space exploration
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First Disabled Astronaut Ready for Space Mission
Who would have thought that a former Paralympian could become an astronaut? John McFall, once a sprinter and now a surgeon, has officially become the first disabled astronaut to be cleared for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This decision came after a series of feasibility tests conducted by the European Space Agency…
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Investigating The Fastest Planetary System
Astronomers might have just discovered the fastest planetary system ever seen! A tiny star, possibly with a super-Neptune planet tagging along, is zooming through the Milky Way at an insane speed—about 1.2 million mph (1.9 million km/h). If it’s moving fast enough, this star could eventually escape our galaxy, dragging its planetary companion into intergalactic…
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Quipu: The Largest Structure in the Universe Ever Found
Astronomers have just discovered the largest known structure in the universe! Named Quipu, this massive structure stretches across 1.4 billion light-years. What’s inside? Nearly 70 superclusters of galaxies, with a total mass hundreds of thousands of times larger than the Milky Way. What is Quipu? Imagine Quipu as a giant cosmic highway network, where galaxies…