science and space

Eärendel: Observing the Most Distant Star in the Universe Using the James Webb Telescope

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Eärendel: Observing the Most Distant Star in the Universe Using the James Webb Telescope

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Astronomers used the “James Webb” space telescope to observe “Earendel”, the most distant star ever discovered. Eärendel is so far away that the starlight detected by Webb’s telescope was emitted in the first billion years of the universe’s life. The universe is estimated to be about 13.8 billion years … Read more

Starbursts may have contributed – CNN

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Why are the stars dying? (Video from 2018) 1:53– (CNN) — Simultaneous explosions of stars, called supernovae, may have led to one of Earth’s mass extinctions 359 million years ago, according to new research. Several global extinction events occurred during the Devonian period, which lasted from 359 million to 419.2 million years ago, and also … Read more

NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts from US soil for the first time in a decade

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SpaceX and NASA manned flight takes off 2:09– (CNN Business) – A rocket and SpaceX spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts were sent into outer space on Saturday, marking the first time that humans have traveled to Earth orbit from US soil in nearly a decade. The takeoff occurred just after 3:20 pm ET at Florida’s … Read more

What does it mean that the launch of NASA and SpaceX has been postponed?

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SpaceX rocket launch will be on Saturday 0:41– Cape Canaveral (CNN) – SpaceX and NASA will have to wait at least a few more days for their historic space flight. Launch authorities announced at 4:17 p.m. Wednesday that bad weather would prevent the rocket and SpaceX capsule from taking off that would take NASA astronauts … Read more