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The James Webb Space Telescope’s early galaxy images were oddly bright. Now we know why

Submit on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 09:09

Distant galaxies that existed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang are brighter than expected in JWST images because they were experiencing bursts of intense star formation.

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SpaceX’s giant Starship vehicle towers above turquoise waters in gorgeous photo

Submit on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 09:09

SpaceX’s Starship vehicle towers above sparkling turquoise waters in a stunning image that the company shared via social media over the weekend.

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NASA’s Psyche probe will launch to a metal asteroid on Oct. 12 — and scientists are sneaking a peek at the target

Submit on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 09:09

The James Webb Space Telescope and the now-retired SOFIA telescope, impressive as they may be, have hit their limits when it comes to studying Psyche.

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SpaceX wins $70 million Space Force contract for Starshield military satellites

Submit on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 05:11

SpaceX has won its first contract with the United States Space Force for its new Starshield satellite constellation.

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SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Psyche asteroid mission launch

Submit on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 04:13

SpaceX fired up its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket on Saturday (Sept. 30) to get it ready to launch NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission on Oct. 12.

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Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6

Submit on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 03:13

Virgin Galactic has delayed its ‘Galactic 04’ mission by a day to Oct. 6, allowing more time for vehicle preparations and checkouts.

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Japanese lunar lander leaves Earth orbit and heads toward the moon

Submit on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 02:11

Japan’s SLIM lunar lander has left Earth orbit and headed toward the moon, which it will reach on Wednesday (Oct. 4) if all goes according to plan.

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Dark Energy Camera peels back layers of ‘galactic onion’ stretched across space

Submit on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 02:11

The shell galaxy NGC 3923’s symmetrical onion-like layers, that extend 150,000 light-years across space, appear in a new photo from the Dark Energy Camera.

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