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Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92

Submit on Thursday, August 28th, 2025 00:11

MIT professor, Nobel prize winner, and renowned astrophysicist Rainer Weiss has passed away at the age of 92.

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Harassment at Antarctic research bases could spell problems for moon, Mars outposts

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 21:11

The National Science Foundation is already implementing some recommendations after a recent survey found issues with sexual assault and harassment on Antarctic missions.

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Moon photobombs the sun in wild NOAA satellite image | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2025

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 20:11

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) saw the moon pass almost directly in front of the sun and captured it on a coronagraph.

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Warped spacetime with surprise ‘double-zoom’ reveals radiation around distant supermassive black hole

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 20:11

A happy coincidence and a theory first put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago helped scientists detect faint radiation around a distant supermassive black hole.

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That mysterious ‘Wow! signal’ from space? Scientists may finally know where it came from — and it’s probably not aliens

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 19:11

Scientists studying the famous ‘Wow! signal’ think they’ve finally pinpointed a possible origin for the baffling radio transmission detected in 1977.

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Starship Mars rocket met ‘every major objective’ on epic Flight 10 test launch, SpaceX says

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 17:11

The Starship megarocket checked every significant box during its 10th test flight on Tuesday evening (Aug. 26), according to SpaceX.

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SpaceX’s giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video)

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 09:11

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever today (Aug. 26), on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures.

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Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe ahead of crucial Aug. 31 Venus flyby

Submit on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 04:11

Europe’s JUICE Jupiter probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day recently, but the problem was solved in time for its planned Aug. 31 Venus flyby.

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