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Powerful new radio telescope could unmask the ancient universe — if satellites don’t ruin the view

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 20:11

When complete, the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) will be the world’s most powerful radio telescope — if SpaceX’s Starlink satellites don’t ruin its view.

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The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 19:12

During the third week of October, the meteor display spawned by the debris shed by Halley reaches its peak: The Orionid meteor shower.

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NASA’s Artemis moon astronauts may wear electric field spacesuits to fight pesky lunar dust

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 17:11

NASA wants to put astronauts on the moon again in the 2020s, and lunar dust is expected to pose a major issue. An electric field spacesuit project received a big grant to find a solution.

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A mud lake on Mars might be hiding signs of life in chaotic terrain

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 17:11

Martian biosignatures might be lurking in an ancient mud lake on the Red Planet, a new study suggests. But a landing mission is needed to confirm the satellite study.

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NASA tests new kind of Artemis moon-rocket engine in dramatic ‘hot fire’ test (video)

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 05:11

NASA wants to fly a better design of engine for its upcoming Artemis moon missions. The first of a 12-part series of engine tests kicked off Oct. 17 with a firing that lasted for more than nine minutes.

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Snake-like magnetic fields on the sun bring scientists closer to solving a major solar mystery

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 04:11

Magnetic snake-like energy patterns could bring scientists a step closer to solving a lingering solar mystery: how the outer atmosphere of the sun can be tremendously hotter than its lower layers.

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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence gets a new home at Oxford

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 02:11

The Breakthrough Listen initiative has moved its headquarters to the U.K. to take advantage of the reams of data set to come from the Square Kilometer Array.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane

Submit on Friday, October 20th, 2023 01:12

The JWST’s perspective on our solar system has offered us the 1st evidence of a superfast Jovian jet stream.

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