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“These Milestones Are Critical”: Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test

"These milestones are critical to ensuring that a commercial destination can support human life." The post “These Milestones Are Critical”: Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Mar 27, 2024

Cosmic gold rush! Astronomers find 49 new galaxies in just 3 hours

Using the MeerKat radio telescope, astronomers discovered a "gold rush" of galaxies in just three hours, including three joined by their gas content.

Space · Mar 27, 2024

New view of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way hints at an exciting hidden feature (image)

Astronomers have for the first time imaged the powerful magnetic fields that dwell around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*.

Space · Mar 27, 2024

'Apollo: When We Went the Moon' exhibit lands at NYC's Intrepid Museum

Given it was navy ships that recovered the Apollo spacecraft, it is appropriate that the largest temporary exhibit ever hosted by the Intrepid is themed to the first lunar landings.

Space · Mar 26, 2024

SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts share the good and bad of spending 6 months in space

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa spoke about their six months on the space station.

Space · Mar 26, 2024

Europe Space Telescope's Sight Restored After De-icing Procedure

The vision of the Euclid space telescope has been restored following a delicate operation that successfully melted a thin layer of ice that had been clouding its sight, the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024

What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?

We explore the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to see what the cosmos really looks like.

Space · Mar 26, 2024

Hubble Telescope witnesses a new star being born in a stunning cosmic light show (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a powerful jet erupting from an envelope of gas and dust that represents a newly born star announcing itself to the cosmos.

Space · Mar 26, 2024

Astronomers looking for space gas accidentally find 49 new galaxies

Instead of discovering hydrogen gas in the galaxy we aimed at, scientists spotted no less than 49 previously unknown galaxies

The Hindu · Mar 26, 2024

SpaceX fires up Starship rocket ahead of 4th test flight (video)

SpaceX fired the engines on the upper stage of its next Starship vehicle, performing a key test ahead of the giant rocket's fourth test flight.

Space · Mar 25, 2024