WASHINGTON — Blue Origin conducted its third crewed New Shepard flight in just over two months Aug. 3, sending six people to space that included the winner of the auction for a seat on the company’s first crewed flight four years…
Category: 2. Space
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Ultra-hot Jupiter in death spiral may reveal how rocky worlds are born
Macquarie University astronomers have tracked an extreme planet’s orbital decay, confirming it is spiralling towards its star in a cosmic death dance that could end in three possible ways.
The ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet TOI-2109b, located 870…
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X-Ray Spacecraft Uncovers Missing Sulfur in the Milky Way
A groundbreaking X-ray study reveals how sulfur changes form in space, offering new insight into the hidden chemistry of the Milky Way. A global team of scientists has made a groundbreaking measurement of elemental sulfur distributed throughout…
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Solving a 13-Billion-Year-Old Mystery: Scientists Recreate the Universe’s First Chemical Reaction
Researchers have uncovered new insights into the reaction pathways of the universe’s first molecule. Shortly after the Big Bang, which took place around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was a seething, dense expanse of extreme heat. In just…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe finds hidden barrier that explains the sun’s mysterious heat
The solar atmosphere, or corona, is far hotter than the Sun’s surface, a paradox that has puzzled scientists for decades. Furthermore, the constant outflow of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun, known as the solar wind, is accelerated to…
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Cosmic Rays Could Help Aliens Thrive in The Barren Wastelands of Space : ScienceAlert
Too much cosmic radiation can sterilize a planet – but a surprising new study has found that under the right circumstances, it could actually make uninhabitable worlds habitable.
Ionizing radiation has enough energy to damage the organic…
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Why industry says Golden Dome’s biggest challenge isn’t missiles, it’s data flow
WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon races to define the future of missile defense under its ambitious Golden Dome initiative, industry leaders point to what could be the most daunting obstacle facing the program: it’s not the hardware….
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Why Is NASA Silent About Russia And ISS Talks?
Keith’s note: While Russian media continues to post news stories, not a single world from NASA or Sean Duffy. So much for transparency. Or is the Administration up to something that prompts the Russians to say nice things? See “Russia and U.S….
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