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Iran launches ‘bio-space capsule’ protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030

Submit on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 02:11

Iran test launched what it describes as a “bio-capsule” as part of its plan to put its own astronauts into space by the end of the decade.

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James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk

Submit on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 02:11

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a bite out of a cosmic burger to create a 2D inventory of different forms of ice surrounding a planet-birthing disk.

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OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis

Submit on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 01:11

NASA’s revitalized OSIRIS-REx probe has begun tucking in one of its solar panels to protect itself from the sun.

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Over 100 galaxies seen spewing powerful winds that can halt star formation

Submit on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 00:11

The winds extend tens of thousands of light years above and below galaxies.

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Solid rocket boosters for shuttle Endeavour exhibit capped with nose cones

Submit on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 23:12

The work to stand up two rockets for the launchpad-like exhibit of NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour has been capped, literally and figuratively, with the addition of two nose cones.

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Could a ‘supervoid’ solve an unrelenting debate over the universe’s expansion rate?

Submit on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 22:11

Measurements of how fast the universe is expanding differ depending on how you measure the rate. Could a huge under-density of galaxies, including the Milky Way, be to blame?

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Nuclear power on the moon: Rolls-Royce unveils reactor mockup

Submit on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 21:11

Tech giant Rolls-Royce unveiled a mockup lunar nuclear reactor at the U.K. Space Conference in Belfast last month.

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How exotic alien life could thrive in the giant molecular clouds of deep space

Submit on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 20:11

An astronomer has outlined a way for methane-producing life to thrive in the molecular clouds of deep space, opening up a new pathway to understanding the potential origins and diversity of life.

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