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This artist’s impression shows a close up of the planet b Centauri b, which orbits a binary system with mass at least six times that of the Sun. This is the most massive and hottest planet-hosting star system found to date. The planet is ten times as massive as Jupiter and orbits the two-star system at 100 times the distance Jupiter orbits the Sun.

Astronomers discover enormous planet in extreme, massive star system

Astronomers have discovered a planet some previously thought to be impossible, orbiting an enormous and extremely hot star system.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The IXPE spacecraft is the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars. Launch occurred at 1 a.m. EST.

NASA launches Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer to study the X-ray universe

NASA launched its latest mission this week: A space-based observatory which will use X-ray instruments to study black holes, neutron stars, and pulsars.
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The Hubble Space Telescope floats above Earth.

Hubble Space Telescope restored and active following synchronization issue

After an error that occurred in late October forced it into safe mode, the Hubble Space Telescope is now back up and running at full strength.
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A strange cube-shaped feature spotted on the moon by China's Yutu-2 rover.

Chinese rover spots weird cube-shaped feature on the far side of the moon

China's Yutu-2 rover, currently exploring the far side of the moon, has spotted a strange cube-shaped object on the moon's surface.
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This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy Mrk (Markarian) 1337, which is roughly 120 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo. Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 snapped Mrk 1337 at a wide range of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths, producing this richly detailed image. Mrk 1337 is a weakly barred spiral galaxy, which as the name suggests means that the spiral arms radiate from a central bar of gas and stars. Bars occur in roughly half of spiral galaxies, including our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

Hubble Space Telescope captures a sparkling spiral galaxy

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a picture-perfect galaxy, located 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
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Just as people at a busy crossroad may accidentally bump into each other, so too can galaxies in the Universe! But in this case, the outcome is more dramatic than a small nudge. When two galaxies clash, they merge into each other, giving birth to a new, bigger one. One example is the NGC 7727 galaxy, shown in this image from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) in Chile.

Closest pair of supermassive black holes is merging into one mega black hole

Astronomers have recently discovered the closest ever pair of supermassive black holes, which will eventually merge into one even larger black hole.
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The four pepper plants that grew for 137 days aboard the International Space Station are pictured shortly before the second and final harvest for the Plant Habitat-04 experiment.

Astronauts on the ISS pick a second peck of chili peppers

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have harvested a second batch of chili peppers grown on the station.
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Illustration of NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration communicating over laser links.

How to watch NASA’s Laser Communications launch early on Monday

NASA's communication system will soon be getting a serious upgrade, with the launch of a new laser communications relay system early tomorrow morning.
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The Hubble Space Telescope is currently in safe mode once again after an instrument issue.

Hubble inches back to health with 3 out of 4 instruments now running

Hubble Space Telescope is moving toward recovery after an error caused it to switch into safe mode. Three out of its four (active) instruments are now running.
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A year lasts just 8 hours on tiny, hellish planet bombarded by radiation

Astronomers have discovered a terrifying planet: Smaller than Earth and so close to its star that it completes an orbit in just eight hours.
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A Total Solar Eclipse Over Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 2017

See a stunning view of today’s solar eclipse as captured from Antarctica

A solar eclipse passed over parts of the southern hemisphere early this morning, including parts of South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, and Australia.
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An illustration of the low-Earth orbit space station planned by Northrop Grumman.

NASA picks 3 companies to design private space stations

NASA continues its push to commercialize low-Earth orbit, with the announcement of three companies which have been chosen to design private space stations.
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Is there an official Disney+ Cyber Monday deal in 2021?

Wondering if there's an official Disney+ Cyber Monday deal? The simple answer is no, but there's else something you should know.
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Samsung soundbar and subwoofer down to just $99 for Cyber Monday

One area you shouldn't overlook when building a home theater is audio, and we can help with that, with this Cyber Monday soundbar deal.
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This Roku Ultra Cyber Monday deal brings a 15% discount today

Looking for a Roku Ultra Cyber Monday deal? Then we have just the thing for you -- a deal to save $15 on a Roku Ultra streaming box.
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A woman working out wearing Powerbeats Pros.

Save $100 on the Powerbeats Pro earbuds with this Cyber Monday deal

For wireless earbuds that are perfect workout companions, you should avail Amazon's Powerbeats Pro Cyber Monday deal, which brings their price down by $100.
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Roku Streambar Pro.

This Roku soundbar Black Friday deal brings a $50 price cut

Why choose between a soundbar and a streaming box when you could have both with this Roku Soundbar Black Friday deal?
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Best gifts for iPhone lovers

With the holiday season approaching, if you know someone who is wild about their iPhone, we have suggestions for a selection of gift accessories and extras.
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Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system.

How to watch NASA launch its DART anti-asteroid spacecraft tonight

NASA is about to launch a spacecraft with a daring mission: To crash into an asteroid to test our planetary defense options. Here's how to watch the launch.
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The Prawn Nebula is a massive stellar nursery located in the constellation Scorpius, about 6,000 light years from Earth. Though the nebula stretches 250 light-years and covers a space four times the size of the full moon, it emits light primarily in wavelengths the human eye cannot detect, making it extremely faint to earthbound viewers. Hubble’s gaze, however, shows a small section of the nebula here in both visible and invisible infrared light, capturing dazzling detail of the nebula’s structure, including bright areas of glowing gas.

Hubble captures an image of the stunning star-forming Prawn Nebula

When you look to the stars, you might expect to see a planet, a star, or even the ISS, but this week's Hubble image shows something rather unexpected: A Prawn.
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Artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter

Solar Orbiter to perform its riskiest flyby before heading to the sun

This week, the Solar Orbiter will perform its riskiest flyby, dipping through the ring of space debris that surrounds Earth before whipping away toward the sun.
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Hellishly hot planet orbits so close to its star that a year lasts a few days

A group of astronomers from the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, India has discovered a scorching new exoplanet where a year lasts just a few days.
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI, to take this selfie at the “Quela” drilling location in the “Murray Buttes” area on lower Mount Sharp between Sept. 17 and 18, 2016.

Curiosity investigates how to keep Mars explorers safe from radiation

NASA's Curiosity rover is armed with a radiation detector and is performing experiments into how to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation on Mars.
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer Solar System for 2021. This is the realm of the giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — extending as far as 30 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Unlike the rocky terrestrial planets like Earth and Mars that huddle close to the Sun’s warmth, these far-flung worlds are mostly composed of chilly gaseous soups of hydrogen, helium, ammonia, and methane around a packed, intensely hot, compact core. Note: The planets are not shown to scale in this image.

Go on a ‘Grand Tour’ of the outer solar system with these Hubble images

Each year Hubble snaps images of the outer planets of our solar system -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune -- to see how they are changing over time.
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The fourth launch by rocket startup Astra on Saturday, November 20 succeeded in making it to orbit for the first time.

Rocket startup Astra makes it to orbit on 4th attempt

The rocket startup Astra has finally made it to orbit with its Rocket 3, successfully reaching orbit on its fourth attempt.
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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter pictured arriving at the International Space Station on Aug. 12, 2021. Cygnus will depart from the space station on Nov. 20, 2021.

Why NASA is dropping three probes through Earth’s atmosphere today

A supply craft returning from the ISS today will perform one final scientific investigation using a set of probes to collect data on heat shielding.
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The Hubble Space Telescope is currently in safe mode once again after an instrument issue.

Hubble engineers have a plan to get instruments running again following error

Engineers are working toward fixing the Hubble Space Telescope, which was put into safe mode following an error last month.
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See Ingenuity hovering over the surface of Mars as captured by Perseverance

A new video from NASA shows the plucky little Mars helicopter Ingenuity in action, as captured by the Perseverance rover.
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Illustration of TIC 172900988b, a planet orbiting two stars.

Astronomers use new method to discover planet orbiting two stars

Astronomers have discovered an unusual planet which orbits two stars with a new detection technique using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite telescope.
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The Snowman Nebula is an emission nebula that resides in the constellation Puppis in the southern sky, about 6,000 light-years away from Earth. Emission nebulae are diffuse clouds of gas that have become so charged by the energy of nearby massive stars that they glow with their own light. The radiation from these massive stars strips electrons from the nebula’s hydrogen atoms in a process called ionization. As the energized electrons revert from their higher-energy state to a lower-energy state, they emit energy in the form of light, causing the nebula’s gas to glow.

Hubble gets in the festive mood with an image of the Snowman Nebula

With the holidays approaching, the Hubble Space Telescope is getting into the festive mood with this week's image of the Snowman Nebula.
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The Hubble Space Telescope is currently in safe mode once again after an instrument issue.

Hubble turns on one instrument, others remain in safe mode

Engineers at NASA are continuing work to fix the troubled Hubble Space Telescope, which is experiencing problems for the second time this year.
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This artist’s impression shows a compact black hole 11 times as massive as the Sun and the five-solar-mass star orbiting it. The two objects are located in NGC 1850, a cluster of thousands of stars roughly 160 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a Milky Way neighbour. The distortion of the star’s shape is due to the strong gravitational force exerted by the black hole.

Small, sneaky black hole discovered outside our galaxy using new method

A new detection method has been used to discover a small black hole outside the Milky Way, paving the way for discovery of hidden black holes within our galaxy.
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NASA video shows you what it’s like to plunge through Venus’ atmosphere

NASA has shown what the upcoming DAVINCI mission to Venus will be facing with the release of a video visualization of the probe plunging through the atmosphere.
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Cleopatra’s Eye, or NGC 1535, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Eridanus. This nebula has an unusual structure that is similar to the better-known NGC 2392, with an outer region and a brighter inner center.

Gaze into the Cleopatra’s Eye nebula, captured by Hubble

A Hubble image recently released by NASA shows a striking blue planetary nebula located in the constellation of Eridanus.
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