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A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals

Submit on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 05:11

A fresh analysis of a decade’s worth of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows Uranus takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a full rotation — 28 seconds longer than the estimate provided by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft nearly 40 years ago.

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US Space Force awards $13.7 billion in launch contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin

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The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.7 billion in national-security launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for missions that will lift off between 2027 and 2032.

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Indian experiment module falls from space and crashes into ocean, but it’s all according to plan

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India’s POEM-4 experiment module burned up and fell into the Indian Ocean to avoid becoming space debris.

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Nearby star photobombs portrait of a distant galaxy in new Hubble Telescope image

Submit on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 03:11

A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the Hubble Space Telescope’s line of sight.

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Scientists find rare double-star spiral doomed for supernova explosion

Submit on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 02:11

In 23 billion years, these two white dwarf stars will collide. Then, they’ll explore. Here’s why scientists say this discovery is such a big deal.

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The new ‘Superman’ trailer first shown at CinemaCon is finally available for the rest of us (video)

Submit on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 01:11

New ‘Superman’ trailer gives us more Krypto, a better look at the Fortress of Solitude, and a giggling robot with a familiar voice.

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

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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

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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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