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    A Tantalizing 'Hint' That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong

    U.S.WorldBusinessArtsLifestyleOpinionAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When...

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    A Lifetime Under the Moon's Shadow

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    A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know.

    These are answers to common questions about the April 8 eclipse, and we’re offering you a...

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    Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling

    He broke barriers as the first Black physicist in nearly every role. But his identity made...

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    Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network

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    Jupiter's ocean moon Europa, thought to be habitable, may be oxygen-starved

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    The Comet Strike Theory That Just Won't Die

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  • Why It’s So Challenging to Land Upright on the Moon

    Link URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/science/moon-landing-sideways-gravity.html Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~space/1eom/why_its_so_challenging_to_land_upright_on_the_moon Votes: 8 Comments: 3

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    Highlights From the Successful Lunar Landing of the Spacecraft Odysseus

    Link URL: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/22/science/nasa-moon-landing-odysseus?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk0.--ND.rN1Ceo310DWy Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~space/1efv/us_returns_to_the_moon_with_commercial_moon_landing_gifted_link Votes: 23 Comments: 6

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    U.S. Moon Landing: How to Watch and What to Know

    If all goes as planned, Odysseus, a private spacecraft, will touch down on the lunar surface...

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    U.S. Fears Russia Might Put a Nuclear Weapon in Space

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    The Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking

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    Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

    Interest in sun shields, once a fringe idea, has grown. Now, a team of scientists says...

  • A Famous Black Hole Gets a Second Look From Astronomers

    Repeated studies of the supermassive black hole in the galaxy Messier 87 confirm that it continues...

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    Arno A. Penzias, 90, Dies; Nobel Physicist Confirmed Big Bang Theory

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    Opinion | The End of Snow

    The phrase “wintry mix” fills me with despair. But even so, the lack of cold and...