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The James Webb Space Telescope is on the hunt for the universe's 1st-ever supermassive black holes

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The James Webb Space Telescope is on the hunt for the universe's 1st-ever supermassive black holes

(NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)

Even NASA's next-generation space observatory can't manage to see supermassive black holes directly, but that doesn't mean astronomers can't use its data to better understand the mysterious behemoths.

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Big Chinese rocket body will fall to Earth around July 31, experts predict

(CGTN)

It's too soon to tell where the 25-ton piece of space junk will come down.

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'Neutrino factories' could hold the solution to the cosmic ray mystery

(DESY, Science Communication Lab)

High-energy particles that bombard the Earth from the depths of space could originate from blazars, new research suggests.

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Science & Astronomy

Explosive volcanism on Mars deposited rare mineral into Gale Crater, NASA rover finds

(NASA, JPL-Caltech and MSSS)

A new scenario suggests how a rare form of quartz came to be found in a dried lake bed by the Curiosity rover.

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SpaceX

Starlink service endangered by proposed 5G plan, SpaceX says

(SpaceX)

The potential change involves the 12 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band, which SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft and many other satellites use to beam data to the ground.

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Spaceflight

Danuri: Facts about the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO)

(Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI))

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), officially named Danuri, is the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's (KARI) first exploratory space mission outside of Earth's orbit.

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How seriously should we take Russia's latest threat to leave the ISS?

(NASA TV)

Russia still left itself room to stay in the ISS program after 2024 if the country intends to do so, experts say.

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Technology

Space Perspective unveils capsule design for balloon-borne tourist flights

(Space Perspective)

The Florida-based company today (July 27) unveiled the exterior design of its pressurized capsule, which will begin carrying customers to the stratosphere beneath a giant balloon just two years from now, if all goes according to plan.

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Entertainment

'I Am Groot!' Marvel Studios unleashes 1st trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy' animated spinoff

(Marvel Studios)

Move over, Baby Yoda. Marvel's "I Am Groot" trailer shown at San Diego Comic-Con is a joyous dose of summer sunshine with Baby Groot introducing himself to a hostile colony of miniature blue aliens.

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