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The First 'Zoomed-in' Image Of A Star Outside Our Galaxy

Scientists said Thursday they have taken the first ever close-up image of a star outside of the Milky Way, capturing a blurry shot of a dying behemoth 2,000 times bigger than the Sun.

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Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video)

Astronomers have captured the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond the Milky Way. The historic image reveals a dying behemoth star wrapped in a death shroud of gas about to explode.

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What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?

SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?

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NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones

The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)

Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).

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Supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to monstrous sizes

Scientists may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries in space science, determining that supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to their huge sizes.

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Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

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'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.

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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk

NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.

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Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

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See Mars make a close pass to the moon tonight

The moon and Mars will share a close approach tonight (Nov. 20) during a conjunction as the two visit the Cancer constellation, the Crab.

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'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.

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Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)

President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.

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SpaceX Starship launches banana to space, skips giant rocket catch on 6th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the sixth time ever today (Nov. 19) but did not try to catch the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage back at the pad.

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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms

SpaceX has launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching it with giant mechanical arms

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Donald Trump joins Elon Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launch

The launch was Starship’s sixth experimental flight following first successful test in June

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SpaceX successfully launches giant Starship rocket but won’t catch it with mechanical arms – as it happened

Donald Trump joins Elon Musk in Texas for Starship’s sixth test flight

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India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.

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Geminid meteor shower is underway. Here's what to expect from one of the best meteor showers of the year

The annual Geminid meteor shower returns to the night sky on Nov. 19 ahead of its peak in mid-December. Here's what you need to know.

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Trump to attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test today

President-Elect Donald Trump confirmed he will attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test on Nov. 19. It comes as SpaceX founder Elon Musk takes a greater role in the forthcoming Trump administration.

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SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos)

"Starlinksatellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey.' "

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Rocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

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Green auroras and a SpaceX Dragon glow in new astronaut photos from the ISS

The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

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These 5 stunning galaxy images tell us a story of cosmic evolution

Five new portraits of galaxies located between 4 million to 30 million light-years from Earth could help astronomers unlock the secrets of cosmic evolution.

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