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Firefly Aerospace’s new rocket engine spouts green flames in 1st ‘hot fire’ test (photo)

Submit on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 00:11

Firefly Aerospace shared a photo of the first hot fire test of its new Miranda engine, slated for use aboard the upcoming Antares 330 rocket being developed along with Northrop Grumman.

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This rare exoplanet system has 6 ‘sub-Neptunes’ with mathematically perfect orbits

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 23:12

A newfound, and impressively well-maintained, planetary system full of sub-Neptunes could reveal why our solar system lacks such a world.

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Scientists just found a planet-forming disk beyond our Milky Way for the 1st time — yes, they’re thrilled

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 23:12

Astronomers have spotted an accretion disk feeding matter to a young star and helping it grow in a galaxy outside the Milky Way for the first time.

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Strong auroras likely as powerful solar flare eruption hurls possible ‘cannibal CME’ toward Earth (video)

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 22:12

Several powerful solar eruptions, with Earth in the firing line, means widespread mid-latitude aurora displays are likely on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

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Elon Musk, Israel agree on use of Starlink satellite internet in Gaza

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 22:12

Elon Musk traveled to Israel on Monday (Nov. 27) and met with Israeli government officials, reaching an agreement about the use of Starlink internet satellites in Gaza.

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SpaceX rockets keep tearing blood-red ‘atmospheric holes’ in the sky, and scientists are concerned

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 21:11

Experts are concerned that these blood-red light shows could be causing unknown problems for astronomy and communication.

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Rocket Lab to return to flight with Electron launch on Dec. 13 after failure in September

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 20:12

Rocket Lab is gearing up for the 42nd launch of its Electron rocket, which has been grounded since a malfunction led to the loss of a payload during a mission in September.

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Over the past six years, governments proposed launching over one million satellites, but where will they all go?

Submit on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 20:12

As the number of satellites in orbit increase, so will the possibilities of space debris. There are currently 8,000 satellites in orbit, but hundreds of thousands more are being proposed.

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