SpaceX has Lost Contact With 3 of its Starlink Satellites

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Back in May 23rd, 2019, SpaceX launched the first batch of its Starlink constellation, a fleet of satellites that will…

Carnival of Space #618

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This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…

Airplane Contrails are Contributing to Global Warming Too

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To the scientifically uninitiated, it might seem like a frivolous idea: That those slight, wispy clouds that trail behind jet…

“Eight Years to the Moon:” Read a Book Excerpt

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Editor's note: "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions" is a new book, just out today,…

Who Wants to be a Trillionaire? Mission to Psyche Could Uncover Tons of Precious Metals!

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NASA's Psyche mission is sure to find some interesting things when it explores a metal asteroid, like quadrillions of dollars…

Ep. 536: Everyday Relativity

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Relativity is used in more day to day situations than you may realize. In this episode, we will count (some…

Astronomers See Evidence of Supermassive Black Holes Forming Directly in the Early Universe

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Super-Massive Black Holes (SMBH) are hard to explain. These gargantuan singularities are thought to be at the center of every…

Meet the Comet Interceptor. It’ll Wait Patiently In Space for a Comet, Then Pounce On It

5 years ago

The ESA has announced a new mission to explore a comet. The Comet Interceptor mission will have a spacecraft wait…

The Latest Insanely Beautiful Image of Jupiter Captured by Juno

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There's something about Jupiter that mesmerizes those who gaze at it. It's intricate, dazzling clouds are a visual representation of…

A Fast Radio Burst has Finally Been Traced Back to its Source: the Outskirts of a Galaxy 4 Billion Light-Years Away

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An Australian-led research effort has managed to pinpoint the location of the first non-repeating Fast Radio Burst, which could have…