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![The supermassive black hole Gargantua plays a major role in the 2014 sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vxy6RS4LV4FkLqxpmQAnJm-320-80.jpg)
Interstellar astronauts would face years-long communication delays due to time dilation
By Paul Sutter published
Due to the mind-blowing distances and speeds required, interstellar travel remains a major spaceflight challenge. But new research highlights yet another hurdle: Communication blackouts.
![SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida on Monday, September 4, 2023 (EDT). The capsule returned from the International Space Station with the Crew-6 members Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg, Sultan AlNeyadi and Konstantin Borisov after 185 days.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fe3AKt5zip77ucubRc43eh-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX buys parachute manufacturer Pioneer Aerospace
By Andrew Jones published
SpaceX has acquired Pioneer Aerospace, a company that provided components for Dragon spacecraft parachutes before filing for bankruptcy.
![Screenshot from a computer simulation shows jets push through material surrounding a merger created black hole to launch long gamma-ray bursts.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QSY4UPqjWVUWwRb9TqvPZU-320-80.jpg)
The elusive origins of long gamma-ray bursts may finally be revealed
By Robert Lea published
New research helps resolve the mystery surrounding strange long gamma-ray bursts, suggesting these blasts of high-energy radiation emerge from collisions of neutron stars that birth black holes.
![The ATLAS instrument at the Large Hadron Collider.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L4bMMsgRkSYGqNxmJdyHXS-320-80.jpg)
Dark matter may be hiding in the Large Hadron Collider's particle jets
By Keith Cooper published
A new study helped scientists better constrain the possible properties of dark matter particles.
![a large galaxy shown shining pink, with two nearby galaxies to the upper left. dots of far distant galaxies are littered about](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B6zUrysJKQPUmhRpm5oPGX-320-80.jpg)
Data science helps cross-check space discoveries 'across time and telescopes'
By Elizabeth Fernandez published
It’s not always easy to match objects from various telescopic surveys. A new method can change this, allowing objects to be matched in up to 100 different surveys.
![An illustration showing a cosmic ray hitting the Telescope Array experiment's detectors.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gzLqtxMvERCUSffTtFZ5zF-320-80.png)
High-energy 'sun goddess' particle opens possibilities for new physics, exciting scientists
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have discovered a mysterious, highly energetic "sun goddess" particle that could act as a messenger for some of the universe’s most powerful events.
![a graphic showing how a T-shaped space station will become cross-shaped with additional modules](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkQtd2ETxZfaCfTzhP9jmM-320-80.jpg)
China eyes additional modules for Tiangong space station
By Leonard David published
China will launch an extension module at an appropriate time and upgrade the basic configuration of the space station from the current 'T' shape to a cross shape.
![illustration of spacecraft with two solar panels with stars and black space in behind](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rh5EmQQHqN7LVqvVZLFyAn-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space
By Rahul Rao published
The Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser on its way to a metal asteroiod, in a test that could help speed up science transmissions across the solar system.
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