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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Some details on @blueorigin HLS & cislunar transporter, provided by @LMSpace ( twitter.com )
Some details on @blueorigin...
Water worlds in the galaxy could be 100 times more common than once thought ( mashable.com )
A new study increases the odds of finding the 'origins of life' in the Milky Way.
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We Need to Widen the ‘Habitable Zones’ Seen around Alien Stars ( www.scientificamerican.com )
When looking for life in space, we should broaden our horizons...
Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? ( www.scientificamerican.com )
Tiny spheres of once-molten metal magnetically dredged from the seafloor could be pieces from IM1, a potential interstellar meteor that struck Earth in 2014
NASA Rocket Flight Software for Artemis II Meets Testing Checkpoint ( www.nasa.gov )
The first Artemis astronauts have begun crew training for their Artemis II mission around the Moon, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are testing and configuring the flight software for the mega Moon rocket that will launch them on their journey.
NASA chief to visit Blue Origin for summit recognizing Seattle’s place in space ( www.geekwire.com )
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture to get a firsthand look at the Seattle area's space industry.
Listen to the eerie sounds of distant galaxies in breathtaking NASA video ( www.space.com )
Hear the beauty of deep space thanks to the sonification of telescope data.
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BepiColombo’s Space Odyssey: Third Mercury Flyby Reveals Geological Wonders ( 68k.news )
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025....
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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