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Gravitational waves point scientists to elusive missing-link black hole

A new sound has joined the symphony of the universe as we hear it. Since 2015, astrophysicists have been using gravitational-wave detectors to "hear" chirp-like signals and decode massive collisions that send subtle ripples across spacetime. Now ...

Future of space station commercialization needs fresh ideas and support, panel finds

Pushing commercialization on the International Space Station to the next level will take a combination of government will, tax incentives and regulatory clarity, said panelists at an online panel onThursday (Aug. 27). Participants in the "Building the [low Earth ...

NASA test-fires its SLS megarocket booster for future moon missions (video)

NASA's new moon rocket finished a full-scale flight support booster (FSB) test Wednesday (Sept. 2) as the agency gets its Space Launch System (SLS) ready to fly astronauts one day. The two-minute test was broadcast live from Promontory, Utah at 3:05 p.m. ...

Vega rocket launches 53 satellites in return-to-flight mission

Europe's Vega rocket is back in action. The four-stage booster, which is operated by French company Arianespace, lifted off tonight (Sept. 2) at 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 GMT on Sept. 3) from Guiana Space Center in South America, carrying 53 satellites to orbit for ...

These Black Holes Shouldn't Exist, but There They Are

The New York Times

The New York Times

Well, that was some clash of the heavyweights. Astronomers reported on Wednesday that they had detected the loudest, most massive and most violent collision yet between a pair of black holes. Two Goliaths of darkness crashed into each other seven billion ...

SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites Thursday. Here's how to watch live.

SpaceX plans to launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Sept. 3), and you can watch the action live. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 60 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off Thursday at 8:46 a.m. EDT (1246 GMT) from ...

A molecular approach to quantum computing

The technology behind the quantum computers of the future is fast developing, with several different approaches in progress. Many of the strategies, or "blueprints," for quantum computers rely on atoms or artificial atom-like electrical circuits. In a new ...

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SLS booster test-fired in Utah

Spaceflight Now

The Flight Support Booster, or FSB-1, test will help engineers evaluate new materials, processes and improvements for upgraded solid rocket boosters that will power NASA's Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket beginning with its fourth mission some time in ...

From space and in the air, NASA tracks California's wildfires

As California experiences one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, NASA is leveraging its resources to help. Scientists supporting the agency's Applied Sciences Disaster Program in the Earth Sciences Division are generating maps and other data ...

Greenland ice sheet reached tipping point 20 years ago, new study finds

The Greenland ice sheet likely lies above an ancient tundra landscape with its own complex topography. Credit: Michalea King. At the turn of the 21st century, unbeknownst to the world, the Greenland ice sheet likely entered a state of sustained mass loss that ...