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SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical on pad 40 Friday in preparation for liftoff to begin the Starlink 4-27 mission. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now

Another 53 Starlink internet satellites are ready to rocket into orbit Friday from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The two-stage Falcon 9, powered by a reusable booster, will place the 53 internet relay nodes into a low-altitude transfer orbit.

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Best close-up of universe's most massive star reveals it might be smaller than thought

The most massive known star in the universe has been photographed in the greatest detail to date and it might be smaller than astronomers previously thought.

NASA selects four astrophysics missions for further study

Four astrophysics mission proposals to study stars, galaxies and some of the most violent explosions in the universe have been selected for further study by NASA.

A month on 'Mars': Trekking across the Arctic

Being in an environment such as the simulated Martian landscape of the Haughton-Mars Project in the Arctic magnifies what would normally be small problems.

Stephan's Quintet: 'It's a Wonderful Life' — and a wonderful James Webb Space Telescope image!

A new image produced by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details of Stephan's Quintet, the very first compact galaxy group ever discovered.

Week in images: 15-19 August 2022

Week in images: 15-19 August 2022

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In Memoriam: Famed 'Comet Hunter' Don Machholz dies at 69

Donald Edward Machholz was an American amateur astronomer who was the leading visual comet discoverer, credited with the visual discovery of 12 comets that bear his name.

Beat the Meta Quest 2 price increase with this Best Buy deal

Get the Quest 2 for less, and snag a free gift, too, with Best Buy’s latest refurbished offer.

Ancient Coin Discovery With An Astronomical Mystery

What does the ancient coin found recently off the shores of Israel depict?

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Predator movies ranked, worst to best

Here’s our list of all the Predator movies ranked so that you know which prey to hunt down first as you progress through the legendary sci-fi horror franchise.

Winter, over

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The 12-member crew of Concordia research station woke up to a most welcome sight in early August: sunrise, after four months of Antarctic darkness.

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StarCraft: Remastered is free on Prime Gaming for a limited time

Rediscover a classic for free when you get it on Prime Gaming, but hurry as the deal ends August 31.

Watch SpaceX launch 53 Starlink satellites, land a rocket at sea today

SpaceX will launch 53 more of its Starlink internet satellites and land a rocket at sea today (Aug. 19), and you can watch the action live.

Artemis 1 virtual reality experience aims to bring epic NASA moon launch to you

An immersive, virtual reality experience will put viewers next to the launch pad as Artemis 1 lifts off for the moon. The mission is scheduled for Aug. 29.

Ukrainian charity buys radar satellite services to help fight Russian invasion

The Ukrainian government will get access to imagery collected by a commercial constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, as well as the full, dedicated services of one of those spacecraft.

Rare Neptune-size exoplanets may face solar superstorms from parent stars

Despite astronomy's success in detecting worlds outside the solar system, there is a troubling gap in the exoplanet catalog. New research may show why Neptune-sized exoplanets are tough to locate.

This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 19 – 27

Late these nights, Saturn and Jupiter are about at their very biggest telescopically. Vega passes the zenith, and the Milky Way displays itself in moonless dark.

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Lucy’s Solar Array is Fixed! (Mostly)

How do you fix the solar array of a spacecraft millions of miles away from the Earth hurdling through the void at thousands of miles per hour? Very carefully, that’s how.

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Ukraine Crowdfunded a $17M Reconnaissance SAR Satellite

Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation signed a contract with ICEYE to provide the Government of Ukraine with the SAR reconnaissance data and full capabilities of one of ICEYE’s satellite already in orbit. The deal was closed with the money from the Foundation’s crowdfunding initiative.

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