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Private Ax-1 mission to stay at ISS until Saturday, pushing next SpaceX astronaut launch to April 26

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• Science & Astronomy

Private Ax-1 mission to stay at ISS until Saturday, pushing next SpaceX astronaut launch to April 26

Space.com April 21, 2022

The private Ax-1 astronaut mission will now depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday night (April...

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Overlooked gravitational wave signals point to ‘exotic’ black hole scenarios

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• Science & Astronomy

Overlooked gravitational wave signals point to ‘exotic’ black hole scenarios

Space.com April 21, 2022

In a new analysis of their gravitational wave data, scientists with the international LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) have...

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Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers — but that’s okay

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• Science & Astronomy

Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers — but that’s okay

Space.com April 21, 2022

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights....

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch on record-tying 12th mission Thursday: Watch it live

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• Launch

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch on record-tying 12th mission Thursday: Watch it live

Space.com April 21, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off for a record-tying 12th time on Thursday (April 21),...

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Icy Europa’s mysterious double ridges may hint at hidden pockets of water

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• Science & Astronomy

Icy Europa’s mysterious double ridges may hint at hidden pockets of water

Space.com April 21, 2022

A ridge etched into the ice sheet of Greenland provides an unexpected hint that plentiful pockets of...

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Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever

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• Science & Astronomy

Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever

Space.com April 20, 2022

It’s confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth‘s crust really was super-hot.  The rock, a fist-sized...

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Pow! Scientists spot new ‘micronova’ stellar explosion

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• Science & Astronomy

Pow! Scientists spot new ‘micronova’ stellar explosion

Space.com April 20, 2022

An international team of astronomers has observed and identified a new type of stellar explosion — a micronova....

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New swarms of sunspots are so gigantic they could devour Earth whole

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• Science & Astronomy

New swarms of sunspots are so gigantic they could devour Earth whole

Space.com April 20, 2022

The two massive sunspot groups, known as AR 2993 and AR 2994, became visible a few days...

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Ukrainian moon start-up volunteers tech for military use

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• Military
• Technology

Ukrainian moon start-up volunteers tech for military use

Space.com April 20, 2022

A Ukrainian space tech start-up postponed its dream of going to the moon to volunteer their technology...

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Another solar temper tantrum sends a strong X-class flare toward Earth

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• Science & Astronomy

Another solar temper tantrum sends a strong X-class flare toward Earth

Space.com April 20, 2022

Aurora watchers, it’s your lucky month. For the second time in days, the sun hurled a large,...

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