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A binary system containing a massive star and what is probably a black hole, and which together are a source of intense X-rays, has been shown to be a smaller-scale example of some of the most luminous quasars in the universe.

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Within the next 30 years, concentrations of ozone-damaging aluminum oxides in the atmosphere could increase by 650%. Comments (0). A black screen with stars has lots of white striations over it. An astronomical image marred by trails caused by …

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China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully delivered to Earth the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon. But what became of the lander that collected the lunar material? Chang’e 6 launched on May 3. The mission consisted of four spacecraft …

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Armed with virtual headsets and precision measurements, engineers can perform dry runs before strenuous assembly. Comments (0). A person in a dark red shirt and jeans stands in the background behind a web. Engineers wearing augmented reality headsets …

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The launch marked the 10th launch of Falcon Heavy, and lofted the fourth and final member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series of weather spacecraft. Four and a …

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WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance will fly an inert payload and instrumentation on its second Vulcan Centaur mission after concluding that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser would not be ready in time for a launch this fall. At a June 26 media briefing, …

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The vessel’s return to Earth had already been delayed due to issues with some of its thrusters and leaks of the helium gas which pushes fuel into the propulsion system. Nasa is carrying out a high-level …

Phys.Org

“Looking outside of the solar system, a typical planetary disk extends about 100 au from the host star (100 times the distance between the Earth and the sun), and the Kuiper Belt, which is estimated to extend about 50 au, is very compact.

The New York Times

A simple pile of sun-warmed bricks, the researchers found, attracts the green and golden bell frog, a vulnerable Australian species. These thermal shelters boost the frogs’ body temperatures, helping them beat back fungal infections and, perhaps, setting …

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The last of a series of hurricane-hunting satellites got its most powerful ride ever to space June 25 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The rocket that is essentially three Falcon 9’s strapped together blasted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad …