The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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'Extreme' solar storms cook up sweet Mother's Day auroras for Moms everywhere (and the rest of us, too)

6 hours 51 min ago
Want to save all the calories from Mother's Day brunch? You can still "sweeten" her holiday with an opportunity to see the northern lights again tonight!
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The stormy sun erupts with its biggest solar flare yet from a massive sunspot — and it's still crackling (video)

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 3:11pm
Just when we think we’ve seen the most powerful of flares from a colossal sunspot, the sun unleashed kicked off the strongest eruption of the weekend yet and is still crackling with solar storms.
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Houston, we have an encore: ISS virtual reality experience 'The Infinite' returns

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 9:00am
What do you do for an encore after you have virtually transported thousands of Houstonians to the International Space Station? If you are Felix & Paul, you invite them back, to fly to the moon.
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Total solar eclipse 2027: A complete guide to the 'eclipse of the century'

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 9:00am
Discover the 'eclipse of the century' with this comprehensive total solar eclipse 2027 guide. Find out where to see it, the timings of totality and possible weather conditions for key locations.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 110 —Voyager 1's Brush with Silence

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 8:18am
On Episode 110 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Linda Spilker, Voyager project scientist, about the recent rescue of Voyager 1 from beyond the solar system.
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DARPA's autonomous 'Manta Ray' drone can glide through ocean depths undetected

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 8:00am
Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration missions and carry payloads into the ocean depths in partnership with DARPA.
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'World's purest silicon' could lead to 1st million-qubit quantum computing chips

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 8:00am
Scientists engineer the 'purest ever silicon' to build reliable qubits that can be manufactured to the size of a pinhead on a chip and power million-qubit quantum computers in the future.
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Jaw-dropping northern lights from massive solar flares amaze skywatchers around the world. 'We have a very rare event on our hands.' (photos)

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 7:48am
An aurora show like no other is playing out in the night sky this weekend, spawned by intense solar storms that are painting the sky spectacular hues of pinks, purples and greens.
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NASA's Chandra spacecraft spots supermassive black hole erupting in the Milky Way's heart

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 6:00am
NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has spotted the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy erupting, proving even quiet black holes like Sagittarius A* need to vent sometimes.
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Watch monster flare-spewing sunspot grow to be 15 times wider than Earth (video)

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:30pm
A beastly sunspot that's 15 times the diameter of Earth remains highly active — and you might be able to spot it with your eclipse glasses!
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Cracking! Some binary black holes may roll around each other in egg-shaped orbits

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:00pm
Some black hole pairs roll around each other in wobbly, egg-shaped orbits that could hold clues about their origins, gravitational wave measurements suggest.
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope will hunt for the universe's 1st stars — or their shredded corpses, anyway

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 4:00pm
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for the universe's first stars — or rather, what's left of them after they've been ripped apart by black holes.
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Our neighboring galaxy's supermassive black hole would probably be a polite dinner guest

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 3:58pm
Astronomers find multiple streams of dust spiraling into the heart of the nearby Andromeda galaxy, where a supermassive black hole lurks.
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How to watch new 'Doctor Who': Stream Ncuti Gatwa episodes from anywhere

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 3:56pm
How to watch new 'Doctor Who' on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer, as 15th Doctor Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS.
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'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — and it could meet some tiny spacecraft

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 2:00pm
Asteroid Apophis is heading to Earth, and scientists have revealed three tiny spacecraft concepts that could race to meet the space rock in April 2029.
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Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 1:00pm
Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever seen.
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FAA to conduct new environmental review for SpaceX's Starship operations in Florida

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 12:30pm
The FAA announced May 10 that it will prepare an environmental impact statement for SpaceX's planned work with Starship at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Science and music festival Starmus VII is about to rock Bratislava with a stellar lineup

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 12:00pm
The Starmus music and science festival heads to Bratislava, Slovakia for a multi-day event from May 12 to May 17. Here's what to expect.
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Lego Star Wars Tantive IV review

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 11:00am
Escape from the Empire in style with the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV.
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Behemoth sunspot AR3664 unleashes its biggest solar flare yet, sparking radio blackouts on Earth (video)

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 9:52am
Sunspot AR3664, over 15 Earths wide, has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet. Watch it erupt from the sun in this awesome video.
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