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Planet found orbiting 3 stars at once, with giant dust rings (bigthink.com)

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It was long thought that planets couldn’t stably orbit systems containing three stars. GW Orionis is the first counterexample.

China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship (www.wired.com)

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Voyager's Historic Journey and Legacy (science.social)

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Voyager's Historic Journey and Legacy

https://joshuniverse.com/voyagers-historic-journey-and-legacy/

This article explores the journey, significance, and ongoing contributions of the Voyager spacecraft within the context of space exploration.

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Rotating Black Holes: Beyond General Relativity (science.social)

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Rotating Black Holes: Beyond General Relativity

https://joshuniverse.com/rotating-black-holes-beyond-general-relativity/

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Researchers spot black hole feeding at 40x its theoretical limit (arstechnica.com)

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China's Long March 10A Moon Mission Plans (science.social)

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China's Long March 10A Moon Mission Plans

https://joshuniverse.com/chinas-long-march-10a-moon-mission-plans/

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Europe's most important rocket test almost foiled by a slice of cheese (interestingengineering.com)

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Gilmour Space Secures License for Eris Rocket Launch (science.social)

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Gilmour Space Secures License for Eris Rocket Launch

https://joshuniverse.com/gilmour-space-secures-license-for-eris-rocket-launch/

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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981 (www.livescience.com)

submitted 1 week ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/space@lemmy.world

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Astronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranus (gizmodo.com)

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For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret (arstechnica.com)

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Hera asteroid mission's CubeSat passengers signal home (phys.org)

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NASA successfully integrates coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope (phys.org)

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Video Provides Rare Look Inside China’s Space Station (hackaday.com)

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NASA astronaut hospitalized after Crew-8 return (spacenews.com)

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Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life. (theconversation.com)

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Boeing reportedly considers selling off its space business (www.theverge.com)

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/18440429

[Cody'sLab] Maybe Humans Should Not Go to Mars Yet (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/space@lemmy.world

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Recent unscripted video from Cody Reeder of Cody'sLab.

I don't agree with several of his points, but he raises some interesting issues nonetheless.

Any thoughts on the optimal ways to balance human space exploration with planetary protection?

James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe (www.space.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to c/space@lemmy.world

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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)

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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/1341668

A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

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4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes. (theconversation.com)

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New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source (phys.org)

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Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities (www.jpl.nasa.gov)

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Next Gen Starship (chrisprophet.substack.com)

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China launches plan to lead the world in space exploration (www.theregister.com)

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