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SpaceX’s Fram2 mission captures 1st human X-ray in Earth orbit

Submit on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 00:11

SpaceX’s Fram2 astronauts take the first X-ray images of the human body in space, with a tip-of-the-hat to the first X-ray image ever taken.

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Moon mission patch beamed onto rocket assembly building: Space photo of the day

Submit on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 00:11

NASA celebrated the release of its Artemis 2 crew patch by projecting the insignia’s art onto the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida.

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How rare are inhabited worlds in the universe? The ‘LIFE’ space telescope fleet could find out

Submit on Monday, April 7th, 2025 23:11

The LIFE mission would feature four space telescopes acting together to search for biosignatures on rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars.

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‘Major disruption’ has caused Arctic polar vortex to slide off North Pole, scientists say

Submit on Monday, April 7th, 2025 21:11

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

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New comet SWAN25F is turning heads — and telescopes — toward the morning sky

Submit on Monday, April 7th, 2025 20:11

The comet was first spotted by an amateur astronomer looking through SOHO spacecraft data.

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The most powerful explosions in the universe could reveal where gold comes from

Submit on Monday, April 7th, 2025 20:11

Extraordinarily powerful light from gamma-ray bursts might help produce heavy elements from the outer shells of dying stars.

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Watch Soyuz rocket launch new US-Russian crew to the ISS early April 8

Submit on Monday, April 7th, 2025 17:11

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three astronauts toward the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch the action live.

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Satellite jamming is a real and growing threat. How can we protect our space infrastructure?

Submit on Monday, April 7th, 2025 16:11

Jamming and spoofing attacks on space-based services have increased by greatly over the past few years, and technologists are racing to find ways to keep the onslaught at bay.

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