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SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Polaris Dawn astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX test-fired the first stage of Polaris Dawn's Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend, keeping the historic astronaut mission on…

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Mynaric ousts CEO amid production troubles

The laser communications company named Andreas Reif as Chief Restructuring Officer, tasked with reducing costs and addressing cash flow issues…

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X-Ray Telescopes Could Study Exoplanets Too

Exoplanets are often discovered using the transit method (over three quarters of those discovered have been found this way.) The…

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The Big Fringe Telescope. A 2.2 KILOMETER Telescope on the Cheap. And it Can Make Exoplanet “Movies”.

Can a kilometer-scale telescope help conduct more efficient science, and specifically for the field of optical interferometry? This is what…

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Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought ‘impossible’

Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could…

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NASA challenged the public to make ‘deep space food’ — here are the winners

Three U.S. teams in NASA's Deep Space Food Finale won a combination of $1.25 million for developing delicious and safe…

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What Makes a Supercluster?

By eye, it’s impossible to pick out the exact boundaries of the superclusters, which are among the largest structures in…

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How SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn private spacewalk will work

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to launch on Aug. 27, will feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here's what…

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Where can I see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026?

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will pass over parts of Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain.

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Neutron Star Mergers Could Be Producing Quark Matter

When neutron stars dance together, the grand smash finale they experience might create the densest known form of matter known…

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