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New Frontiers: U.S. Space Force, Zenno, and SpaceX Propel the Next Era of Space Innovation

The US Space Force is making headlines by awarding contracts to Viasat and Intelsat for new anti-jam communication satellites. These are part of a program to develop a jam-resistant satellite communication fleet, and it’s a pretty big investment—we’re talking hundreds of millions of dollars.On a global scale, there's some exciting news from Zenno Astronautics—they've become the first company to operate a superconducting product in space, which is a huge leap for space infrastructure technology.And if we zoom in a bit, there’s also a lot of buzz around SpaceX and its recent IPO. The company's shares have been soaring, and it’s causing a lot of excitement in the market.It’s definitely an exciting time in space industry! 
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White Dwarf Atmospheres Might Contain the Pulverized Crusts of Their Dead Planets

Archeologists study ancient civilizations through evidence left behind and buried in layers in long-lost sites. And now, astronomers have developed a technique to learn more about the planets that once orbited a star. By studying the atmosphere of a long-dead star called a white dwarf, astronomers can detect the chemicals in its atmosphere that indicate what kinds of planets once orbited there. Of course, those planets are long gone, now just pulverized debris incorporated into the star, but it's a good start.

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