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Oct 27, 2022

Amateur scientists uncover origin story of meteorite that makes pigs vomit

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They believe it was spotted by a student as it descended on Earth and retrieved in a pond.

Science sleuths may have unlocked the century-old mystery of the origins of a Martian meteorite whose toxins make pigs and humans vomit, according to a press release published on Monday by the University of Glasgow.


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Oct 27, 2022

Surprise! Webb Telescope image reveals an ancient galaxy is actually two objects

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Astronomers thought they were looking at one distant galaxy, but new Webb images reveal two — on a collision course with a third.

Oct 27, 2022

See Saturn’s rings in glorious detail in stunning new composite image

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A newly processed image, comprising 41 observations by NASA’s retired Cassini mission, provides insights into the origins of Saturn’s rings.

Oct 26, 2022

SpaceX announces a new ‘flat high performance’ Starlink dish for internet on moving vehicles

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The newly-designed dish allows users to have a permanent high-performance Starlink installation on their vehicles.

SpaceX announced it is now accepting orders for its new “flat high-performance” Starlink dish for moving vehicles.

In a Tuesday tweet, the private space firm explained that the new offering allows customers to “enjoy high-speed, low-latency internet while on the move!”

Oct 26, 2022

NASA-funded space robots will grab objects in orbit using arms controlled from Earth

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The company that will work with US Space Force has also won some NASA contracts.

It’s official: robots are here to stay in space. Robotics software and engineering company PickNik Robotics announced on Tuesday that it has won a SpaceWERX contract to work on robotics for the US Space Force, according to a press release acquired by IE

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Oct 26, 2022

Look! NASA’s asteroid-bound Lucy mission snaps a stunning photo of a lonely Earth

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This spacecraft got a good look at Earth on its way to Jupiter.

Oct 26, 2022

Fungi found in Chernobyl feeds on radiation, could protect astronauts

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The organism could be used to protect humans and equipment on the International Space Station.

Oct 26, 2022

Extremophiles on Mars could survive for hundreds of millions of years

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Experiments have shown how the world’s hardiest microbe could endure freezing, dry and irradiated conditions on Mars.

Oct 26, 2022

Were Organic Molecules on Mars Made by Life?

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The large diversity of organic molecules detected on Mars is a hint that life once existed there, but where should we search?

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Oct 26, 2022

Astronomers to Take 3.2 Gigapixel Photos of Space With World’s Largest Camera

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Engineers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California are putting the finishing touches on the world’s largest digital camera, which will be at the heart of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

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