March 30, 2023
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The Launchpad
Largest black hole ever discovered can fit 30 billion suns
(ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), N. Bartmann)
The ultramassive black hole in the galaxy cluster Abell 1201 packs a mass of 30 billion suns.
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Hubble telescope spies object that defies classification
(ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Barth, R. Mushotzky)
Classifying Z-229-15 is complicated.
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Space quiz! Astronomers have just discovered what may be the largest black hole known to date using a technique involving gravity bending the light around extremely massive objects. What is this technique called?
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Space Deal of the Day
Best beginner cameras 2023: Canon, Sony, Nikon and more
(Getty Images)
Our picks of the best beginner cameras in 2023 to help get you started with any style of photography.
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Spaceflight
Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut mission to July 21
(Boeing/John Grant)
Starliner's Crew Flight Test to the space station had been targeted for May.
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Space Force seeks funds for 'tactically responsive space'
(U.S. Space Force/Airman 1st Class Samuel Becker)
The funds will continue the Pentagon's efforts to explore short-notice small satellite launch capabilities through 2024 and 2025.
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Science & Astronomy
'Hole' in the sun unleashes powerful X1.2 solar flare
(NASA)
The seventh powerful X-flare of this year emerged from the sun last night.
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Tiny cubesat measured gamma-ray burst better than NASA
(Francis Reddy/NASA Goddard, University of Maryland)
The brightest ever gamma-ray burst dazzled detectors on flagship satellites. This tiny cubesat rose to the occasion.
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SpaceX
Watch SpaceX launch 10 satellites for Space Force today
(SpaceX)
Launch of the Tranche 0 mission is scheduled for 10:29 a.m. ET today (March 30).
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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
(SpaceX)
It was SpaceX's 21st launch of 2023 already.
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Search for Life
Deadly Venus could help us find habitable worlds
(Mark Garlick/Getty Images)
Scientists still aren't sure how Venus' environment become so out-of-control and inhospitable.
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