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New Adaptive Optics Show “Raindrops” on the Sun

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Modern ground-based telescopes rely on adaptive optics (AO) to deliver clear images. By correcting for atmospheric distortion,...

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A New Nuclear Rocket Technology Takes Another Step Forward

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) has stood as a promising potential alternative propulsion technology for decades. Chemical rockets...

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After Awesome Launch, SpaceX’s Starship Spins Out of Control

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

SpaceX’s Starship super-rocket got off to a great start for its ninth flight test, but the second...

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Starship breaks up on reentry after loss of attitude control

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

SpaceX’s Starship suffered a loss of attitude control after reaching space on its latest test flight May...

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Tianwen-2 will voyage to an asteroid and a comet

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Update: The Long March 3B rocket carrying Tianwen-2 successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in...

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Launching soon: Tianwen-2 will voyage to an asteroid and a comet

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Six centuries ago, Admiral Zheng He commanded seven “treasure voyages” around Asia in the halcyon days of...

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Voyage to an asteroid and a comet

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Six centuries ago, Admiral Zheng He commanded seven “treasure voyages” around Asia in the halcyon days of...

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SpaceX launches Starship Flight 9 to space in historic reuse of giant megarocket (video)

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launched on its ninth-ever test flight today (May 27), an important mission that aimed...

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APIO16 Radiation-Hardened 16-Bit I/O Expander Sets a New Benchmark for Resilient System Design

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Apogee Semiconductor Launches Industry-First Rad-Hard 16-bit I/O Expander for Extreme Environments Apogee Semiconductor proudly announces APIO16, the...

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Enpulsion Unveils Nexus, Its Most Powerful Electric Propulsion System to Date

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

[Vienna, Austria] — [May 27, 2025] — Enpulsion, a global leader in electric propulsion systems for small...

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The real Golden Dome opportunity – defense acquisition reform

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

The Golden Dome is ambitious, alluring and amorphous. Many defense pundits have asked “What exactly is Golden...

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ExoTerra delivers 21 propulsion modules for SDA satellites

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado-based ExoTerra Resources has supplied York Space Systems with 21 propulsion modules for the...

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SpaceNews Names Kamal Flucker as Vice President of Global Sales to Lead International Growth

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

Washington, D.C. – SpaceNews announces the promotion of Kamal Flucker to Vice President of Global Sales, a...

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Rocket Lab to acquire satellite payload manufacturer Geost for $275 million

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

The deal positions Rocket Lab to compete for Golden Dome missile tracking satellite contracts The post Rocket...

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Falcon 9 sonic booms can feel more like seismic waves

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

The Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara, California, serves military space launch missions as well as...

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Deep-Sky Dreams: The Bubble Nebula

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

The far northern sky holds its richest region in Cassiopeia, a splendid area of bright Milky Way...

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SpaceX Starship set for ninth test flight

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

SpaceX’s colossal Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster are poised to return to action Tuesday evening after...

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How to watch the 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit May 28 and 29 (video)

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

The 2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit (H2M2) will be held May 28 and 29...

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Webb telescope helps refines Hubble constant, suggesting resolution to long-standing expansion rate debate

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

For the past decade, scientists have been trying to get to the bottom of what seemed like...

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JWST peers through a cosmic lens in ‘deepest gaze’ to date | Space photo of the day for May 27, 2025

Astrobitica May 27, 2025

A massive galaxy cluster, Abell S1063, forms a gravitation lens, revealing the warped light from more distant...

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