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NASA’s ‘SPHEREx’ infrared space telescope is launching this week. Here’s why it’s a big deal

February 24th, 2025 by me

Scientists aim to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the universe using NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, which is set to launch Feb. 28.

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Astronomers discover misshapen galaxy is a cosmic predator that bears ‘scars’ from its last meal (photo)

February 23rd, 2025 by me

Images from the Very Large Telescope suggest that a galaxy called NGC 3640 has a history of absorbing smaller galaxies.

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Swimming robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday ‘change the possible’

February 23rd, 2025 by me

NASA has awarded funds to 15 trailblazing concepts for space technology that could help us explore and inhabit the solar system.

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California

February 23rd, 2025 by me

SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?

February 22nd, 2025 by me

On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX’s plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space Station.

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Astronomers discover ‘Quipu,’ the single largest structure in the known universe

February 22nd, 2025 by me

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.

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20 years of satellite data reveal ‘staggering’ levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising

February 22nd, 2025 by me

Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a decades-long comprehensive analysis.

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30 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can’t make the math work

February 22nd, 2025 by me

To construct a warp drive, we would need negative mass, which doesn’t appear to exist in the universe and would violate everything we know about motion, momentum and energy.

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