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Earth-like planets may form even in harsh environments, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 20:12

The James Webb Space Telescope has found water and organic carbon molecules in the vicinity of a massive, active young star.

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Big blob of hot water in Pacific may be making El Niño act weirdly

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 20:12

El Niño is in full swing and will likely remain “strong” this winter, but its effect on weather patterns in the U.S. depends on the behavior of an unusually warm blob in the western Pacific, experts say.

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Our neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy shines overhead this week. Here’s how to see it

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 18:12

Located at a distance of 2.5 million light-years, the Andromeda Galaxy is readily visible to the unaided eye on dark, clear nights. Here’s where you should look this week.

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ISS astronauts watch Russian cargo ship burn up in Earth’s atmosphere (photos)

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 06:11

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli watched Russia’s Progress MS-23 cargo ship burn up in Earth’s atmosphere just hours after it undocked from the International Space Station.

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Watch Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket fire its engines in new timelapse video

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 05:11

A newly released video from the European Space Agency highlights a recent wet dress rehearsal for the space agency’s new heavy-lift launch vehicle, and its 7-minute hot fire engine test.

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts autograph their own rocket 1 year before launch

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 03:11

Just one year before flying around the moon, the Artemis 2 astronauts autographed a part of the massive lunar rocket that will send them aloft in late 2024.

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China releases 1st images of complete Tiangong space station (photos)

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 02:11

The crew of China’s Shenzhou 16 mission captured incredible images of the Tiangong Space Station as they departed on their way back to Earth.

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Satellites watch world’s largest iceberg break away from Antarctica (photos)

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 01:11

The world’s largest iceberg, known as A23a, has broken loose and is moving past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in new satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.

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