SpaceX Reschedules Planned Starship Test Flight Launch Due to Equipment Glitch

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August 25, 2025

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SpaceX has postponed the highly anticipated 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket after engineers discovered a glitch in the launch pad’s ground systems. The launch was originally set for Sunday, Aug. 24, from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas but was halted just 17 minutes before liftoff. The countdown was paused to allow troubleshooting, and t…

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How Hot Was the Universe 7 Billion Years Ago? Scientists Now Have an Answer

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November 5, 2025

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Japanese astronomers using ALMA data have found the universe was about twice as hot 7 billion years ago, with a temperature of 5.13 K compared to today’s 2.7 K. The finding aligns perfectly with Big Bang predictions that the Universe cools as it expands, providing the most precise mid-epoch measurement yet and reinforcing confidence in standard cosmology.

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Point Nemo: The Remote Ocean Graveyard Where the ISS Will Make Its Final Descent in 2030

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November 4, 2025

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NASA will retire the ISS in 2030, sending it to Point Nemo, a remote Pacific zone known as the spacecraft cemetery. Most of the station will burn up during reentry, with remaining debris falling harmlessly into the sea. The controlled descent aims to avoid past mishaps and reflects a new era of commercial space stations.

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Dark Matter May Behave Like Ordinary Matter Under Gravity, New Study Finds

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November 4, 2025

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A new study shows dark matter falls into cosmic gravity wells much like ordinary matter, narrowing one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries. Researchers say any unknown force acting on dark matter must be very weak, though future missions could detect smaller effects. The findings bring scientists closer to understanding how the universe’s unseen mass behaves.