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Exoplanet nurseries around infant stars can be much smaller than expected: ‘It is astonishing’

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 23:11

New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than astronomers suspected, some of which would fit with the orbit of Earth.

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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 22:11

Hiroyasu Tsukamota has developed a deep-learning-based guidance and control framework called Neural-Rendezvous that could allow spacecraft to safely encounter interstellar objects.

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Meet the astronauts of SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth’s poles

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 21:11

The crew of SpaceX’s pioneering Fram2 mission includes a polar explorer, a marine technology scientist, a filmmaker and a bitcoin magnate.

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Don’t miss the partial solar eclipse tomorrow: Where, when and how to see it

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 20:11

Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of the partial solar eclipse on March 29, as the moon takes a ‘bite’ out of the sun.

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Boeing’s next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 17:11

NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, so the capsule’s next liftoff is a ways off yet.

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US Space Force certifies new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 05:11

The U.S. Space Force has certified ULA’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions, doubling the number of providers for such flights.

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NASA’s daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 04:11

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week.

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NASA cancels cargo launch to ISS due to damaged Cygnus spacecraft

Submit on Friday, March 28th, 2025 04:11

NASA has canceled the planned June liftoff of a Cygnus ISS resupply mission due to damage the freighter incurred during transport to the launch site.

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