space
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Study Finds Weird Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Is Indeed A Smol Boi
Scientists have learned more about ‘Oumuamua, the hunk of matter that is the first known interstellar object to ever be detected by scientists within the boundary of the solar system. Specifically, observations performed by researchers using the Spitzer Space Telescope and published in The Astronomical Journal have determined that prior observations likely established too generous…
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In This Short Comic, A Technician Learns The Joys Of Loneliness In Space
Honestly? It’s OK to want to be alone.
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Watch A Famous Supernova Change Over 25 Years
Perhaps the most important supernova of the modern era is SN 1987A, the closest supernova to Earth since the invention of the telescope. Scientists have been observing the explosion’s remnants since the 1987 event.
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First Private Chinese Attempt To Launch Satellite Into Orbit Suffers Unspecified Failure
The craft that would have been the first private Chinese rocket to deliver a satellite into orbit around the Earth failed on Saturday, the Guardian reported, with something going wrong with the Landspace Zhuque-1’s third-stage deployment.