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‘I really like these suits.’ Boeing’s snazzy (and flexible) Starliner spacesuits have astronauts buzzing (exclusive)

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 21:11

Starliner will make its first trip to space with astronauts no earlier than May 6. The historic flight also marks the crewed debut of a new generation of Boeing blue spacesuits.

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Eyes hurt after the eclipse? Signs of retinal damage, explained

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 20:11

The total solar eclipse on April 8 plunged Syracuse, New York’s Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology into darkness for 90 seconds, creating a wondrous and memorable totality.

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SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. ‘And we never have’

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 19:11

For the chief leader of the SETI Institute, established to search for and understand life beyond Earth, there’s a need to step back and cuddle up to a cup of cosmic reality.

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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 17:11

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast this evening (April 17).

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What’s left of the 2024 solar eclipse lives in our hearts

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 05:11

The 2024 solar eclipse, as seen from Indianapolis, connected strangers across a famous racetrack.

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Uranus and Neptune aren’t made of what we thought, new study hints

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 04:11

A study suggests the ice giants Uranus and Neptune aren’t quite as watery as previously thought. They may also contain huge amounts of frozen methane, potentially solving the puzzle of how they formed.

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Exotic ‘Einstein ring’ suggests that mysterious dark matter interacts with itself

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 03:11

The unexplained mass of a remarkably massive galaxy suggests that dark matter interacts with itself, according to new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Boeing Starliner spacecraft rolls out to Atlas V rocket ahead of 1st astronaut launch (photos)

Submit on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 02:12

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft moved between buildings at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to get ready for launch. Its first astronaut mission is expected on May 6.

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