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NASA space telescopes give Christmas Tree Cluster a festive makeover (photos)

The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.

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BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters

The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured the 1st mid-infrared portrait of Mercury.

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SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads

NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-January for the launch of Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the lunar surface.

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'Missing link' black hole found? Not so fast, new study says

A "missing link" black hole in Omega Centauri is still missing. What appeared to be an intermediate-mass black hole was a cluster of stellar-mass black holes.

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This baby exoplanet is made of different stuff than its birth cloud

Investigating a young exoplanet called PDS 70b in its cocoon of natal gas and dust has shown that planets don't always resemble the environments they form in.

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Puffy white dwarfs could shed light on mysterious dark matter. Here's how.

Astronomers just took a big step toward a better understanding of white dwarfs, a discovery that could shed light on mysterious dark matter.

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Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

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South Texas groups sue TCEQ for temporarily allowing SpaceX to discharge industrial water without a permit

In the lawsuit, the groups accuse TCEQ of exceeding its authority by allowing the discharges.

The Texas Tribune

Private Japanese rocket explodes after liftoff in its 2nd launch failure of 2024 (photos)

Japanese startup Space One lost its second Kairos 2 rocket shortly after liftoff due to an unknown failure.

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Space2Sea Voyage of Legends in Antarctica: Join William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, former NASA astronauts and more in free webinar on space and science

Tune into a live webinar on Dec. 19 as several cultural and scientific icons will answer questions about mysteries of the universe and space travel from an Antarctica-bound luxury expedition vessel.

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James Webb Space Telescope catches monster black hole napping after 'overeating' in the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has caught a napping monster black hole in the early universe. The cosmic giant is slumbering after a massive meal like a reveller on Christmas Day.

Space

Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.

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Nasa astronauts stuck in space since June face further delay

Return pushed back to late March, stretching mission that was supposed to last only eight days to more than nine months

The Guardian - US

The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought

The moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds.

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Hubble trouble or Superbubble? Astronomers need to escape the 'supervoid' to solve cosmology crisis

The disagreement in the rate of expansion of the universe, the Hubble tension, could arise from the fact Earth sits in an under-dense supervoid region of space.

Space

Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)

All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.

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China launches 1st set of spacecraft for planned 13,000-satellite broadband constellation (photo)

A Long March 5B rocket launched 10 big broadband satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, beginning the assembly of China's Guowang ("national network") megaconstellation.

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Chinese astronauts conduct record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)

Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating the old EVA duration record by 10 minutes.

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Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth

Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.

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Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.

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NASA detects more dark comets

Dark comets are comets that are so small, fast and/or chemically rare that they are difficult to see from Earth

The Independent UK

Astronomers catch rare ‘hiccuping’ star in action for the first time

An international team, including astronomers from Queen’s University in Belfast, documented the cosmic event.

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SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight gets FAA launch license. But when will it fly?

The FAA issued a launch license for SpaceX's upcoming Starship Flight 7, clearing the way for the company's next launch of the world's largest rocket from South Texas.

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SpaceX wants Starbase to become an official city in Texas

SpaceX is hoping to officially make its Starbase launch site a new city in South Texas.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s drug use and Putin ties has stopped SpaceX to avoid asking for higher security clearance: report

Sources told The Wall Street Journal that Musk’s drug use and contact with foreign nationals could lead to his existing security clearance being revoked if he attempts to upgrade it

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