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NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Fresh from space, NASA's oldest full-time astronaut said Monday that weightlessness made him feel decades younger, with everyday aches and pains vanishing.
Space Exploration
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Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks
Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
Space Exploration
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FAST reveals new millisecond pulsar missed by earlier surveys due to signal overlap
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), Chinese astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar. The newfound pulsar, designated PSR J2129-1210O, was missed by previous searches as its ...
Vesta's missing core shatters long-held beliefs about the asteroid
For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle and core. Now, Michigan ...
Astronomy
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Life on Earth-like planets may emerge rapidly once conditions are favorable
An astronomer at Columbia University is suggesting that because life emerged so soon on Earth after its formation, it may emerge rapidly on Earth-like planets after the right conditions arise in general.
New Horizons observations lead to first Lyman-alpha map from the galaxy
The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look at the galactic region ...
Astronomy
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Sun's explosions echo in Earth's skies: How the atmosphere synchronizes with solar flare pulsations
Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new research by Queen's University Belfast has found.
Planetary Sciences
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30-year mystery of dissonance in the 'ringing' of black holes explained
A scientist from Tokyo Metropolitan University has solved the longstanding problem of a "dissonance" in gravitational waves emitted by a black hole.
Astronomy
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Quality of 3D printing with lunar regolith varies based on feedstock
Lately, there's been plenty of progress in 3D printing objects from the lunar regolith. We've reported on several projects that have attempted to do so, with varying degrees of success. However, most of them require some ...
Planetary Sciences
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A vast molecular cloud, long invisible, is discovered near our solar system
An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest ...
Astronomy
21 hours ago
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Hubble visits glittering cluster, capturing its ultraviolet light
As part of ESA/Hubble's 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) shared new images that revisited stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing ...
Astronomy
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Global first test success for NASA space power system
A spacecraft power system that combines the technological know-how of engineers and scientists at the University of Leicester and NASA Glenn has passed its first test with flying colors.
Space Exploration
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Amazon set for launch of Starlink-rival satellites
After delaying an earlier attempt due to bad weather, Amazon is preparing to launch its first batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on Monday, stepping into direct competition with Elon Musk's Starlink.
Space Exploration
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Searching for the dark in the light on Mars
Perseverance has been busy exploring lower "Witch Hazel Hill," an outcrop exposed on the edge of the Jezero crater rim. The outcrop is composed of alternating light and dark layers, and naturally, the team has been trying ...
Planetary Sciences
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An astronomer explains the extraordinary evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life
The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way galaxy alone hosts hundreds of millions of potentially habitable planets. Astronomers are using powerful ...
Astrobiology
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ACES finds its home in orbit
The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES), ESA's state-of-the-art timekeeping facility, has been successfully installed on the International Space Station, marking the start of a new chapter in space-based precision science.
Space Exploration
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P160C fires up successfully, a new chapter for Ariane 6 and Vega launchers
The P160C qualification motor was successfully tested on 24 April at the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on the solid-propellant booster test stand (BEAP) operated by the French Space Agency (CNES). The successful test ...
Space Exploration
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New framework suggests stars dissolve into neutrons to forge heavy elements
Understanding the origin of heavy elements on the periodic table is one of the most challenging open problems in all of physics. In the search for conditions suitable for these elements via "nucleosynthesis," a Los Alamos ...
Astronomy
Apr 25, 2025
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Webb helps scientists better understand solar system's origins
University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant icy objects in space beyond Neptune, offering a deeper understanding of our solar system's formation ...
Astrobiology
Apr 25, 2025
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Disk discovery changes views on star and planet formation
A study led by Paolo Padoan, ICREA research professor at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB), is challenging the understanding of planetary disk formation around young stars.
Astronomy
Apr 25, 2025
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