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Gravitational waves rippling from black hole merger could help test general relativity
on December 6, 2023 at 1:00 am
Gravitational waves have been uncovered from a massive black hole merger that shows the resultant black hole settling into a spherical shape for the first […]
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Watch the explosive new trailer for astronaut action film 'ISS' (video)
by stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) on December 5, 2023 at 10:59 pm
A preview and new trailer for the new action thriller "I.S.S." that imagines what happens aboard the International Space Station when war breaks out on Earth […]
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft finds its 'first light' while zooming to a metal asteroid (image)
on December 5, 2023 at 10:38 pm
Having launched on Oct. 13, the Psyche spacecraft has been journeying to a metal asteroid reminiscent of Earth's core. It just snapped its first image.
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Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation's 1st-ever moon landing
by mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on December 5, 2023 at 10:00 pm
Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft will make the nation's first-ever moon landing on Jan. 19, if all goes according to plan.
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China launches remote-sensing satellite for Egypt (video)
by andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) on December 5, 2023 at 9:30 pm
China launched a remote-sensing satellite for Egypt late on Sunday (Dec. 3) as space cooperation between the two countries deepens.
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China could use a foldable helicopter to collect samples on Mars
by andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) on December 5, 2023 at 9:00 pm
A new journal article outlines the design for a quadcopter that could assist China's mission to collect samples from Mars.
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Canadian astronaut assignments reflect growth of Canada's 'Space Force'
by elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell) on December 5, 2023 at 8:30 pm
Two Canadian Space Agency astronauts from the military will fly to the moon and the ISS by 2025. The commander of 3 Canadian Space Division says their […]
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James Webb Space Telescope pierces through dust to find an ancient ghostly galaxy
on December 5, 2023 at 8:00 pm
A ghostlike dusty galaxy from the early universe might represent a whole population of hidden galaxies.
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Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us
on December 5, 2023 at 7:30 pm
A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward […]
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'Space Rescue Service' needed for coming space tourism era, report argues
by elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell) on December 5, 2023 at 7:00 pm
People are launching to space in ever-greater numbers, with few backups in case of trouble. A 'Space Rescue Service' might fill in the gap, a new report argues.