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June 8, 2022

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Hubble telescope's largest infrared image ever peers back 10 billion years

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The largest near-infrared image of galaxies ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has provided a playground for astronomers who are seeking out potential targets for the James Webb Space Telescope.

The image is the result of a project called 3D-DASH and was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), with additional archive data from Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. It spans 1.35 square degrees of the sky, equivalent to about six full moons, and contains thousands of galaxies.

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Watch SpaceX launch communications satellite, land rocket today!

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SpaceX will launch a communications satellite and land the returning rocket on a ship at sea today, and you can watch the action live.

A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying Nilesat 301, a satellite that will be operated by the Egyptian company Nilesat, is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Wednesday at 5:04 p.m. EDT (2104 GMT).

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Discovery of second repeating fast radio burst raises new questions

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An international team of astronomers have discovered a second persistently active fast radio burst, posing questions about the nature of the mysterious phenomena.

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense, brief flashes of radio-frequency emissions, lasting on the order of milliseconds. The phenomenon was discovered in 2007, by graduate student David Narkevic and his supervisor Duncan Lorimer.

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Spaceflight

Ukrainian startup conducts new tests for engine of 'self-devouring' rocket

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Ukrainian rocket company Promin Aerospace, which is currently developing an ultralight, autophagic launch vehicle, has conducted a new series of studies on its unique engine.

The concept of the rocket is based on autophagic, or "self-devouring," technology, which was initially proposed by Promin Aerospace's chief technical officer Vitaliy Yemets.

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NASA picks experiments for commercial delivery to moon in 2026

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Privately developed spacecraft will carry a new suite of science gear to the moon in 2026 to support NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program, if all goes according to plan.

The agency has selected two sets of instruments as a part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, which aims to study the moon's history and environment using gear delivered by privately developed landers and rovers.

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Science & Astronomy

Striking dunes on Mars reveals a complex formation history

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Scientists are tracing the movement of dust over Martian eons using a high-definition camera from orbit.

This photo of Mars from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows barchan dunes formed by the Red Planet's winds pushing continuously in a single direction.

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Asteroid the size of 3 blue whales zooms past Earth safely

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An asteroid the size of three blue whales just zoomed past Earth, but don't worry, Earthlings were not at risk from this space rock.

The asteroid missed the planet by more than 2.2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers), about 10 times the moon-Earth distance, at its closest approach, which occurred Monday morning.

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SpaceX

Elon Musk says SpaceX won't take Starlink business public for 3 or 4 years: report

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Investors eagerly awaiting the initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet business will have to cool their heels for a while.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said the company likely won't take its Starlink branch public for another three to four years, CNBC reported June 7, citing a presentation that the billionaire entrepreneur gave to SpaceX employees at an "all hands" meeting last week.

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Skywatching

The 3 biggest constellations are on full display this month

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June presents a perfect opportunity to spot the three biggest constellations in the sky - Hydra, Virgo and Ursa Major - but you may have to look beyond standard star charts to find the Big Three.

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Entertainment

'The Orville' season 3 premiere shows this sci-fi series is a tour de force

(Hulu)

"The Orville" is back on TV with a season 3 launch on Hulu and the premiere is an awesome, action-packed, pumping powerhouse of an episode that also focuses mostly around Isaac (Mark Jackson) and the aftermath of the Battle of Earth.

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NASA channels 'Space Invaders' in new Roman Space Telescope game

(NASA)

A new NASA browser game(opens in new tab) aims to recreate the 1978 arcade and Atari classic, "Space Invaders," to showcase the forthcoming science of its Nancy Grace Roman Observatory.

Instead of shooting down extraterrestrials as Gen-X gamers did, your goal is to move Roman's lens atop alien objects, 8-bit style.

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Star Trek

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 5 taps into classic 'Trek' tropes

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Hijinks are all but guaranteed with a classic Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode 5 based on the always-entertaining 'body swap' routine.

We so badly want a sitcom spin-off starring Spock and T'Pring.

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Telescopes & Binoculars

Meade telescopes and binocular deals: Discounts & what's in stock

(Meade)

We've rounded up all the best Meade telescope deals on the market right now and listed them in this handy guide. Scoping out the best Meade telescope and binoculars deals can be a little tricky so we've included something to cover every level of astronomer and every budget.

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