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In 1918, astronomer Heber Curtis identified a black hole jet that seemed to shoot out of…

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Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 : NPR

A meteor contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk, Russia on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in a photo…

The top 10 technologies for 2025 from from the MIT Tech Rev : Short Wave : NPR

For decades, editors at MIT Technology Review have set themselves the annual challenge of trying to…

Trump asks SpaceX to “go get” two stranded ISS astronauts : NPR

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Why a new telescope may help the search for alien life in space : Short Wave : NPR

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Inauguration Day 2025: Trump addresses supporters; Biden bids farewell : NPR

Elon Musk reacts as President Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the…

How to watch the planet parade with Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars : NPR

A youth looks through a telescope during a stargazing and comet-watching gathering at Joya-La Barreta Ecological…

Air traffic controllers rushed to divert aircraft after Elon Musk’s rocket exploded : NPR

Starship lifts off from it’s pad in Boca Chica, Tex. on January 16. Minutes after launching,…

SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed : NPR

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday.…