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April 26, 2024
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Space.com

Laser on NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away

Late last year, NASA scientists pressed start on a highly anticipated space mission. Basically, they launched a spacecraft toward an asteroid that could very well be made entirely of metal, a composition that appears to be a rarity — at least, …

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CNN

Boeing, NASA’s longtime partner, may finally catch up to SpaceX with astronaut launch

Boeing developed the Starliner capsule as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This rendering shows the spacecraft as it would appear in orbit. Boeing. Sign up for CNN’s …

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Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope discovers some early universe galaxies grew up surprisingly fast

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that early universe galaxies must have grown up way faster than expected. Plus, the same team also found that, 10 billion years ago, the cosmos wasn’t quite as disordered and chaotic as …

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Space.com

Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit

“Behold, the world’s first image of space debris captured through rendezvous and proximity operations during our ADRAS-J mission.” Comments (0). up-close photo of a rocket upper stage in the blackness of space. ADRAS-J, a satellite operated by the …

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Space.com

Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)

The Crab Nebula, located some 6,500 light-years away from Earth, formed after a supernova explosion occurred long (long) ago. Astronomers originally witnessed the event in 1054 A.D. Using Chandra images taken over 22 …

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Space.com

Satellites spot clusters of ‘spiders’ sprawled across Mars’ Inca City (photo)

Seasonal, spider-like features have been spotted sprouting through cracks in Mars’ surface. The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured new images of small, dark features that resemble spiders scuttling across the Martian region known as …

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Scientific American

The Threat of a Solar Superstorm Is Growing—And We’re Not Ready

Someday an unlucky outburst from our sun could strike Earth and fry most of our electronics—and we’ve already had some too-close-for-comfort near misses. By Phil Plait. A solar flare, as seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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BBC News

Japan comes face to face with its own space junk

A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15 year-old piece of space junk and taken an up-close image of it. The object is a discarded rocket segment that’s about 11m by 4m (36ft by 15ft), with a mass of three tonnes.

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WRAL.com

Christina Koch holds home state dear; hopes to inspire future explorers

While visiting our state to highlight education at several schools, she and Governor Roy Cooper sat down with anchor WRAL News at the executive mansion. They talked about why investing in student education is critical and why …

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Smithsonian

These Massive, Extinct Salmon Had Spiky Teeth Like a Warthog’s Tusks

For decades, scientists thought the teeth pointed downward, similar to those of a saber-toothed cat, but now they believe the fish’s chompers jutted out sideways. Sarah Kuta. Daily Correspondent. April 25, 2024 4:35 p.m. …

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