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• This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within

  23-06-2026 12:00 via space.com
  
  Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), scientists have discovered a planetary system that scientists are calling "improbable." It could change how we think about the mechanisms behind planet formation.The reason for the unusual arrangement of this planetary system is a failed star or brown dwarf designated TOI-201 c. Objects like this get the slightly unfair nickname of "failed stars" because, despite forming from a collapsing cloud of gas and dus
  
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• This beginner-friendly travel telescope is the reason I turned into a skywatcher

  23-06-2026 11:51 via space.com
  
  When I was looking at taking my first steps into stargazing I wanted a telescope that was affordable and compact so I could pack it away when it was cloudy. I ended up starting my stargazing journey by buying the Celestron Travel Scope 70 and today, thanks to Amazon Prime Day, it's $40 off, making it just $81. This portable, beginner-friendly Celestron Travel Scope 70 is $81 right now at Amazon. Not only is this telescope the reason I got into stargazing but it has the pedigree of being from rep
  
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• SpaceX launching its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live

  23-06-2026 00:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's newest spaceflight tech is about to launch to the final frontier for the first time. The company's Starfall capsule is set for its debut mission, following SpaceX's application with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two reentry vehicle landings. The mission is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday (June 23), during a one-hour launch window that opens at 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 GMT). You can watch the a
  
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• SpaceX launches its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule in early morning Falcon 9 liftoff

  23-06-2026 00:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's newest spaceflight tech has to launched to the final frontier for the first time. The company's Starfall capsule took to the skies on its debut mission today (June 23), following SpaceX's application with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two reentry vehicle landings. The mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:52 a.m. EDT (1052 GMT). Starfall is a cargo transportation vehicle designed to carry payloads to lo
  
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