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Just keep swimming! Zebrafish doing fine in zero gravity on China's Tiangong space station (video)
The four zebrafish China sent to its space station are thriving after spending almost a month in orbit.
Categories: Astronomy
'Star Trek Online' Season 32 arrives today, starring Denise Crosby as Capt. Sela
A preview of the new season of "Star Trek Online," starring Denise Crosby's Captain Sela.
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US condemns failed North Korean rocket launch as breach of international security: report
North Korea's latest attempt to send a spy satellite to orbit on May 28 was met with failure, according to reports, while the United States said the mission breached several United Nations security resolutions.
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The Milky Way's heart shines over construction site of world's largest telescope
Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope has reached another milestone, with the completion of its dome's steel skeleton. A new image of the site includes a stunning view of the Milky Way.
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Colossal X-class solar flare suggests return of sunspot group that fueled May's epic auroras (video)
X-flare eruption hints at the return of the powerful sunspot group behind May's solar storms. Watch the solar eruption here.
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Astronomy has a bullying and harassment issue: 'Results presented in this report are bleak'
A "damning" 2020 survey, conducted by the Royal Astronomical Society, reveals systemic bullying across the field of astronomy.
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A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests
A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests.
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Alabama high school students win world's largest rocketry challenge
High school students in Russellville, Alabama win the American Rocketry Challenge after months of designing and building a victorious rocket.
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Watch Jedi battle hand-to-hand in new clip for Disney+'s 'The Acolyte' (video)
A new official clip has just been released by Disney+ for "Star Wars: The Acolyte" showing off the martial arts fight choreography featured in the upcoming miniseries.
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US economy to benefit from NASA investment in 3D-printable superalloy
"Adoption of this alloy will lead to more sustainable aviation and space exploration."
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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning
SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning (May 28).
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2024 hurricane season should be busy, NOAA says
With La Nina conditions evolving in the Pacific and near-record warm waters in the Atlantic, scientists expect the 2024 hurricane season to be a busy one.
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This telescope can observe stars, satellites and more during the day. But how?
An innovative telescope design has proven successful for daytime skywatching, opening new doors for uninterrupted observation of the cosmos.
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'It has an 'Aliens'-like vibe:' 'Atlas' director Brad Peyton on channeling James Cameron (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with director Brad Peyton on Netflix's new sci-fi film "Atlas."
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Starmus 2024: Scientists and musicians unite in Bratislava to celebrate planet Earth
Here's what it was like to experience the Starmus Festival in Bratislava, where top scientists and musicians united to celebrate Earth with an overarching theme "The future of our home planet".
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The future is bright for astronomy, and very expensive (op-ed)
The universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes.
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NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' cameo in '3 Body Problem' explained (exclusive)
Interview with NASA/JPL's systems engineer Bobak Ferdowsi on his "3 Body Problem" cameo.
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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.
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Will a 'rare' lineup of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?
Skywatchers who plan to rise early and step outside on June 3 expecting to see a stunning display of visible planets will be quite disappointed, at the very least.
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'Alien' heard us all scream 45 years ago today. Here's what it was like on opening day
Here's what it was like seeing Ridley Scott's "Alien" on opening day in 1979, in honor of the iconic sci-fi horror film's 45th anniversary.
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