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June 28, 2024
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Space.com

‘Immortal stars’ could feast on dark matter in the Milky Way’s heart

After around 1 billion years, this phase, too, will end, leaving the core of the sun as a white dwarf ember surrounded by a cloud of cosmic ashes in the form of cooling stellar material.

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Space.com

Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals

The Red Planet is seen against the darkness of space. This mosaic is made up of more than 100 images captured by NASA’s Viking 1 orbiter, which operated around Mars from 1976 …

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Space.com

Listen live today as NASA, Boeing discuss Starliner return, spacewalk issues

NASA and Boeing will discuss their next plans and a possible landing schedule for the first Starliner spacecraft mission with astronauts later today (June 28), and you can listen in live. Boeing Starliner launched on June 5 for what was supposed to be …

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Space.com

NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources

Results of this effort should help scientists learn how to mitigate human-driven greenhouse gas emissions, which exacerbate climate change. Comments (0). A white plane is seen on a runway. It has a NASA sign on its. Two NASA aircraft, including the P-3 …

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Space.com

Perseverance Mars rover team revives life-hunting instrument after 6 months of effort

A key Perseverance rover instrument has been revived to continue its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars. The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument mounted on Perseverance’s …

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Scientific American

Life for Researchers on This Icebreaker Is Cold and Fulfilling

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how researchers live and work on a U.S. icebreaker making its way through the waters of West Antarctica. By Sofia Moutinho, Rachel Feltman, Madison Goldberg, Anaissa Ruiz Tejada & Jeffery DelViscio.

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Space.com

SpaceX to launch 2nd batch of next-gen US spy satellites tonight

A rocket launch carves an orange arc into a dark night sky in this long-. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-146 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from …

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Space.com

Collins backs out of ISS spacesuit contract with NASA

“This action was agreed upon after Collins recognized its development timeline would not support the space station’s schedule and NASA’s mission objectives.” Comments (0). a person in a bulky spacesuit floats weightless inside the fuselage of an …

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WIRED

NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer conducts a fit check of his U.S. spacesuit inside the International Space. Photograph: NASA.

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SpaceNews

China gears up for deep space missions after collecting 1935 grams of lunar far side samples

A Chinese flag stands next to a scorched, tipped over Chang’e-6 The Chang’e-6 reentry module back on Earth and recovered, 53 days after launch. Credit …

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