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James Webb Space Telescope spots 3 of our universe’s earliest galaxies

Submit on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 04:11

The James Webb Space Telescope has found three of the universe’s earliest galaxies, and they could reveal a lot about galactic dynamics. Here’s how.

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‘It’s so complicated:’ Boeing Starliner teams diagnosing helium leak ahead of June 1 astronaut launch

Submit on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 03:11

NASA and Boeing are still working through “complicated” issues arising from a small Starliner spacecraft helium leak. Launch is June 1, but that’s pending a flight readiness review.

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Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds

Submit on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 02:12

A new catalog of the masses and widths of 126 new exoplanets showcases the extreme and exotic nature of worlds beyond the solar system.

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Pakistani cubesat snaps images of the moon during China’s lunar far side mission (photos)

Submit on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 01:11

The joint Chinese-Pakistani cubesat mission was released by China’s Chang’e 6 lunar far side sample return spacecraft on its way to the moon.

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Watch Rocket Lab launch a NASA climate change cubesat early on May 25

Submit on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 00:12

Rocket Lab will launch the first of two satellites for NASA’s PREFIRE climate change mission early Saturday morning (May 25), and you can watch the action live.

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Sweden’s Arctic spaceport moves one step closer to orbital launches

Submit on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 00:11

Swedish Space Corporation and Perigee Aerospace to launch satellites from Esrange Space Center, Sweden in 2025, with the Blue Whale 1 microlauncher.

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SpaceX targeting June 5 for 4th test flight of Starship megarocket

Submit on Friday, May 24th, 2024 23:11

SpaceX aims to launch its huge Starship vehicle for the fourth time ever as early as June 5, provided the necessary regulatory approvals come through.

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The original ‘Mr. Eclipse:’ How a 19th-century astronomer calculated the dates of over 13,000 eclipses

Submit on Friday, May 24th, 2024 23:11

For nearly a century, the 1887 book “Canon of Eclipses” was considered to be the authoritative work on solar and lunar eclipses.

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