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What’s Next for SpaceX’s Starship After Explosive Second Launch
Following a dramatic launch that ended in a double explosion, SpaceX’s Starship program faces new challenges as the company prepares for a third test flight.
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Supposedly Dead ‘Tasmanian Devil’ Star Unexpectedly Whirls Back to Life
On September 7, 2022, the Zwicky Transient Facility detected a new transient object in deep space, about one billion light-years from Earth. The object was very bright, and now, a team of astronomers believes it’s a star that’s come back from the dead. The object was a star: a luminous fast blue optical transient, or…
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Webb Telescope Spots the Second-Most-Distant Galaxy Yet
A recent deep field image from the Webb Space Telescope, showcasing a region of space known as Pandora’s Cluster, or Abell 2744, features two galaxies. These galaxies are remarkable for their distance from Earth, being the second and fourth most distant galaxies ever observed, according to a team of researchers that recently scrutinized the image.…
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16 Iconic NASA Photos That Changed Everything
NASA has produced thousands of images over its illustrious 65-year history, but some images have had a far greater impact than others. Among this vast portfolio, certain images stand out for having reshaped our understanding of space and our place within it, capturing moments that have both ignited the collective imagination and further driven our…