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September 28, 2023
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Radio telescope will launch to moon’s far side in 2025 to hunt for the cosmic Dark Ages

The radio astronomy experiment LuSEE-Night will test technologies for radio telescopes on the far side of the moon. Comments (0). This artist’s rendering shows LuSEE-Night atop the Blue Ghost spacecraft scheduled to deliver the.

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1st black hole imaged by humanity is confirmed to be spinning, study finds

The supermassive black hole M87*, which rose to fame in 2019 when it became the first void to be imaged and revealed a fuzzy orange donut (then later sharpened by AI into a skinny ring), is now confirmed to be spinning. The announcement of this update …

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A giant moon collision may have given rise to Saturn’s iconic rings, study suggests

A collision between two ancient icy moons that may have once orbited Saturn could have given rise to the planet’s iconic ring system, a new study reveals. Saturn is probably the most eye-catching planet in the solar system, but it may also be one of …

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Astronomers discover thousands of active red galaxy hearts with powerful radio signals

Red quasars filled with cosmic dust produce stronger radio emissions than their bluer, dust-free counterparts — and these phenomena, scientists say, could represent a generation of younger active galaxies with supermassive black holes that only …

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CNN

Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ identified at hundreds of sites worldwide, new study says

So-called fairy circles, or bare patches forming patterns that can span miles, are shown at the edge of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Thomas Dressler/imageBROKER/Shutterstock.

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Commercial spaceflight research needs a code of ethics, scientists say

However, there are currently limited ethical guidelines around such research, and a team of experts are expressing urgency in laying the groundwork for such rules now. Prospective space voyagers present a golden opportunity to …

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How fast will October’s annular solar eclipse travel?

On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will occur across the Americas during which part of the moon’s shadow will travel faster than 5,500 mph, more than twice as fast as a bolt of lightning. It will also travel as slow as 1,250 mph, about the same …

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CNN

September’s full harvest moon is the last supermoon of the year

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN —. The full harvest moon will shine in the early morning hours of September 29, also marking the fourth …

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NASA picks 3 museums to display OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples

As NASA saw its first asteroid sample return to Earth this past weekend, three museums took particular notice, knowing that they had been chosen to display small examples of the newly landed space rock material. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of …

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Spaceflight Now

Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission slips a week due to spacecraft issue

Liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is now scheduled for no earlier than Oct. 12. The billion-dollar mission had been scheduled to liftoff at the opening of a 20-day launch window on …

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