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SpaceX launches 22 next-gen Starlink satellites to orbit, lands rocket at sea

SpaceX launched 22 of its 'V2 mini' Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Friday morning (May 19) and landed the returning rocket at sea.

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China launches BeiDou navigation satellite to orbit (video)

China launched a satellite for its BeiDou navigation system system on Tuesday night (May 16), the first time it had done so in nearly three years.

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Carol Vorderman says she’s ‘allergic to wedding rings’ as she asks fans for help

The Welsh tv personality requested assistance on what to send into space

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Don't mess with Mars. It has a crust made of 'heavy armor,' scientists say

NASA's InSight mission spotted a marsquake that probed the thick Mars crust and confirmed why the north and south of the Red Planet are so different.

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"Most manipulative" star signs revealed as astrologer warns they 'always get their way'

Nicolas Aujula says the biggest pushovers include Pisces and Libra, while the most are Leo and Taurus

Wales Online

What happened to the missing stars at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy?

The stellar companions of more than a dozen stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy have gone missing — and astronomers want to know why.

Space

Can NASA's Artemis moon missions count on using lunar water ice?

While many missions aim to explore permanently shadowed regions on the moon for water ice, it must be asked how realistic it is to expect to find enough ice on the moon to support human habitation.

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Earth-sized alien planet LP 791-18 d believed to be gripped by widespread volcanism

A planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighbourhood is offering evidence of volcanism beyond our solar system, with observations suggesting a rugged and rocky world tormented by constant eruptions.

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Earth-sized alien planet gripped by widespread volcanism

An Earth-sized planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighborhood is offering some of the best evidence to date of volcanism beyond our solar system, with observations suggesting a rugged and rocky world tormented by constant eruptions.

Reuters

Record-breaking amateur rocket soars higher than Mt. Everest

College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.

Space

Artemis 2 crew begins 1st moon mission training in 50 years

Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew's include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.

Space

Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until exploding in a thermonuclear blast

Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white dwarf star was feeding from a companion star like a cosmic vampire before it blew.

Space

Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet

A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.

Space

Betelgeuse is Getting Brighter Again — But It (Probably) Won’t Explode

Betelgeuse experienced a weird cosmic event in 2020 that led to some supernova speculation. It's doing it again — but it's (probably) just settling down.

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Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.

Bangkok Post

Webb telescope spots universe's biggest stars

PARIS - The James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers detect the first chemical signs of supermassive stars, "celestial monsters" blazing with the brightness of millions of Suns in the early universe.

Space

Radiation belt seen beyond our solar system for the 1st time

The radiation belt around the ultracool dwarf star, located around 19 light-years from Earth, is doubled-lobed like the radiation belts around Jupiter — but it's 10 million times brighter.

Space

See the moon meet up with elusive Mercury in a conjunction today

The moon will meet up with Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet and the closest to the sun, in the evening sky on Wednesday, May 17.

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Axiom Space's Ax-2: What to know about the 2nd private astronaut mission to the space station

Here's what you need to know about the four-person Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch on May 21.

Inverse

Weird New Study Claims Aliens Could Pick Up Earth Cell Phone Signals

The study looks at the amount of radio waves leaking into space, and figures that planets within a few light years could detect us based on those signals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 4 to 7:45 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Aries into Taurus.

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Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space

The second all-private mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space will launch no earlier than May 21. Learn more about the 4 crew members on board.

Space

Ax-2 private astronauts can't wait for their May 21 SpaceX launch to the space station

The four astronauts of the upcoming Ax-2 mission are eager to leave Earth and head for the International Space Station.

Space

Titanic cosmic bubbles blown by the Milky Way are surprisingly complex

The eRosita bubbles of hot gas that extend 36,000 light-years out from our Milky Way galaxy are more complex than previously thought, a new study reveals.

Space

Private servicing mission could extend life of NASA's Chandra space telescope

As space companies target possible servicing missions to the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, the long-running Chandra observatory is also on the list for a tune-up.

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