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Massive, magnetic stars beyond the Milky Way detected for the 1st time

May 31st, 2024 by

Astronomers have detected giant, magnetic stars outside the Milky Way for the first time. These infant stars in the Magellanic Clouds could reveal details of early stellar evolution.

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Opticron Oregon 4 PC Oasis 10X42 monocular review

May 31st, 2024 by

There is an instant feel of quality in this rugged and easy-to-use Opticron Oregon 4 PC Oasis 10X42 monocular.

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China’s Chang’e 6 probe to land on far side of the moon this weekend to return lunar samples to Earth

May 31st, 2024 by

China’s Chang’e 6 moon mission is studying landing sites on the lunar far side for accessibility ahead of a planned touchdown attempt this weekend.

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Elusive medium-size black holes may form in dense ‘birthing nests’

May 31st, 2024 by

A new simulation has shown elusive intermediate-mass black holes may form in dense globular clusters of millions of tightly packed stars, thanks to a chaotic collision chain.

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How NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe survived its 1st close encounter with the sun

May 31st, 2024 by

OSIRIS-APEX emerged unscathed from its first of six close brushes with the sun, thanks to some clever engineering.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots the 2 earliest galaxies ever seen (image)

May 31st, 2024 by

James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen. One, JADES-GS-z14-0, is a massive and bright galaxy that existed just 300 million years after the Big Bang.

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Boeing’s Starliner rolls out to pad for June 1 astronaut launch (photos)

May 31st, 2024 by

Boeing’s Starliner capsule rolled out to the pad today (May 30) ahead of its first-ever astronaut launch, which is scheduled for June 1.

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Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity’s only active Venus probe

May 31st, 2024 by

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

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