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Musk and Trump just repeated inaccurate claims of ‘stranded’ Starliner astronauts. NASA and the astronauts don’t agree

Submit on Thursday, February 20th, 2025 17:11

Elon Musk and President Trump continue to advance the narrative that NASA astronauts from Boeing’s Starliner mission were “abandoned” in space.

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What is dark energy? Exploding white dwarf stars may help us crack the case

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Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the investigation of dark energy.

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Black holes snacking on small stars create particle accelerators that bombard Earth with cosmic rays

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Gamma rays detected by NASA’s Fermi spacecraft indicate that microquasars are powered by small black holes slowly devouring stars. They pack quite a punch, bombarding Earth with cosmic rays.

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Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of ‘termination shock’

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NASA’s New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the “termination shock,” an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, as early as 2027.

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Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce

Submit on Thursday, February 20th, 2025 03:11

After the space community braced for a brutal shake-up at NASA this week, a last-minute decision on Tuesday (Feb. 18) spared over 1,000 agency employees on probationary status from being dismissed.

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Lego Marvel Logo & Minifigures set review

Submit on Thursday, February 20th, 2025 03:11

It’s not the most exciting set, but Lego Marvel Logo & Minifigures expertly achieves what it sets out to do.

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Largest-ever discovery of ‘missing link’ black holes revealed by dark energy camera (video)

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Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of “missing link” intermediate-mass black holes ever seen, but there should have been more.

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The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars

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Scientists suggest adding jumping exercises to astronauts’ training regimens, to minimize the health effects of long space missions, such as moon and Mars trips.

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