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	Science Daily update ⋅ August 15, 2020
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	Space.com SpaceX ramping up Starship prototype tests in Texas (and looking for a resort manager) Space.com We can expect a lot more Starship action out of SpaceX in the near future. Last week, Elon Musk's company flew a full-size prototype of its Mars-colonizing Starship spacecraft for the first time ever, sending a vehicle called the SN5 ("Serial No. 5") about 500 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com The investigation into why a cable mysteriously broke on the Arecibo Observatory has begun Space.com Officials at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico still don't know what caused a cable failure that severely damaged the facility's iconic radio telescope this week, forcing it to shut down temporarily. On Monday (Aug. 10), an auxiliary cable supporting a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Scientist calculates the 'sad, lonely' end of the universe Space.com Stars will continue to explode long after the universe is cold and "dead," one scientist determined in diving down the rabbit hole to find the last supernova that will ever happen. When the universe as we know it "dies," it will be "a bit of a sad, lonely, cold place," ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Perseid meteor shower 2020 brings celestial fireworks to the night sky (photos) Space.com The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most famous annual "shooting star" displays, reached its peak activity this week, putting on a spectacular show for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere. While the Perseids are typically considered to be one of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Shockingly young galaxy surprises scientists with its impressive bulge Space.com Peering into the early universe, astronomers uncovered a surprise: a young galaxy that looks a lot like our home, the Milky Way. The newfound galaxy is called SPT0418-47 and, given its great distance from Earth, astronomers see the galaxy as it was when ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA now targeted for Oct. 23 Space.com SpaceX's next astronaut mission faces another launch delay. The target launch date for SpaceX's Crew-1 mission, its first fully operational crewed mission to space, has been pushed back from "no earlier than late September," to "no earlier than Oct. 23, NASA ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star's dimming. And it may be happening again CNN Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star's dimming. And it may be happening again. By Ashley Strickland, CNN. Updated 4:35 AM ET, Fri August 14, 2020. A ground-based telescope's view of the Large Magellanic Cloud,. Photos: Wonders of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Ride shotgun with NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe as it buzzes Bennu (video) Space.com Want to see what things are like on a space rock tens of millions of miles away from Earth? NASA has you covered. Right now, the near-Earth asteroid Bennu is about 180 million miles (290 million kilometers) away, and with it is a NASA spacecraft called ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide lens for high resolution imaging Phys.Org An ultrathin optical lens made from a monolayer of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) could pave the way for next-generation imaging devices. An international team of researchers, led by Prof. Baohua Jia from Swinburne University of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Did Betelgeuse Sneeze? The New York Times Apparently a star can sneeze. That is what happened to Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star that marks the armpit of Orion the Hunter, according to Andrea Dupree, associate director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. She and an ... Flag as irrelevant
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