Astronomy
This excellent value for money star projector is on sale for less than $14
We've tested numerous star projectors and one of the best value options, the YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights projector, is 26% off on Amazon, now under $14.
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Week in images: 14-18 July 2025
Week in images: 14-18 July 2025
Discover our week through the lens
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Exoplanet is shrinking before the X-ray eyes of NASA's Chandra spacecraft: 'The future for this baby planet doesn’t look great'
Astronomers have used the Chandra X-ray telescope to observe an exoplanet as it disintegrates because its parent star is bombarding it with radiation.
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A lunar eclipse steals the show in a colorful sky | Space photo of the day for July 18, 2025
A lunar eclipse was seen over the U.S. Naval Observatory Deep South Telescope in Chile.
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Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming?
With the world on the cusp of passing 1.5°C of warming, scientists are turning their attention to defining a new limit for temperature rises – but not everyone agrees that we should
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Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming?
With the world on the cusp of passing 1.5°C of warming, scientists are turning their attention to defining a new limit for temperature rises – but not everyone agrees that we should
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This Number System Beats Binary, But Most Computers Can't Use It
Why do computers only work with the numbers 0 and 1? There are machines that process three digits with more efficiency than you might expect
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NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 to oppose mass layoffs, budget cuts. 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.'
Workers from within NASA will protest the space agency leadership's "preemptive over-compliance" of the White House's proposed budget, gutting science and eliminating jobs.
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Who is Dr Roger Korby? A brief history of Christine Chapel's new boyfriend in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'
Dr Korby once crossed paths with Kirk's Enterprise, though he was a very different man at the time…
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Can You Drink Saturn’s Rings?
It’s certainly possible to consume water sourced from the icy rings of Saturn, but doing so safely may require extra steps
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New Apollo Earthrise view shows Juice’s RIME working well
When the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) flew past our Moon in August 2024, its Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) instrument listened to radio wave echoes to reveal the height of the lunar surface.
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Dropout.tv’s Brennan Lee Mulligan Brings Dungeons and Dragons to the Masses
Dropout.tv’s Brennan Lee Mulligan talks about the emotional and cultural importance of Dungeons and Dragons.
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A doomed exoplanet is caught in a 'death spiral' around its star. Can it survive?
A massive doomed exoplanet on a death spiral toward its parent star has three possible catastrophic fates.
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Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe
Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home could provide hints about how they form
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Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe
Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home could provide hints about how they form
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