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Stick to the shade in new extended 'Dune: Awakening' gameplay trailer (video)

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 5:00pm
A new gameplay trailer for Funcom's open-world survival video game, "Dune: Awakening"
Categories: Astronomy

'Unbreakable' quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 4:00pm
Scientists build a new light source for quantum communications by combining existing technologies together to create a stronger and more robust quantum signal.
Categories: Astronomy

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 3:00pm
The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Categories: Astronomy

Lego Star Wars Mos Espa Podrace Diorama review

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 3:00pm
"Now this is podracing!": The latest Lego Star Wars diorama might not be our favorite, but it's still got charm.
Categories: Astronomy

Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe's origins

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 2:00pm
The newly found antiparticle, called antihyperhydrogen-4, could have a potential imbalance with its matter counterpart that may help scientists understand how our universe came to be.
Categories: Astronomy

Orion capsule used in abort test 'lands' at University of North Dakota

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 1:00pm
A space capsule that NASA used to learn more about safely launching astronauts to the moon has arrived at the University of North Dakota for a different type of education.
Categories: Astronomy

Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock
Categories: Astronomy

Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock
Categories: Astronomy

The pieces of NASA's next 3 Artemis moon missions head to Florida launch site (photos)

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Pieces for the Artemis 2, 3 and 4 moon missions are all bound for NASA's Kennedy Space Center after manufacturing in the U.S. and in Europe. They'll journey by sea to get there.
Categories: Astronomy

Lab-grown stem cells could be a 'breakthrough' for cancer treatment

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Stem cells made in the lab may one day aid cancer treatment by reducing our reliance on donors
Categories: Astronomy

Lab-grown stem cells could be a 'breakthrough' for cancer treatment

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Stem cells made in the lab may one day aid cancer treatment by reducing our reliance on donors
Categories: Astronomy

We're finally solving the puzzle of how clouds will affect our climate

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Clouds can trap heat or reflect it away from Earth, making their impact on global warming extraordinarily hard to predict. Now, new ways of studying them are lifting the fog
Categories: Astronomy

We're finally solving the puzzle of how clouds will affect our climate

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:00pm
Clouds can trap heat or reflect it away from Earth, making their impact on global warming extraordinarily hard to predict. Now, new ways of studying them are lifting the fog
Categories: Astronomy

The best new science fiction books of September 2024

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 11:30am
From Michel Houellebecq to Booker-longlisted Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner, there is plenty of excellent science fiction to read this September
Categories: Astronomy

The best new science fiction books of September 2024

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 11:30am
From Michel Houellebecq to Booker-longlisted Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner, there is plenty of excellent science fiction to read this September
Categories: Astronomy

'Warm Jupiter' exoplanet 300 light-years away found by amateur astronomers

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 11:00am
A network of citizen scientists recently found a "warm" Jupiter 300 light-years from Earth that can reveal clues about how our own Jupiter and solar system evolved.
Categories: Astronomy

Earthquakes May Forge Large Gold Nuggets

Scientific American.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 11:00am

Scientists propose that large chunks of gold could form from earthquakes’ pressure

Categories: Astronomy

What are the weird noises coming from Boeing's Starliner capsule?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:33am
NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues
Categories: Astronomy

What are the weird noises coming from Boeing's Starliner capsule?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:33am
NASA is investigating a strange noise coming through the speaker on Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which has been beset with technical issues
Categories: Astronomy

Astrophotographer captures Comet C/2023 E1 Atlas in rare encounter with Flying Bat and Squid Nebula

Space.com - Mon, 09/02/2024 - 10:01am
The detailed deep-sky image captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro shows the dramatic scene unfolding at different wavelengths.
Categories: Astronomy