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CSIRO Finds Most Distant Fast Radio Burst (and It Offers a Way to Weigh the Universe)
The unprecedented signal likely comes from a set of merging galaxies eight billion light-years away.
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SpaceX Blames Understaffed FAA for Starship Regulatory Delays
The space company said staffing at the FAA needs to double and that the regulator should expedite processes for companies under contract with NASA.
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India Eyes a New Spaceflight Age as Gaganyaan Countdown Begins
Still on a high from launching back-to-back missions to the Moon and Sun, India is now ready to test its ability to send astronauts to space. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch an empty crew module and bring it back to Earth to test the capsule’s emergency escape system. The Gaganyaan…
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AI Is ‘Unwrapping’ Burnt Scrolls From Herculaneum
The first word found and translated from an unopened carbonised scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum was announced last week, as part of the $US1,000,000 Vesuvius Challenge to read the papyri from the settlement that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79. The word was purple. It was found first by…