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Having a spider on your wall has never looked so good thanks to Lego's The Amazing Spider-Man set.

MDSCC/INTA, Francisco “Paco” Moreno

This April 20, 2024, image shows a first: all six radio frequency antennas at the Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN), carried out a test to receive data from the agency’s Voyager 1 spacecraft at the same time.

Combining the antennas’ receiving power, or arraying, lets the DSN collect the very faint signals from faraway spacecraft. Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away, so its signal on Earth is far fainter than any other spacecraft with which the DSN communicates. It currently takes Voyager 1’s signal over 22 ½ hours to travel from the spacecraft to Earth. To better receive Voyager 1’s radio communications, a large antenna – or an array of multiple smaller antennas – can be used. A five-antenna array is currently needed to downlink science data from the spacecraft’s Plasma Wave System (PWS) instrument. As Voyager gets further way, six antennas will be needed.

Image Credit: MDSCC/INTA, Francisco “Paco” Moreno

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Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky taste more alcoholic at warmer temperatures

Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky taste more alcoholic at warmer temperatures

Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a sudden shift.

Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death

Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death

Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may one day treat asthma

Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may one day treat asthma

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

You might be tempted to sleep through this annual shower but then you'd miss seeing some of the fastest meteors around. Not to mention their parent is the most famous comet of all.

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Here are the top 15 sci-fi movies boasting over 90% scores on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audiences alike.

An erupting star system in Orion has finally provided an answer to the mystery of how stars fed for over 100 years, something that has puzzled astronomers for almost as long.

Star Wars: Hunters is finally opening its arena to everyone.

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations

As climate change warms the poles, precious Antarctic meteorites will melt their way down out of scientists’ reach

People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks

People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks