Using the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has found evidence of a neutron star in the remnants of a recent supernova. The supernova, called SN 1987A, was first observed on Feb. 24, 1987, and occurred 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was the most recent supernova in the Local Group of galaxies and the first one to have been observable with the naked eye since Kepler’s Supernova in 1604.
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OtherScienceUncrewed
Data from OSIRIS-REx reveals loose surface of asteroid Bennu and “early aging” of asteroids
Recently analyzed data from an asteroid surface-sample collection performed by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed…
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SpaceX has launched another 47 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The liftoff occurred at…
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Continuing with their high launch cadence, SpaceX has successfully launched another Falcon 9, this time…
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Following a successful Starlink mission from Vandenberg, California, SpaceX has launched a second Falcon 9…
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Kicking off a busy end to the company’s 2021 launch campaign, SpaceX successfully launched a…
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Following a launch in late August and a month-long stay in orbit, SpaceX and NASA…
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As the Launch Integration Tower at the Orbital Launch Site (OLS) continues to grow, Elon…
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Both of SpaceX’s Florida launch pads are back into Starlink launch flow as the company…
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ArtemisBoeing/Starliner
MAF continues tornado/hurricane recovery while building SLS stages under pandemic restrictions
by Philip SlossBoeing is moving into the final phases of standalone integration and outfitting of Core Stage-2…
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On 14 November 2014, a bright flash flagged the All Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae,…
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CommercialSpaceX
Preparing for “Earth to Earth” space travel and a competition with supersonic airliners
Commercial spaceflight companies are preparing to enter a new market: suborbital flights from one place…
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It’s one of the most baffling problems in astrophysics. If the solar surface is 5,500℃,…
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As the transition from government-owned crew launch rockets to commercial providers arrives, NASA launch integration…
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As world leaders grapple and struggle to control the coronavirus pandemic which leads to the…
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Artemis
Lockheed Martin readying NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft for Plum Brook trip
by Philip SlossThe NASA Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1 uncrewed lunar orbit mission is…
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NASA will need another set of Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle hardware for…
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In preparation for the return of crew launches from the United States, the Department of…
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In a critical first for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule, the crew transportation vehicle is putting…
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International
UK space sector on an upward trajectory after decades on the sidelines
by Chris BerginThe UK Space Agency released the latest survey into the health of the UK space…