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Science • May 05

Former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine takes over as CEO of Quantum Space

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is the new CEO of Quantum Space, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft for use by the U.S. military and...

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Science • May 05

Jim Bridenstine named CEO of spacecraft developer Quantum Space

Former Oklahoma Congressman and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the spacecraft developer Quantum Space.

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Science • May 05

NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs

A new paper from NASA's Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs,...

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Science • May 05

The Edge of Our Galaxy Eluded Scientists for Years. They Finally Found It.

To find the end of the Milky Way, scientists looked to the outermost star-formation site, roughly 40000 light-years from the center.

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Science • May 05

Former Trump NASA Head Bridenstine to Lead Startup Quantum Space

Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining Quantum Space, a startup developing maneuverable spacecraft for defense missions, as chief executive...

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Science • May 05

Scientists Discovered Wave Wakes Where They Shouldn’t Be—Upending a 140-Year-Old Theory

There's a connection between wave types that scientists once thought were fundamentally different.

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Science • May 05

Quantum Space hires Bridenstine as CEO

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining Quantum Space as its CEO as the company pursues emerging opportunities in national security space.

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Science • May 05

NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars — and it just passed its 1st test

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium metal vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than the ion engine on the...

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Science • May 05

Scientists Uncover a 100-Foot Dinosaur Fossil So Heavy It Cracked the Road Beneath During Transport

A dinosaur so massive, it left a mark on the road itself. But this colossal creature has a lot more to reveal than just its size.

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Science • May 05

Your House Was Somewhere Else 320 Million Years Ago, and a New Tool Can Finally Show You Where It Used to Be When All Continents Were One

The ground feels permanent, but it isn't. A new tool lets you trace where your home sat on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, before continents...

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Science • May 05

Meet Dunkleosteus—The Armored Fish That Terrorized The Devonian Ocean

Dunkleosteus ruled a restless Devonian ocean, where armor met innovation. Here's how modern science is rewriting the story of this iconic predator.

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Science • May 05

When, how to see next SpaceX rocket launch from Vandenberg in Arizona

SpaceX is launching a rocket today (May 5) from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to deploy Starlink satellites. How to watch in Arizona.

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Science • May 05

Don't miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, locations and tips

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks predawn on May 6. Here are the best viewing times, where to look and top viewing tips.

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Science • May 05

Scientists Found a Surprising State of Matter That's Breaking Dimensional Rules

A new kind of anomalous Hall effect produces transdimensional matter.

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Science • May 05

A dead galaxy from the early universe is forcing astronomers to rethink galactic evolution

JWST found a massive early galaxy with almost no rotation, challenging standard ideas of how giant ellipticals form.

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Science • May 05

🛰️ Nasa's next super space telescope is already completed, 8 months ahead of schedule

The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, now assembled at the Goddard Space Flight Center, impresses with its technical...

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Science • May 05

Ignition relaunches Artemis plans

On March 24, executives from across the space industry and officials from dozens of countries filed into NASA's Washington headquarters, unsure what they...

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Science • May 05

Tonga's Eruption Punched Into the Edge of Space. The Stratosphere Cooled, and It Still Has Not Recovered

Scientists spent three years figuring out why this volcano did the opposite of everything they predicted. The answer changes how we read the sky.

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Science • May 05

Strange Space Donut Wraps Around Earth, NASA Is Going Up to See What Gives

American space agency NASA will launch a space instrument designed to study the so-called ring current that coils around our planet.

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Science • May 05

Shockingly Powerful Giant Octopuses Ruled the Seas 100 Million Years Ago

Modern octopuses are known for their intelligence and flexibility, living in reefs, squeezing into crevices, or drifting through deep ocean waters.

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