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2nd image of 1st black hole ever pictured confirms Einstein’s general relativity (photo)

January 19th, 2024 by

A second image of the first black hole ever pictured by humanity, the supermassive black hole in M87, taken one year later shows its shadow persists just as Einstein predicted.

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Astrobotic loses contact with hobbled Peregrine moon lander

January 19th, 2024 by

Astrobotic lost contact with its Peregrine moon lander on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 18), suggesting that the troubled probe crashed to Earth over the South Pacific as expected.

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight on 2nd mission of doubleheader

January 19th, 2024 by

SpaceX is poised to launch 22 Starlink satellites tonight (Jan. 18) on the company’s second mission of the day, after the Ax-3 private astronaut flight.

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Satellites watch Iceland volcano spew lava towards fishing village (photo)

January 19th, 2024 by

The tiny Icelandic town of GrindavĂ­k lies under threat from a lava flow, imaged from space by a satellite.

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SpaceX launches private Ax-3 mission to ISS, 1st Turkish astronaut on board

January 19th, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18), sending four people, including Turkey’s first astronaut, toward the ISS.

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NASA moon orbiter beams laser off Indian lander in historic 1st

January 19th, 2024 by

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently bounced a laser off India’s Vikram moon lander, marking a space-communications first.

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Early galaxies were shaped like surfboards and pool noodles, James Webb Space Telescope finds

January 19th, 2024 by

Young galaxies in the early universe adopted elongated shapes as they formed along filaments of the cosmic web, before evolving into more disc-like galaxies.

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New mystery object could be lightest black hole ever seen

January 19th, 2024 by

The MeerKat Radio Telescope discovered an unknown object in the Milky Way heavier than the largest neutron star but lighter than the smallest black holes.

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