ScientistPankaj: Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time in historic liftoff (photos, video)

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Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time in historic liftoff (photos, video)

Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time | Space Quiz! How old will the Hubble telescope be when it retires in 2035? | SpaceX lands FAA license for next Starship launch June 6

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Boeing's Starliner launches astronauts for 1st time

Boeing's Starliner's first-ever astronaut mission is underway. Starliner, Boeing's new astronaut taxi for NASA, soared into space today (June 5) from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, notching a huge milestone after nearly two decades of commercial crew planning.

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SpaceX lands FAA license for next Starship launch June 6

(SpaceX)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday (June 4) issued a launch license to SpaceX for its Starship Flight 4 test mission, which is currently scheduled to lift off no earlier than Thursday, June 6, from the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach in South Texas.

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Space Deal of the Day

Father's Day telescope deals: Save $400 on Unistellar

(Unistellar)

Gift the universe this Father's Day with a sizable discount on multiple smart telescopes that we recommend. In our Unistellar eVscope 2 review and eQuinox 2 review, we found that they work well in tandem with an easy-to-use app and can provide an immersive stargazing experience as well as good astrophotography features. That's on top of the high-quality optics that feature in these telescopes. We haven't yet reviewed the Odyssey models, but the specs are impressive too.

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Skywatching

Astrophotographer captures planetary parade

(Josh Dury)

The much-hyped planetary alignment of June may not have been the jaw-dropping naked-eye spectacle some made it out to be, but it still made for some stunning astrophotography.

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Spaceflight

Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satellite in September

(Kyoto University)

The experimental satellite, called LignoSat, was developed by researchers at Kyoto University and the Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry. It is set to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in September, after which it will be deployed into orbit, according to the Japan Times.

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Science & Astronomy

Here's NASA's new plan to keep Hubble alive through 2035

(NASA)

Late last month, the iconic observatory went into a protective "safe mode" after detecting anomalous readings from a gyroscope, a device that helps mission team members point Hubble toward its cosmic targets. NASA officials announced June 4 that the misbehaving hardware is beyond repair, leaving Hubble with just two functioning gyros out of a total of six. As a result, the agency will shift the telescope into one-gyro mode, keeping the other healthy one in reserve for future use.

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Technology

NASA 3D Instagram 'experience' puts nebulas in your home

(X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: DSS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk/X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, K. Arcand)

A new NASA project allows Instagram users to experience the wonders of the universe as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other space telescopes. It's an augmented reality (AR) filter called an "Instagram experience" that takes staggeringly beautiful celestial bodies and places them right next to you on camera.

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