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        Over 1000 new asteroids and other objects found through examining data from Hubble's archives7 votes
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        New evidence found for Planet 937 votes
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        NASA newest solar sail system launched (2024-04-23)If this tech interests you keep an eye out for June/July when they expect to deploy the sail. Rocket Lab’s Electron blasted off at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 23, successfully delivering both payloads...If this tech interests you keep an eye out for June/July when they expect to deploy the sail. Rocket Lab’s Electron blasted off at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 23, successfully delivering both payloads to low Earth orbit. - Gizmodo . After a busy initial flight phase, which will last about two months and includes subsystems checkout, the microwave oven-sized CubeSat will deploy its reflective solar sail. The weeks-long test consists of a series of pointing maneuvers to demonstrate orbit raising and lowering, using only the pressure of sunlight acting on the sail. - NASA 14 votes
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        How Sweden is failing its spacetechs – it's not about the budget, says one founder who moved his company to Finland7 votes
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        NASA’s Voyager 1 resumes sending engineering updates to Earth39 votes
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        Fifty years later, this Apollo-era antenna still talks to Voyager 214 votes
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        There's a library on the moon now. It might last billions of years.10 votes
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        Rio Grande Valley organizations suing Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to protect sacred tribal land from Elon Musk's SpaceX16 votes
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        European Space Agency satellites to test razor-sharp formation flying9 votes
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        United Launch Alliance to launch final Delta Heavy IV rocket today (in less than an hour, 1315 ET)10 votes
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        Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole10 votes
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        G3 geomagnetic storm watches issued for 24-25 March 202417 votes
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        Swedish land owner wins legal battle to keep 14kg meteorite – appeals court ruled that such rocks should be considered “immovable property” and part of the land where they are found23 votes
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        Solar viewer for the upcoming eclipse21 votes
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        NASA’s x-ray telescope faces a long goodbye12 votes
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        Elon Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say10 votes
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        James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble confirm Universe’s expansion rate22 votes
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        Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration8 votes
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        Epipens are not usable in space19 votes
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        Why it’s so challenging to land upright on the Moon12 votes
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        TRAPPIST-1 caught stripping atmosphere of possibly habitable exoplanet12 votes
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        Monday, April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse: where and when28 votes
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        US returns to the Moon with commercial moon landing (gifted link)36 votes
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        Death, lonely death26 votes
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        US House Intel Chairman announces ‘serious national security threat,’ sources say it is related to Russia's nuclear capabilities in space30 votes
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        How do supermassive black holes get supermassive?13 votes
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        No, aliens haven’t visited the Earth. Why are so many smart people insisting otherwise?29 votes
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        Flipped bit could mark the end of Voyager 1‘s interstellar mission14 votes
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        US Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs21 votes
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        Zoozve20 votes
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        The insane engineering of the space shuttle9 votes
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        Astronomers accidentally discover dark primordial galaxy without stars25 votes
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        What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?58 votes
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        After three years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends26 votes
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        Uncovering the forgotten female astronomers of Yerkes Observatory15 votes
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        Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies15 votes
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        Scientists attempt to explain “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon6 votes
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        Astrobotic Technology says its Moon landing attempt is in jeopardy because of an engine problem29 votes
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        Don't look so blue, Neptune: New study (re)reveals Neptune's blue hue to be very pale and similar to Uranus, unlike edited Voyager 2 images17 votes
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        US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years24 votes
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        2023's most spectacular photos from the James Webb Space Telescope31 votes
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        NASA's 3D-printed detonation engine revs up for four minutes in breakthrough test33 votes
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        James Webb Space Telescope captures high-resolution image of Uranus56 votes
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        What are some good books to learn how the International Space Station works?There are many interesting videos about the ISS on YouTube, but I have a hard time committing video content to memory, and it is also difficult for me to create a mental picture of how things work...There are many interesting videos about the ISS on YouTube, but I have a hard time committing video content to memory, and it is also difficult for me to create a mental picture of how things work in that format. So, what are some good books (or maybe long-form articles) about the ISS that can help me understand it both functionally and spatially? Essentially, where everything is, what everything is for, and also how all the procedures actually work. I'm looking for both accessible introductions for the general public and more technical literature (although I am not in STEM, so something meant specifically for engineers might be too much for me). The purpose of the request is research for something I am writing. I intend it to be (kinda hard) science fiction, so I wanna be able to comfortably visualize and refer to all the spaces and moving parts with knowledge. I do wanna learn some jargon and what it's for, but I'm not building a space station in my garage :P It takes place in current times. I'm not against learning more about the history of the ISS, but my focus is really on how it is organized, what every part is meant to accomplish, and how the operations and procedures actually take place there. Including all the rules, methods, and inner works involving human beings, both in relation to the ISS and themselves. 6 votes
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        A six-planet system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way55 votes