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Gravitational waves from black hole test relativity

James Webb Space Telescope finds ghostly galaxy | Gravitational waves from black hole test relativity | Is 'wavy space-time' why gravity won't play by quantum rules

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December 6, 2023

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James Webb Space Telescope finds ghostly galaxy

(J. McKinney/M. Franco/C. Casey/The University of Texas at Austin)

Hey, Space Fans! This image of a galaxy from the early universe is hardly what you'd call dazzling, but this find from the James Webb Space Telescope hides a ghostly secret.
"It's potentially telling us there's a whole population of galaxies that have been hiding from us," scientists say. Here's what we know about it.

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Gravitational waves from black hole test relativity

(The SXS (Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes) Project)

Scientists have discovered gravitational waves stemming from a black hole merger event that suggest the resultant black hole settled into a stable, spherical shape. These waves also reveal the combo black hole may be much larger than previously thought.

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Is 'wavy space-time' why gravity won't play by quantum rules
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Spaceflight

Astronauts celebrate 25 years of on the ISS (video)

(NASA/SpaceX)

The six astronauts of the International Space Station Expedition 70 crew will mark the 25th anniversary of the Russian Zarya and U.S. Unity modules meeting up Dec. 6, 1998. You can watch the event live here at Space.com.

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Science & Astronomy

NASA's Psyche finds 'first light' on trip to metal asteroid

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)

It was a big day for NASA's Psyche spacecraft on Dec. 4, the day the probe finally opened its eyes to the universe. The view may not be the greatest, but the asteroid probe's twin cameras have produced a 68-image stellar mosaic of the space around it.

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Technology

DARPA-funded 'Inchworm' robots could build moon bases

(GITAI)

A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from the U.S. military agency DARPA.

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Entertainment

The Predator returns in Marvel's 'The Last Hunt' miniseries

(Marvel Comics)

The galaxy's most notorious alien bounty hunter returns in Marvel Comics' "Predator: The Last Hunt #1" coming in February 2024. Marvel has grabbed the reins to the "Predator" comic book franchise and licensing rights from Oregon-based Dark Horse Comics and injected the storied sci-fi property with new creative blood.

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