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SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 19:11

SpaceX ignited the engines on the upper stage of its fifth Starship vehicle today (May 8), even though the fourth one has not yet left the ground.

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Blinded by the light: How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 17:11

The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX’s Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.

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Boeing’s Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace ‘buzzing’ rocket valve (photo)

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 05:11

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.

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A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 04:11

The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.

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SpaceX launching 20 satellites from California tonight on 2nd leg of Starlink doubleheader

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 03:11

SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 8), on the second leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the company.

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World’s largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 03:11

New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.

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Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in ‘Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ mini-series (video)

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 02:11

One of the Star Wars fandom’s most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.

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NASA’s TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 01:11

NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.

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