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Image: Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field
This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope revisits one of the most iconic regions of the sky, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, through the eyes of two of Webb's instruments. The result is a detailed view that ...
Astronomy
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Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate the iconic space shuttle Discovery from a museum outside Washington to Houston.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2025
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SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch
SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2025
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Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing's troubled Starliner
Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing's Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, getting a lift from SpaceX.
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2025
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Using starlight to measure greenhouse gases
University of Warwick astronomers, in partnership with institutions in Spain, are showing how astronomy tools, that are usually used to study stars, can be repurposed as climate sensors, helping us track how Earth's atmosphere ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 1, 2025
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Weather scrubs Crew-11 launch, NASA and SpaceX to try again Friday
The next four humans in the parade of SpaceX launches from the Space Coast will have to wait at least another day for their trip to the International Space Station after weather caused a late scrub Thursday.
Space Exploration
Aug 1, 2025
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Life's emergence from non-living matter found more complex than previously understood
A new study published in July 2025 tackles one of science's most profound mysteries—how did life first emerge from nonliving matter on early Earth? Using cutting edge mathematical approaches, researcher Robert G. Endres ...
Astrobiology
Jul 31, 2025
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Long-term study identifies more glitches in the gamma-ray pulsar PSR J0007+7303
Chinese astronomers have used NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope to conduct a long-term study of a bright gamma-ray pulsar known as PSR J0007+7303. In their results, they identified more glitching events in this pulsar. ...
Simulations reveal surprising electron temperatures near M87 black hole's event horizon
The first black hole images stunned the world in 2019, with headlines announcing evidence of a glowing doughnut-shaped object from the center of galaxy Messier 87 (M87 —55 million light years from Earth. Supercomputer simulations ...
Astronomy
Jul 31, 2025
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Researchers develop new method for calculating the vibrations of black holes
Black holes embody the ultimate abyss. They are the most powerful sources of gravity in the universe, capable of dramatically distorting space and time around them. When disturbed, they begin to "ring" in a distinctive pattern ...
Astronomy
Jul 31, 2025
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NASA installs key 'sunblock' shield on Roman Space Telescope
Technicians have successfully installed two sunshields onto NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's inner segment. Along with the observatory's Solar Array Sun Shield and Deployable Aperture Cover, the panels (together ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2025
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Unlocking the secrets of our galaxy's heart using magnetic fields
Deep in the heart of our galaxy lies one of the most chaotic and mysterious regions in space. Now, scientists have created the first detailed map of magnetic fields in this turbulent zone, providing crucial insights into ...
Astronomy
Jul 31, 2025
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The future of astronomy might be on the moon
But wait, before you go out to build a moon casino we need to talk about a couple things. One, you really have to figure out how the roulette wheel is going to work in a low gravity environment. Second, we're going to need ...
Astronomy
Jul 31, 2025
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NASA defines gaps in exoplanet science
Science is driven by our desire to understand things. In some cases, where it requires significant effort and investment to develop systems that can understand new things, science benefits from a game plan that the community ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 31, 2025
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Clouds force last-minute delay for astronaut launch to the International Space Station
Thick clouds prompted SpaceX to call off Thursday's planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2025
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Moonbound Artemis II astronauts stay focused despite NASA uncertainty
It could be less than nine months before humanity ventures back to the moon, even if only to fly around it. The people set to make that flight were back on the Space Coast on July 30 to log time with their ride, the Orion ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2025
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Why land detection is critical for confirming exoplanetary life
How can identifying land on exoplanets help scientists better understand whether an exoplanet could harbor life? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how identifying ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 31, 2025
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Russian space chief says agreed with NASA on ISS cooperation until 2028
The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Thursday that he had agreed with his NASA counterpart during talks in the United States to extend the International Space Station's (ISS) operation until 2028.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2025
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Supergiant star Wd1-9 investigated in detail
An international team of astronomers has employed NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory to perform the most detailed study of a supergiant star known as Wd1-9, which yielded important insights into the properties and nature of ...
Seismic activity on the moon could pose risk to long-term lunar infrastructure
A new paper reveals that ground acceleration from moonquakes, rather than meteor impacts, was responsible for shifting lunar landscapes at the moon's Taurus-Littrow valley, where Apollo 17 astronauts landed in 1972. The study ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 30, 2025
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