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Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Friday, November 24, 2023

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

Evening Standard

Inside 'Earthrise': A historian's take on the origins of the Apollo 8 'image of the century'

The impact of Apollo 8's "Earthrise" picture – the sight of the Earth from the moon – now seems even greater than that of the first landing.

Space

China eyes additional modules for Tiangong space station

China's Tiangong space station is set to expand to have a cross-shaped configuration and may include additional modules to double its size in the coming years, according to the country's space agency.

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Heart of Milky Way captured in 'unprecedented detail' by Nasa's James Webb Telescope

The photo of the Sagittarius C region includes 500,000 stars.

Evening Standard

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket aces crucial 7-minute engine burn

Europe conducted a crucial seven-minute-long burn with the core-stage engine of its new Ariane 6 rocket today (Nov. 23), keeping the vehicle on track for a 2024 debut.

Space

The moon, Saturn and Jupiter provide a Thanksgiving skywatching feast

A waxing gibbous moon, Saturn and Jupiter make inviting targets for skywatchers this Thanksgiving.

Space

How to watch the Geminids meteor shower this December

120 to 150 meteors will be visible per hour

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Astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space! Here's what they'll eat and what they're thankful for (video)

The crew of Expedition 70 are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving in space, explaining in a new video what they are thankful for before they sit down for an out-of-this-world Turkey Day meal.

Space

Webb space telescope spies precocious 'teenage' galaxies

“James Webb space telescope: The researchers focused upon galaxies that formed about 2-3 billion years after the Big Bang event roughly 13.8 billion years ago that initiated the universe.

The Hindu

Wonder what it's like to fall into Uranus? These scientists do, too

Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.

Space

Scientists find hydrogen in Apollo moon rocks, suggesting astronauts can harvest lunar water

A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions suggests the presence of hydrogen, implying future astronauts could access water available right in lunar regolith.

Space

'Sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms

The "archipelago" of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.

Space

New Simulation Reveals How the Milky Way Has Long Avoided A Cosmic Crash

The Milky Way is a bit of an oddity, but it turns out we're just really good at social distancing.

Inverse

Watch SpaceX's Starship explode in astronomer's stunning telescope footage (video)

While thousands of photographers had their cameras trained on SpaceX's second test flight of its massive Starship rocket, one amateur astronomer was watching with a telescope.

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City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruption

The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.

Space

The Milky Way's stunning spiral structure appears to be an anomaly. But why?

A new supercomputer simulation reveals why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are strikingly scarce in our pocket of the universe.

Space

Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission

The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.

Space

Epic 33-engine burn among successes of Starship's 2nd test flight, SpaceX says

All 33 of the Raptor engines that power Starship's giant Super Heavy first stage performed well during Saturday's (Nov. 18) liftoff, SpaceX said.

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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

Inverse

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.

Zenger

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

Rocket scientist Jessica Gagen flies Boeing Starliner at Kennedy Space Center

Zenger

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.

Space

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.

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