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Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Read what the stars mean for you today, from Sagittarius to Gemini

Evening Standard

Webb Telescope Uncovers Startling Phenomenon Growing Inside The Milky Way

NASA published a new image of the Milky Way's tumultuous heart, where there's room for big stars to form, and for a monster black hole to rip everything apart.

Inverse

Miss England Winner Takes Control Of Spaceship In Pursuit Of Astronaut Dream

Rocket scientist Jessica Gagen flies Boeing Starliner at Kennedy Space Center

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NASA Fires Communication Laser 10 Million Miles Into Space For First Time

The space agency says this is the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications.

Zenger

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida early Wednesday (Nov. 22), just a few days after its epic Starship liftoff.

Space

NASA instrument on ISS identifies more than 750 greenhouse gas sources

NASA's EMIT instrument is turning into an important tool in combating climate change.

Space

'Stellar vampires' may feed on hidden stars in their systems

New research suggests massive "vampire" stars exist in triple star systems.

Space

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space

The Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser on its way to a metal asteroiod, in a test that could help speed up science transmissions across the solar system.

Space

Canadian Space Agency will announce new astronaut assignments today (Nov. 22). Here's how to watch it live.

The Canadian Space Agency will announce new astronaut assignments on Nov. 22, just 6 months after astronaut Jeremy Hansen received a moon mission for Artemis 2.

Space

See SpaceX's Starship ignite all 33 1st-stage engines in fiery test-flight photos

SpaceX shared incredible photos from the second test flight of its Starship megarocket over the weekend, including views of its 33 first-stage Raptor engines igniting for liftoff.

Space

Behold the Gloriously Tattered Leftovers of a Star That Went Supernova

The Vela Supernova Remnant lies in the constellation Vela in the southern night sky — and its expansive desolation is shockingly gorgeous.

Inverse

Japan's ispace unveils micro rover for its 2nd moon mission

Tokyo-based spaceflight company ispace just unveiled a mini rover that will fly on its next moon landing mission next year.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'Cosmic Vine' of 20 connected galaxies in the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.

Space

1st black hole ever imaged by humanity is losing huge amount of energy through 'lightsaber' jets

The first black hole ever imaged by humanity, M87*, appears to be losing energy like a spinning top decelerating over time.

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Evening Standard

Nasa: How to send your name to Jupiter on the Europa Clipper

You have until the end of the year to put your name forward

Space

After Chandrayaan-3 success, India gearing up for moon sample-return mission

India plans to bring moon samples back to Earth later in the 2020s with its Chandrayaan-4 mission.

Space

Mercury is home to exotic glaciers of salt, and they may host life beneath them

Salt glaciers uncovered on Mercury, the second planet from the sun, could have implications for the habitability of this tiny planet and similar worlds beyond the solar system.

Space

'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is approaching Earth. Why is it flaring up, 'horns' and all?

The exact cause of 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks' flare-ups is unknown, though the best guess is that perhaps a fissure has developed on the comet's nucleus due to a build-up of gas.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees major star factory near the Milky Way's black hole (image)

The JWST has imaged an intense region of star-formation near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, making findings that could be key to understanding the earliest galaxies.

Salon

New studies on how galaxies form spirals

Two studies dive deeper into the mechanics of galaxy evolution and how the Milky Way got its spiral arm

Space

Tom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control

'Apollo 13' actor Tom Hanks, who flew to the moon on film in 1995, just went to NASA in Houston. There, he visited the four Artemis 2 astronauts who will make the journey for real.

Inverse

Stellar-Sucking Vampire Stars May Thrive in Groups of Three

Celestial objects known as "Be stars" might get help devouring its stellar companion from a third, nearby star.

The Guardian - UK

UK to build new satellite to monitor climate crisis and natural disasters

The pathfinder craft, co-funded by £3m from the UK Space Agency, will provide data to help detect and monitor natural disasters

Space

SpaceX's epic Starship liftoff didn't damage launch pad, Elon Musk says

The second-ever launch of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket this weekend didn't appreciably damage the pad, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

Space

Distant 'teenage galaxies' surprise astronomers with unexpected heavy elements

Significant amounts of nickel observed in galaxies only two-to-three billion years after the Big Bang.

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