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⋅ June 28, 2024
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‘Immortal stars’ could feast on dark matter in the Milky Way’s heart
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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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Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals
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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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Listen live today as NASA, Boeing discuss Starliner return, spacewalk issues
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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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NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources
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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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Perseverance Mars rover team revives life-hunting instrument after 6 months of effort
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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 …
Scientific American

Life for Researchers on This Icebreaker Is Cold and Fulfilling
Scientific American
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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SpaceX to launch 2nd batch of next-gen US spy satellites tonight
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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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Collins backs out of ISS spacesuit contract with NASA
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“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 …
WIRED

NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them
WIRED
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer conducts a fit check of his U.S. spacesuit inside the International Space. Photograph: NASA.
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China gears up for deep space missions after collecting 1935 grams of lunar far side samples
SpaceNews
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 …