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Trump nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman for NASA chief — again
By Mike Wall published
President Donald Trump has tapped billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to be NASA chief, five months after pulling his nomination for the same post.

James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD'
By Robert Lea published
"The James Webb Space Telescope has opened a new frontier in extragalactic astrophysics, revealing objects we didn't even suspect existed, and we're only at the beginning of this adventure."

Astronomer captures 2 meteors slamming into the moon (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The brief flashes were captured from Earth and could be from the Taurid meteor shower.

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth-observing satellite today (Nov. 4) on its fourth-ever launch.

Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"This discovery ends a protracted search for these waves that has its origins in the 1940s."

Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)
By Josh Dinner published
China's Shenzhou 20 and 21 astronauts enjoyed freshly cooked BBQ aboard the Tiangong space station recently, thanks to a new microgravity oven.

Dark matter obeys gravity after all — could that rule out a 5th fundamental force in the universe?
By Robert Lea published
"If such a fifth force exists, it cannot exceed 7% of the strength of gravity."

'Predator: Badlands' tells a human story without a real human in sight
By Sergio Pereira published
Predator: Badlands tells a surprisingly human story of self-acceptance through the lens of sci-fi's most brutal hunter.
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