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Archive for May 9th, 2024

Blinded by the light: How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?

May 9th, 2024 by

The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX’s Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.

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Boeing’s Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace ‘buzzing’ rocket valve (photo)

May 9th, 2024 by

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.

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A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

May 9th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.

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SpaceX launching 20 satellites from California tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

May 9th, 2024 by

SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 8), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

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World’s largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

May 9th, 2024 by

New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.

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Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in ‘Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ mini-series (video)

May 9th, 2024 by

One of the Star Wars fandom’s most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.

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NASA’s TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

May 9th, 2024 by

NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.

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