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CNN

The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator technology demonstration, or LOFTID, hitched a November 10 ride to space as a secondary payload along with the Joint Polar Satellite System-2, a polar weather satellite.

Spaceflight Now

NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket relied on advanced guidance algorithms, powerful cryogenic engines, and millions of lines of software code to get it off the ground for the first time Wednesday. But “there are also times when you’ve just got to …

Spaceflight Now

“These observations just make your head explode,” Paola Santini, a co-author of a paper describing the discovery in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, said in a statement. “This is a whole new chapter in astronomy. It’s like an archaeological dig, and …

CNET

“These observations just make your head explode,” said one of the researchers who helped discover two utterly ancient galaxies. Monisha Ravisetti headshot.

CNET

Considering the menagerie of critters living in cozy caves across Earth, it was only a matter of time before scientists extended their hunt for alien life to such cavities furnishing the rest of our solar system. Carved into the arid sands of Mars and …

CNN

Known as some of the fastest meteors around, the Leonids blaze across the night sky annually during the month of November. Historically, they are considered to be one of the most impressive meteor showers on record, …

Smithsonian

“It’s as pristine as we’re going to get from a meteorite,” Ashley King, a planetary scientist from London’s Natural History Museum, tells the publication. “Other than it landing in the museum on my desk, or other than sending a spacecraft up there, we can’ …

CBS News

For the first time ever, you can time travel through space to the edge of the visible universe from the comfort of your own home. Johns Hopkins University unveiled a first-of-its-kind map on Thursday that allows users to scroll through 200,000 galaxies …

EurekAlert

image: Marine benthic organisms from shallow areas in Deception Island, Antarctica, including red seastar (Odontaster validus), yellow seastar (Odontaster meridionalis), sea urchins (Sterechinus neumayeri), phiura (Ophionotus victoriae), sea cucumber …

The Washington Post

From its perch a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope has sighted two of the most distant galaxies ever — and delivered a brilliant surprise. These galaxies are far brighter than anyone expected, challenging our view of how the …