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Discovery: Giant comet was active way farther from the sun than expected

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Discovery: Giant comet was active way farther from the sun than expected

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A new study led by astronomers at the University of Maryland shows that Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (BB) became active much farther from the sun than expected. So far out, temperatures are too cold for water ice to turn to vapor.

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NASA postpones spacewalk at space station due to space debris warning

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A scheduled spacewalk by two NASA astronauts outside of the International Space Station has been postponed after a debris warning for the orbiting outpost caused NASA to act on the side of caution.

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You can still save 35% on a DJI Mini 2 Drone in this Adorama deal

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f you're in the market for a beginner-friendly drone, you can't go wrong with the DJI Mini 2 and it's still on sale. This mini drone is on sale for $449 at Adorama, 35% off its original price of $693.89.

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Spaceflight

Can SpaceX's Starlink sue Russia for anti-satellite missile test space debris fallout?

A fleet of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites poised for deployment in orbit (SpaceX)

Experts agree that the Russian anti-satellite missile test that shattered into pieces the defunct surveillance satellite Cosmos 1408 on Nov. 15. will cause headaches to operators of low Earth orbit satellites for years. Can they hold the culprit accountable?

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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa launching to space station next week

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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, video producer Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 8.

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China launches new communications satellite ChinaSat 1D

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China continued its stream of rocket launches on Friday (Nov. 26) by lofting a new communications satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

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National Space Council meeting for 1st time under VP Kamala Harris Wednesday

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The first meeting of the National Space Council (NSC) under Vice President Kamala Harris will take place on Wednesday (Dec. 1) and you should be able to watch it live here.

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Science & Astronomy

This pair of merging black holes is the closest to Earth we've ever found

(ESO/Voggel et al.; ESO/VST ATLAS team. Acknowledgement: Durham University/CASU/WFAU)

Scientists expected that an elusive black hole pair might be hiding in a nearby galaxy, now they can finally see it.

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Hubble telescope restores 3rd instrument in slow return to operations

Hubble Space Telescope (NASA/Getty Images)

Three of the Hubble Space Telescope's four science instruments are now back to work as the team behind the observatory continues to investigate and assess a glitch that sent all four instruments into safe mode on Oct. 25.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on track for Dec. 22 launch

(NASA/Chris Gunn)

An incident during processing earlier this month didn't cause any serious problems, NASA determined.

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Technology

Laptop deal: The VR-ready Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 6 is $350 off, but the deal ends soon

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Save 15% on this powerful gaming laptop - ideal for running AAA games and VR headsets.

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NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030 - and you can help

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Do you or a friend know how to build a uranium-powered nuclear reactor that can fit inside a 12-foot-long by 18-foot-wide (4 by 6 meters) rocket? If so, NASA needs your help.

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