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Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals that may ruin astronomy
A batch of Starlink satellites launched on a Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are…
Japan’s Resilience moon lander has crashed into the lunar surface
The surface of the moon, as seen from orbit by Resilience before it crashed ispace SMBC…
We may have discovered the first-ever stars powered by dark matter
A strange type of star could be powered by dark matter Artsiom P/Shutterstock Astronomers have found…
Why it’s taking a century to pin down the speed of the universe
This Hubble Space Telescope image is cluttered with myriad galaxies NASA, ESA, B. Sunnquist, J. Mack,…
Private ispace Resilience probe will attempt lunar landing this week
Artist’s impression of the Resilience lunar lander ispace A private spacecraft will attempt to land on…
Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon
Lunar craters could be a rich source of platinum NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Craters on the…
Amazing images reveal new details in the sun’s atmosphere
Astronomers have revealed new processes taking place in our sun’s atmosphere, thanks to exquisite new images…
Will SpaceX’s Starship rocket ever work – and what if it doesn’t?
Starship’s ninth test flight took place on 27 May Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock Another launch, another failure? With…
Was Planet Nine exiled from the solar system as a baby?
An artist’s illustration of a potential Planet Nine Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy If the solar system…