The First Foreign Astronaut Will Visit China's Tiangong Space Station in Two Weeks
Reported by Universe Today
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) will be taking a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong as part of the Shenzou 24 mission, marking the first time a foreign astronaut has been to the station....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:07 +0000
Baby, She's Back! SpaceX Catches a Starship From Orbit for First Time
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SpaceX brought back its Starship rocket's second stage for a first-ever midair capture at its launch pad, capping a record-setting, 22.5-hour orbital flight test....
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 21:40 +0000
When Einstein's Gravitational Waves Meet Newton's Tides
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A researcher at Freie Universität Berlin has developed a theoretical framework for searching high-precision measurements for possible relativistic traces in lunar tides....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:35 +0000
Astrophysicists Cross Another Dark Matter Candidate Off Their List: Stupendously Large Black Holes
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Astrophysicists are leaving no stone unturned in their search for what dark matter is. Different particles have been proposed, like WIMPs and axions. Hypothetical rimordial black holes have also been proposed. But there's another less well-known candidate,...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:49 +0000
SpaceX Launches Starship But Passes Up Booster Catch for Safety's Sake
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SpaceX sent its Starship on a flight that was meant to feature a first-ever retrieval of both rocket stages, but a launch-pad catch of the first-stage booster had to be canceled due to safety concerns....
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:12 +0000
LOFAR Takes the Deepest Image of the Low-Frequency Radio Sky to Date
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Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), an international team led by Leiden University has produced the sharpest and most sensitive radio image of the sky ever made at low radio frequencies....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:30 +0000