Science & Astronomy

Here’s what Boeing Starliner astronauts are doing on the ISS as NASA works on their ride home

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Here’s what Boeing Starliner astronauts are doing on the ISS as NASA works on their ride home

Space.com August 16, 2024

Boeing Starliner’s two NASA astronauts have been busy in space since arriving two months ago on the...

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NASA Keeps Delaying Its Decision on What to Do With Boeing’s Broken Starliner

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NASA Keeps Delaying Its Decision on What to Do With Boeing’s Broken Starliner

futurism-com August 16, 2024

“In this situation, we don’t have a sharp cutoff.” Pushed Back During a media teleconference today, NASA...

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Islands in the sky: Could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to threatened species?

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Islands in the sky: Could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to threatened species?

Phys.org August 16, 2024

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia’s extinction...

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Astrophotographers capture rare Jupiter and Mars encounter (photos)

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Astrophotographers capture rare Jupiter and Mars encounter (photos)

Space.com August 16, 2024

On Aug. 14, avid astrophotographers turned their attention to the sky a couple of hours before sunrise...

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Dark Energy Camera’s new galactic portrait delves into dark-matter central

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Dark Energy Camera’s new galactic portrait delves into dark-matter central

Space.com August 16, 2024

The Coma Cluster of more than 1,000 galaxies is resplendent in this new image from the powerful...

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Astronomers find black hole’s favorite snack: ‘The star appears to be living to die another day’

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Astronomers find black hole’s favorite snack: ‘The star appears to be living to die another day’

Space.com August 16, 2024

Astronomers have succeeded in forecasting the meal timings of a colossal black hole after watching it devour...

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Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt

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Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt

Space.com August 16, 2024

Hydrated minerals have paradoxically been found by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the surface of...

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The Supermoon Blue Moon is coming. Here’s what to expect

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The Supermoon Blue Moon is coming. Here’s what to expect

Space.com August 16, 2024

The next full moon will occur at 2:26 p.m. EDT (1826 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024....

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The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable

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The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable

Space.com August 16, 2024

In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists...

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Intense solar storm opens ‘2-way highway’ for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sun

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Intense solar storm opens ‘2-way highway’ for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sun

Space.com August 16, 2024

Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet — and in a rare...

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