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June 13, 2023
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Space.com

‘Cosmic magnifying glass’ reveals super-rare warped supernova with gravitational lens. (Thanks, Einstein!)

The discovery is the tip of the iceberg for gravitationally lensed supernovas that could help us better understand the expansion of the universe. Comments (0). a deep view of stars in space, some of which are being warped in a.

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Space.com

Don’t miss Jupiter and its 5 Galilean satellites shine near the crescent moon tonight

Some celestial events are worth getting up early for – or perhaps staying up late for. Early risers and/or night owls on Flag Day (Wednesday) morning, given fair weather and clear skies, will be treated to a lovely “celestial tableau” low in their …

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Space.com

Watch Venus swarm the Beehive Cluster today in free telescope livestream

The second planet from the sun will appear to pass close by Messier 44, a dense cluster of stars in the Cancer constellation.

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Space.com

Watch SpaceX’s historic 200th rocket landing in this super-sharp video

The Falcon 9 landed perfectly after delivering 72 satellites to orbit. … Monday’s (June 12) launch of the Transporter-8 rideshare mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket marked a significant milestone for the company’s workhorse vehicle.

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The New York Times

These Flies Age Faster After Witnessing Death

Dr. Gendron earned that spot by researching how living fruit flies respond to the sight of dead ones. To study this so-called death perception, you need corpses; Dr. Gendron and colleagues use starvation to get theirs.

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Phys.Org

Webb Telescope proves galaxies transformed the early universe

In the early universe, the gas between stars and galaxies was opaque—energetic starlight could not penetrate it. But 1 billion years after the big bang, the gas had become completely transparent. Why? New data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has …

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WIRED

Satellites Keep Photobombing Space Images. Astronomers Need a Fix

“We see these satellite trails in Hubble data, and really in all astronomical data, and they’re a bit of a nuisance,” said David Stark, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, speaking last week at the American Astronomical …

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USA TODAY

NASA: Asteroid the size of the Brooklyn Bridge to pass near Earth on Thursday

At 1,600 feet long, the asteroid known as 2020 DB5 is the largest of the next five asteroids approaching our planet. It’ll pass within 2.6 million miles of Earth on Thursday. Eric Lagatta. USA TODAY. NASA has taken further steps to protect humanity …

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EurekAlert

Taking biofabrication to the next level: innovations in volumetric bioprinting

UMC Utrecht researchers propose solutions for bioprinting living tissue … Bioprinting is the printing of living cells and tissues. It’s a promising technique that hopefully, one day, can solve the organ donor shortage by growing organs from patients’ own …

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Space.com

New Tatooine-like exoplanet discovered orbiting twin suns. Meet BEBOP-1c.

The discovery of the new planet BEBOP-1c confirms the 2nd-ever known planetary system orbiting twin stars. Comments (0). two suns in the night sky over a rocky planet. Illustration of a circumbinary planet, a world in orbit around not one, …

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