It serves as a home for...
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New 'Starfield' live-action trailer slingshots fans straight into the cosmos (video) ( www.space.com )
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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' mission looks to match Indian success ( phys.org )
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite is ready to hunt for water on the moon ( www.space.com )
Lunar Trailblazer joins a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice.
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Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight is about to launch ( archive.is )
Galactic-02, Virgin Galactic’s first mission to carry paying civilian customers to space, is scheduled to launch from New Mexico on 10 August
Astronomers have spotted inexplicably bright light coming from the sun ( archive.is )
Extraordinarily high-energy gamma rays have been found emanating from the sun, and none of our theoretical models can explain why there are so many of them
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The amazing new materials that hold the key to new space discoveries ( phys.org )
Space is a dangerous place. From micro-meteorites and electromagnetic interference to fires in space and extreme heat and cold, we need to develop new materials to enable the next generation of space travel and intergalactic travel.
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Boeing lost $100 million due to delays in Starliner last quarter ( boeing.mediaroom.com )
Second Quarter 2023 Transitioning 737 production to 38 per month; increased 787 production to four per month Revenue increased to $19.8 billion primarily reflecting 136 commercial deliveries...
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A City on Mars: Reality kills space settlement dreams ( arstechnica.com )
Let’s not send a few thousand people to Mars as a big experiment in survival....
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The Soviet spacecraft cemetery in the Pacific ( www.bbc.com )
Point Nemo has become the final resting place for hundreds of spacecraft. What will future archaeologists make of it?
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NASA’s Honey Astrobee Robot Returns to Space ( www.nasa.gov )
The International Space Station is abuzz with the return of one of NASA’s Astrobee smart robots. The yellow Honey Astrobee, one of three free-flying robots,
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Discovery Alert: The Planet that Shouldn't Be There - NASA Science ( science.nasa.gov )
A large, gaseous planet orbits a red giant star that should have destroyed it. It's 530 light-years from Earth.
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