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An illustration of the star cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud ejecting runaway stars (Image credit: Danielle Futselaar, James Webb Space Telescope/NIRCam – NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI.).

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Though astronomers have a wealth of questions about Uranus, it is relatively well-studied compared to exoplanets beyond our solar system. The hope is that this new way of looking at Uranus could unlock a powerful new …

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NASA’s Artemis 3 mission is slated to launch in September 2026, sending four astronauts to the moon’s south polar region. Those explorers — and their colleagues on subsequent Artemis missions — will carry out a number of research projects, …

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A nearby alien planet is the first of its kind, new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. Located around 100 light-years away from Earth, the exoplanet is shrouded in a thick envelope of steam. This world, designated GJ 9827 d, …

Scientific American

The famous exploding star T Coronae Borealis is due to detonate any day now, but it’s running a little late. By Phil Plait. A white dwarf star and a red giant star. Artist’s concept of a white dwarf star (left) siphoning gas from its larger companion …

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced that its secretive X-37B spaceplane will execute a series of maneuvers to change its orbit and jettison components. The reusable spacecraft, which has been in orbit since December …

Yahoo News

Using Europe’s Gaia space telescope, astronomers have identified 55 runaway stars being ejected at high speeds from a densely packed young cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. This is the first time so many …

Florida Today

The spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket could launch as soon as 12:12 p.m. EDT on Sunday, October 13, from Kennedy Space Center. NASA’s initial assessment determined …

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A large bright full moon hangs central in a starry black sky. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night). Deep below the Earth’s …

Aviation Week

Launch activity on Florida’s Space Coast is on hold due to Hurricane Milton. Both Cape Canaveral SFS and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have activated storm preparation, monitoring and assessment protocols to ensure employee safety and protect …