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Mystery Object in Deep Space Is Confounding Astronomers
The super-dense object doesn’t quite fit with what we know about black holes or neutron stars.
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Propellant Dump Gone Wrong Caused Recent Starship Explosion, Musk Says
Elon Musk recently revealed that the explosion of the Starship’s upper stage this past November during its second test flight was caused by a propellant dump gone wrong. Despite this setback, the incident will not impact the megarocket’s upcoming scheduled flight in February, according to the SpaceX CEO. SpaceX’s second test of Starship, which took…
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Latest Private Mission to ISS Is Set for Launch. Here’s What You Should Know
The third private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is getting ready to launch an all-European crew, along with dozens of scientific experiments, to low Earth orbit. Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is scheduled for liftoff on Thursday, January 18 at 8:49 p.m. AEDT from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch…
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Laundry Has a Huge Microplastics Problem, but It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibres – plastic fragments shaped like tiny threads or filaments. Microfibres come from many sources, including cigarette butts, fishing nets and ropes, but the biggest source…