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Science • May 13

SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built

Starship V3's maiden spaceflight is scheduled for next week as SpaceX prepares to launch the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built.

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Science • May 13

NASA AI Space Processor Brings Exciting Deep-Space Changes

NASA AI processor could deliver up to 500× faster spacecraft computing for AI-powered Mars missions, lunar bases and deep-space exploration.

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Science • May 13

Crew Preps for Dragon Arrival and Keeps Up Research, Maintenance

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo spacecraft atop stands ready to launch to the International Space Station at 6:50 p.m. EDT today,...

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Science • May 13

Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic 'Eyes' with backyard telescope

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a breathtaking view of Markarian's Chain — a string of majestic galaxies glowing in the patch of sky between...

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Science • May 13

Moon and Planets to Gather in Twilight Spectacle on May 18–20

Explore the universe with Sky & Telescope - your ultimate source for stargazing, celestial events, and the latest astronomy news.

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Science • May 13

The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones

Astronomers have identified a group of ancient stars that may be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy named Loki that merged with the Milky Way more than 10...

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Science • May 13

A Shepherd in Patagonia Discovered 65-Foot Dinosaur Fossils Beneath His Farm That Don’t Belong to Any Recognized Group

Unearthed beneath a rural farm, these gigantic fossils remained untouched for millions of years. Now, experts believe this creature may not belong to any...

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Science • May 13

NASA GSFC Memo Regarding IV&V and Wallops Insourcing

Keith's note: the following email was sent by NASA Goddard Center director regarding insourcing at Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility in West Virginia.

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Science • May 13

Single Brain Connection Pinpointed as the Starting Point of Learning

Researchers identify the specific basal ganglia synapses where learning begins, revealing how the brain balances experimentation and precision in motor...

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Science • May 13

Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard...

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Science • May 13

NASA Satellite Reveals One Of Russia’s Most Active Volcanoes Burning Through Snow

New satellite imagery reveals volcanic heat melting snow across Russia's Shivelyuch volcano as lava and pyroclastic activity continue reshaping the...

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Science • May 13

Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely

Advances in imaging techniques reportedly debunks a purported "animal" fossil from long before the Cambrian explosion.

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Science • May 13

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

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Science • May 13

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

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Science • May 13

Scientists say a new continental rift is forming in Zambia

Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a new tectonic plate boundary.

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Science • May 13

Protein reveals the oldest episode of sex and procreation among human species

Chinese scientists obtain the first molecular evidence of interbreeding between our ancestor 'Homo erectus' and the Denisovans, relatives of the...

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Science • May 13

SpaceX's Starship megarocket finally has a 2026 launch date. Here's when

SpaceX will debut a new version of its Starship rocket for its 12th flight test May 19 from its Starbase headquarters in South Texas.

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Science • May 13

Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang

For decades, astronomers looking through telescopes like Hubble have been trying to catch a glimpse of the ancient epoch when the Universe's first...

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Science • May 13

Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders

After five years of rolling across Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is still going strong. And it has the selfies to prove it.

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Science • May 13

NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans

NASA is moving quickly to define next year's Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between.

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