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Space.com

We think of galaxies as ancient. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, formed 13.6 billion years ago, and the James Webb Space Telescope has allowed us to peer back to some of the first galaxies in the early universe. But are galaxies still being born today?

Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday after one broke apart in space and doomed its payload of Starlink satellites, the first failure in more than …

NPR

During the Jurassic period, a massive, four-legged creature with kite-shaped plates along its back once roamed the Earth. Now, some 150 million years later, the skeletal remains of one of them are up for auction. On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will hold a …

NPR

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Thursday night, carrying 20 Starlink satellites. Several minutes into the flight, the upper stage engine malfunctioned. SpaceX on Friday blamed a liquid oxygen leak.

Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – NASA released on Friday a pair of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showing two galaxies – one nicknamed the Penguin and the other the Egg – in the process of merging in sort of a cosmic ballet as the U.S. …

Phys.Org

The observatory operated by NASA and the European Space Agency photographed the two galaxies 326 million light-years away, surrounded by a blue haze of stars and gas. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.

Phys.Org

A new study finds a significant impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on coral bleaching events in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The GBR, covering almost 350,000 square kilometers along Australia’s …

Fox News

A photo showing two galaxies locked in a slow “cosmic dance” is the latest marvel from the James Webb Telescope. NASA released the image Friday to celebrate Webb’s two-year anniversary, wowing astronomers and stargazers alike with its ability to …

CNN

The urine collection garment prototype is designed to replace the maximum absorption garments, or adult diapers, currently worn by astronauts. Claire Walter. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder …

KSL.com

NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first people to ride it. Helium leaks and thruster failures almost derailed their arrival at the International Space Station and have kept …