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Stoke Space, a reusable rocket startup founded by former Blue Origin veterans Andy Lapsa and Tom Feldman, has raised an impressive $260 million in its Series C funding round. This brings the company’s total funding to $480 million, underscoring investor confidence in its ambitious vision to revolutionize space travel.
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Toyota is venturing beyond Earth, announcing plans to explore the development and production of orbital rockets. Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed this bold move during a press conference at CES in Las Vegas, emphasizing that the future of mobility should not be confined to Earth—or dominated by a single company.
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Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have introduced a groundbreaking model to explain the origins of dark matter, suggesting it was formed during the brief period before the Big Bang, when the universe underwent an extraordinary expansion known as cosmic inflation. What Is Cosmic Inflation? Proposed in 1981
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Astronomers have discovered one of the youngest exoplanets ever observed, designated IRAS 04125+2902 b, orbiting a nascent star approximately 520 light-years from Earth. This infant planet, estimated to be around 3 million years old, challenges existing theories on planetary formation timelines. The planet was detected using NASA's
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In November 2024, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved the largest-ever simulation of the universe using the Frontier supercomputer. This simulation encompassed a volume exceeding 31 billion cubic megaparsecs, providing unprecedented insights into cosmic evolution and the role of dark matter. The project, part of the ExaSky initiative, utilized
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Scientists are conceptualizing an "Interstellar Generational Spaceship" designed to carry 1,000 individuals on a 250-year mission to explore distant stars. This initiative, part of Project Hyperion by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies, focuses on creating a self-sustaining vessel where multiple generations can live, work, and conduct research
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Astronomers have identified three ultra-massive "Red Monster" galaxies that formed over 12.8 billion years ago, challenging existing theories of galaxy formation. Utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers observed these galaxies, each with a mass approximately 100 billion times that of the Sun, indicating they developed
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Astronomers have observed a black hole consuming matter at a rate 40 times higher than the Eddington limit, challenging existing theories of black hole growth. This discovery was made using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Chandra X-ray Observatory, focusing on a galaxy approximately 1.
Tech Insights
Apple is expanding its ambitions in satellite technology, aiming to enhance its services and improve connectivity for its devices. The company has made significant strides in developing its satellite capabilities, which could complement existing features like Emergency SOS and location services on devices such as the iPhone. Apple's
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The Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope have collaborated to capture stunning images of a distant galaxy, revealing what scientists are playfully referring to as "bloody eyes" glaring at Earth. This observation focuses on the peculiar galaxy known as AM 1353-272, which has drawn attention