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Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launch a NASA 'ESCAPADE' to Mars on Nov. 12 after weather delay

UPDATE for 9 p.m. EST: SCRUB! Blue Origin has called off today’s planned launch of the New Glenn NG-2 mission with NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars launch due to bad weather, specifically a thick cloud rule, the company said. Read our full launch scrub story here. Blue Origin is now targeting Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 2:50 p.m. EST (1950 GMT) for the next launch attempt. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —…
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Northern lights may be visible in 22 US states tonight

The northern lights and southern lights could receive a considerable boost again tonight as Earth braces for impact from a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) hurled from the sun during yesterday’s M7.4 solar flare. The speedy CME is forecast to arrive late tonight or…
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Surprise geomagnetic storm arrives early as NOAA warns more solar impacts are on their way today

A geomagnetic storm surprised forecasters overnight as material from recent solar eruptions arrived earlier than expected, briefly reaching strong (G3) levels. Now, NOAA has a G3 geomagnetic storm watch in effect as Earth braces for further impacts from multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched in quick succession from sunspot region AR4274. The CME that left the sun on Nov. 5 could…
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How AI fixed the James Webb Space Telescope's blurry vision

Telescope has been suffering from blurry vision. But a team of Australian researchers created an AI algorithm that fixes the problem — a major relief for the scientific community, which hopes to use the instrument to search for exoplanets around stars in our Milky Way…
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Trump renominates billionaire Jared Isaacman for NASA chief in major reversal

Jared Isaacman is in line to be NASA chief — again. President Donald Trump just tapped the billionaire tech entrepreneur to lead the U.S. space agency, five months after pulling his nomination for the same post. “Jared’s passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and unlocking the new…
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Scientists detect biggest black hole flare ever seen — with the power of 10 trillion suns

Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant flare of this type ever detected. Discovered using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), the flare erupted from the supermassive black hole at the heart of an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) designated J2245+3743 and located in the center of a galaxy 10 billion light-years away…
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