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SpaceX sends first text messages using satellites in space

The texts were sent over regular iPhones on the T-Mobile service in the US

Evening Standard

Science Ministry team visits Hawaii to take stock of international telescope project

In a signal of renewed enthusiasm for a global scientific project, an official delegation from the Department of Science and Technology visited Mauna Kea, an inactive volcano on the island of Hawai’i in the United States, to discuss “challenges” to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project.

The Hindu

Newfound Earth-size exoplanet has a scorching-hot lava side

NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS spacecraft has discovered an Earth-sized alien world called HD 63433 d that is surprisingly young and has a hemisphere of scorching-hot lava.

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Why landing on the moon is proving more difficult today than 50 years ago

Moon mission records provide a clue as to why getting to the lunar surface remains far from straightforward

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers accidentally discover 'dark' primordial galaxy with no visible stars

Astronomers inadvertently discovered a "dark" galaxy rich in gas but lacking stars when they pointed the Green Bank Telescope in the wrong direction.

Space

M&M’s guru mulls chocolate all day at Mars Wrigley headquarters on Goose Island

Matthew Kradenpoth is the go-to scientist for all things M&M’s. And, if he spills a little chocolate on his hand in the lab, well, yum.

Chicago Sun-Times

This huge exoplanet's comet-like tail is 350,000 miles long and scientists are thrilled

A hot Jupiter exoplanet's comet-like tail is far longer than previously thought, spanning at least 350,000 miles, scientists say.

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The Best Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Set Up Its Biggest Twist Ever

As 'For All Mankind' wraps up season 4, the ending and time-jump promise big things for Season 5. So, will the show go to even more planets in the future? The showrunners say yes.

Inverse

Horoscope for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aquarius.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASA awards another $100 million for private space stations

NASA has awarded nearly $100 million in additional funding to commercial space station partners that are developing low Earth orbit destinations.

Space

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video)

The Gravity-1 solid rocket, built by Chinese company Orienspace, aced its first-ever launch today (Jan. 11), sending three satellites to orbit.

Space

Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

A 1.3bn light year-sized ring discovered by PhD student in Lancashire appears to defy the cosmological principle assumption

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites relay their 1st text messages

SpaceX just broke in its newly launched direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, using them to send text messages for the first time.

Space

See the elusive planet Mercury at its best and brightest on Friday

The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a rare chance to spot the tiny planet.

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Private Peregrine moon lander powers up lunar payloads despite propulsion anomaly

Astrobotic's latest mission update on its Peregrine moon lander indicates that, despite a crippling propulsion system anomaly, the mission's payloads are working as planned.

Space

January's new moon welcomes Mercury as a 'morning star'

The first new moon of 2024 occurs on January 11, leaving the skies dark for stargazers to find Mercury at its most visible during its greatest separation from the sun.

Zenger

Lunar Radio Telescope Could Reveal Early Universe Secrets

Detecting radio waves emitted by hydrogen gas from the cosmic dark ages could lead to new info about the building blocks of space.

Space

Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds

Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life.

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Inverse

‘Overmassive’ Black Holes Dominated Early Galaxies, Study Finds

Compared to the mass of stars in their host galaxies, the black holes in early universe galaxies almost seem too big.

Space

'Missing link' supernova connects star's death to birth of black hole or neutron star

Astronomers have discovered a "missing link" supernova that directly connects the death of a massive star to the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.

Space

Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos)

China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system.

AVNetwork

A Decade Later, Visionary Helps Bring Images of Earth from Outer Space. Here's How

Visionary’s PacketTV IPTV encoders have help bring high-definition images of Earth aboard the ISS.

Space

Axiom astronaut Peggy Whitson hangs up her flight suit — on public display

The most experienced U.S. astronaut has hung up her flight suit. Peggy Whitson came to Space Center Houston for the reveal of her Axiom Space flight suit as it was placed on public display.

Inverse

These Seven Galaxies Snuggled Together Is the Birthplace of the Most Powerful Fast Radio Burst

A septet of galaxies — huddled closely together — is unlike any other known fast radio burst origin site.

The Hindu

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