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Major X-ray sky survey could relieve crisis surrounding the universe’s ‘lumpiness’

Submit on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 02:11

Observations of galactic clusters made by the eROSITA X-ray all-sky survey could help solve a troubling tension in cosmology surrounding the ‘lumpiness’ of matter in the universe.

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For this dead star, 72 Earth years is a single day

Submit on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 01:11

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable binary system in which a dead white dwarf star orbits a tiny stellar companion 72 times in 24 hours. The observation could help explain how tiny stars are born.

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Star Trek’s Seven of Nine returns in new novel ‘Picard: Firewall’ (exclusive)

Submit on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 00:11

Space.com has an exclusive excerpt from New York Times bestselling author David Mack’s “Picard: Firewall,” a new Star Trek novel featuring former Borg drone Seven of Nine.

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Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a ‘sun a day’

Submit on Monday, February 19th, 2024 23:11

Astronomers have discovered a quasar that remained hidden for over the years is the brightest ever, powered by the fastest growing black hole ever discovered that eats a sun every day.

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Build your own moon base and explore the lunar surface in ‘Moonshot’ (video)

Submit on Monday, February 19th, 2024 22:11

The new lunar simulation video game “Moonshot” offers players the chance to build and manage their own settlements on the moon’s surface.

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NASA’s twin spacecraft will go to the ends of the Earth to combat climate change

Submit on Monday, February 19th, 2024 21:11

In Spring 2024, NASA will launch two tiny twin satellites as part of the PREFIRE mission that will journey to the poles to collect data that will help monitor climate change.

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Varda’s 1st in-space manufacturing capsule to land in Utah this week

Submit on Monday, February 19th, 2024 20:11

Varda Space Industries’ first off-Earth manufacturing effort, a mission called W-1, is scheduled to land in northern Utah on Wednesday (Feb. 21).

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Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos)

Submit on Monday, February 19th, 2024 18:11

Non-Earth imaging company HEO Robotics captured breathtaking images of ESA’s ERS-2 satellite as it tumbles towards an atmospheric reentry on Feb. 21.

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