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May 22, 2024
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Space.com

How does spaceflight lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains

Sierra Space Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Marshburn shares how medical research in space makes a difference here on Earth. Comments (0). a man with short hair holds medical equipment inside of a cramped laboratory. Tom Marshburn performs tests to …

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Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope team will unveil new full-color images on May 23: How to watch live

The European Space Agency (ESA) will release five new images from the Euclid space telescope on Thursday (May 23). And, well, if the previous set of pictures is anything to go by — space fans should be in for an absolute treat.

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Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin

In the background, a vibrant pink accretion disk is seen swirling around a black hole’s. Main) an illustration of a black hole ripping apart a star in a tidal disruption event ( …

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Space.com

Boeing Starliner’s 1st astronaut mission delayed, no new launch date announced

Starliner will not lift off on Saturday (May 25) as planned, which was the latest launch date following several delays in recent weeks. NASA officials communicated the delay late on Tuesday (May 21), providing no specific cause yet.

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Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests

“This study allows us to start to answer the question: What are the most cost-effective actions we can take to address the growing problem of orbital debris?” Artist’s illustration of space junk orbiting Earth. (Image credit: NASA).

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CNN

Scientists a step closer to unraveling mystery of sun’s magnetic field

Visible light images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar. Video Ad Feedback. Everything you wanted to know …

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Space.com

Safety first: NASA pledges to use AI carefully and responsibly

“If it’s employed in ways that are not for the betterment of humankind, then it could be disastrous.” Comments (0). wide-field telescope view showing dozens of distant galaxies. One of the earliest uses of AI in astronomy was to pick out the multitude …

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Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first batch of satellites for the NRO’s reconnaissance satellite constellation

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is set to start building a constellation of unknown size with a middle-of-the-night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, dubbed NROL-146, features an undisclosed number of …

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Space.com

Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes

Yet, ever since astronomers began investigating the sun’s magnetic fields, the point from which they originate has remained undetermined. Now, an international team of researchers may be closer to solving this 400-year-old mystery that confounded even …

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Phys.Org

The origin of the sun’s magnetic field could lie close to its surface

In contrast, their simulations in deeper layers produced less realistic solar activity. The findings suggest that sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field, rather than a field that originates deeper in …

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