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Webb telescope peers into our galaxy’s outskirts, sees stunning scene

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• Science & Astronomy

Webb telescope peers into our galaxy’s outskirts, sees stunning scene

Mashable October 5, 2024

The far outskirts of our galaxy are teeming with activity.Astronomers pointed the powerful James Webb Space Telescope...

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We’ve reached a record number of humans in space, NASA announces

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We’ve reached a record number of humans in space, NASA announces

Mashable October 5, 2024

Crew onboard the Russian Soyuz capsule, a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) that took place...

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

Mashable October 5, 2024

Robotic Martians can see blue Earth in Mars‘ sky. The Curiosity rover, a car-sized NASA robot looking...

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Here’s what it looks like when you poke your head out of a spaceship

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Here’s what it looks like when you poke your head out of a spaceship

Mashable October 4, 2024

For the first time in history, a private citizen has left the confines of a spaceship while...

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Scientists are collecting pee from SpaceX travelers. There’s a good reason.

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Scientists are collecting pee from SpaceX travelers. There’s a good reason.

Mashable October 4, 2024

Jay Buckey flew to space as a NASA astronaut in 1998. Decades later, he watched one of...

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NASA spacecraft snaps photo of huge volcano forming on distant world

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NASA spacecraft snaps photo of huge volcano forming on distant world

Mashable October 4, 2024

The most volcanic world in our solar system has sprouted a new volcano. And its lava flows...

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Watch SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission conduct the first all-civilian spacewalk in history

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• Science & Astronomy

Watch SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission conduct the first all-civilian spacewalk in history

Mashable October 3, 2024

SpaceX‘s Polaris Dawn mission finally launched on Tuesday, after a series of delays pushed back its commencement...

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The sun bubbles. Astronomers just saw a distant star do it, too.

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• Science & Astronomy

The sun bubbles. Astronomers just saw a distant star do it, too.

Mashable October 3, 2024

Like an enormous lava lamp, the sun roils with hot bubbles that rise from its belly to...

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Webb telescope reveals a bridge between 2 galaxies after big collision

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Webb telescope reveals a bridge between 2 galaxies after big collision

Mashable October 1, 2024

Two galaxies are merging in the deep cosmos. And the James Webb Space Telescope just captured a...

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Plane snaps rare footage of a spacecraft reentering Earth from space

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Plane snaps rare footage of a spacecraft reentering Earth from space

Mashable October 1, 2024

Nearly a quarter century ago, four identical spacecraft launched into space. Now, they’re coming home. The European...

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