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Newfound dead star spins record-breaking 716 times a second, explodes with thermonuclear blasts

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 22:11

The neutron star 4U 1820-30 is one of the fastest spinning bodies in the universe, spinning at 716 times a second and erupting like an atomic bomb, NASA’s NICER telescope has found.

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‘Vega continues to be unusual:’ Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 21:11

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.

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Sharp ‘lobster vision:’ China’s Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 20:11

China’s Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.

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Save $300 on the HTC VIVE Pro 2 VR headset, the best high-resolution option

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 19:11

You can save $300 on this early Black Friday VR headset deal as the HTC VIVE Pro 2 headset, the best high-resolution model out there, is on offer.

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Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 18:11

AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, the first to be granted for beyond Earth orbit.

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Watch 31st SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrive at the ISS today

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 12:11

Dragon is scheduled to arrive at 10:15 a.m. EST.

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India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 05:11

India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.

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How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

Submit on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 04:11

There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.

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