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Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds

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• Science & Astronomy

Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Space.com August 30, 2024

Black holes may be behind why the newborn universe appeared to possess more huge galaxies than scientists...

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‘Doomed’ comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survives brush with sun — may be visible to naked eye this fall

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• Science & Astronomy

‘Doomed’ comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survives brush with sun — may be visible to naked eye this fall

Space.com August 30, 2024

We are now coming down the home stretch regarding comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. First sighted at China’s Purple Mountain...

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Satellite watches as hazardous wildfire particles drift into the air

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• Satellites

Satellite watches as hazardous wildfire particles drift into the air

Space.com August 29, 2024

In May, satellites orbiting Earth watched hundreds of wildfires blaze across Canada and Mexico, the smoke from...

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Trump says he’d create a Space National Guard if elected

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• Policy & Politics

Trump says he’d create a Space National Guard if elected

Space.com August 29, 2024

Former President Donald Trump wants a Space National Guard. Trump stated his intention to create the Space...

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Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch

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• Science & Astronomy

Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket to debut Oct. 13 with NASA Mars launch

Space.com August 29, 2024

The inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, which will send NASA’s ESCAPADE mission on...

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Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

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• Commercial

Space tourism: What are the pros and cons?

Space.com August 29, 2024

Private companies are offering many opportunities to make the leap off Earth, ranging from a quick suborbital...

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‘One of the cleanest flights I’ve seen.’ Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight

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• Launch

‘One of the cleanest flights I’ve seen.’ Blue Origin launches 6 people to space, lands safely on NS-26 flight

Space.com August 29, 2024

Blue Origin launched and landed its eighth suborbital space tourism mission this morning. Blue Origin, which is...

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FAA requires investigation into SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landing failure

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• Launch

FAA requires investigation into SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landing failure

Space.com August 29, 2024

SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded, at least for a little while. A Falcon 9...

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Auroral substorm sparks stunning northern lights visible at mid-latitudes (photos)

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• Science & Astronomy

Auroral substorm sparks stunning northern lights visible at mid-latitudes (photos)

Space.com August 29, 2024

A coronal mass ejection (CME) struck Earth last night. At first, it appeared weak and failed to...

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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

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• Commercial

Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

Space.com August 29, 2024

Pathfinder is back in its “space,” three and a half years after it “landed” on Earth. An...

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