Science
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Rocket Lab Challenges NASA Over $700 Million Mars Telecommunications Network Contract Award to Blue Origin
Rocket Lab has formally challenged NASA’s decision to award a lucrative $700 million contract for the Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN)…
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Chasing the False Dawn: How to Spot and Photograph the Elusive Zodiacal Light This September
Stargazing often presents a clear paradox: observers frequently know precisely what they are looking for, yet struggle with the lingering…
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NASA’s GRAIL Mission: Mapping the Moon’s Hidden Interior Through Gravitational Fields
On September 10, 2011, a Delta II rocket thundered away from the launchpads of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in…
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Why Do We Still Call It the Summer Triangle When It Dominates Autumn Skies
As the crisp, clear evenings of September settle in and twilight descends earlier each day, amateur astronomers and casual stargazers…
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Starfleet Reaches Orbit: European Space Agency Astronaut Sophie Adenot Celebrates Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary Aboard the International Space Station
The intersection of science fiction and scientific reality merged in low-Earth orbit as European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot…
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Cosmic Mirage Solves the Mystery of Forbidden Black Hole Collisions
When the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and its international partners detected a faint tremor in the fabric of spacetime…
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams and Crew Begin Journey Home from International Space Station
A multinational crew, including NASA astronaut Chris Williams, is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday,…
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The ZWO Seestar S30 Pro: A Portable Gateway to Deep-Sky Astrophotography
The ZWO Seestar S30 Pro represents a significant leap forward in making deep-sky astrophotography accessible to a wider audience. This…
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Cosmic Bullets Fired at 20 Million Miles Per Hour: Hubble Reveals Secrets of Milky Way’s Only Known Helium Nova
Astronomers have peered through the clearing dust of a rare cosmic event, the helium nova V445 Puppis, and discovered it…
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NASA’s SunRISE Mission Switches to SpaceX Falcon Heavy Amidst Evolving Launch Landscape
NASA is making a significant adjustment to the launch vehicle for its upcoming Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission,…
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