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    Boeing Starliner rolls out to launch pad for 1st astronaut flight on May 6 (photos)

    Article states: "The instantaneous launch window opens at 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 GMT on Tuesday, May 7)" Should read, " Monday, MAY 6 " otherwise you might miss the launch provided no delays happen. Had to re check Nasa.gov as I got really confused for a moment after reading that!
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    Satellite images overlay 2024 and 2017 total solar eclipses sweeping across US

    The last paragraph implies the latter width of the shadow is due to solar maximum,... should read that although concurrent with the solar maximum, the longer duration and wider path is due to the moon being closer to perigee for the most part.
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    Magnetic Ropes Surround 'Whale Galaxy' 80,000 Light-Years From Earth

    Somebody was up late last night. 80,000 light years away? Far closer than Andromeda and near our Magellanic clouds. Size is 80K ly . Distance is 25M ly.