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Glitching radio waves from dead stars explained by swirling superfluid
The glitches from pulsar emissions are born deep within the dead stars Jurik Peter/Shutterstock The radio…
China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft begins sampling on far side of the moon
Illustration of the Chang’e-6 lander on the lunar surface cnsa.gov.cn China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully…
Wormholes could blast out blazing hot plasma at incredible speeds
If traversable wormholes exist, we could potentially detect their plasma blasts Rostislav Zatonskiy / Alamy Wormholes…
Stunning image reveals the intricate structure of supersonic plasma
A plasma’s structure, with different colours representing varying charge and gas densities James R. Beattie et…
Starliner launch: When is Boeing testing its crewed space capsule?
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on top of the ULA Atlas V rocket at the Kennedy…
Chang’e 6 lunar mission: China is about to land on the far side of the moon
An artist’s impression of Chang’e 6 touching down on the moon CGTN The Chang’e 6 spacecraft…
‘Unluckiest star’ may be trapped in deadly dance with a black hole
Illustration of a black hole ripping gas from a star Stocktrek Images/Alamy A star appears to…
What would happen if we pulled out Mars’s iron core with a magnet?
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the…
SpaceX Starship 4 rocket launch: When is the next test flight planned?
Starship is ready for launch SpaceX SpaceX is preparing Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built,…