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Failed Virgin Orbit launch leaves open opportunity for UK as a space ‘underdog’

Submit on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 02:11

The first-ever orbital rocket launch from British soil failed on Monday (Jan. 9) in a disappointing setback to the country’s sovereign space ambitions.

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Not far out: can games predict the future of commercial space travel

Submit on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 01:11

Spacelines From The Far Out is a new video game that simulates commercial space travel, but how realistic is its portrayal? We spoke to space historian and author Rod Pyle to find out.

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Hungry black holes trapped in an intimate dance feast on leftovers from a galactic merger

Submit on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 01:11

A nearby galaxy merger harbors two black holes locked in a cosmic dance, according to new research.

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Virgin Orbit, UK space agency to investigate rocket launch failure

Submit on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 00:11

Virgin Orbit and the United Kingdom Space Agency announced they will investigate the loss of the Launcher One rocket during its first United Kingdom launch attempt.

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Everything we know about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Submit on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 23:11

Kang the Conqueror arrives in the MCU through Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which is kicking off Phase 5. Here’s everything we know about it so far.

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SpaceX launches 1st European solar sail on Transporter 6 mission

Submit on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 22:11

French firm’s solar sail launched on SpaceX mission last week.

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Early James Webb Space Telescope findings take center stage at key astronomy conference

Submit on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 21:11

Results shared Jan. 9 at the “Super Bowl of astronomy” highlight how the James Webb Space Telescope is living up to its potential — and how much more is waiting to be unveiled.

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Pew, pew! Massive ‘oddball’ blasts a jet of material at over a million mph

Submit on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 20:12

Located around 4,000 light years away the massive “oddball” star MWC 349A is ejecting a jet of material at mind-boggling speeds of over a million miles per hour.

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