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Partial solar eclipse delights skywatchers around the world (photos)
The partial solar eclipse of March 2025 did not disappoint as observers turned their eyes and cameras to the sky.
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X-rays, mushrooms and more: The science riding on SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission around Earth's poles
Here's a rundown of the science experiments that SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission will conduct while orbiting Earth's poles.
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens."
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Doom games in order: Chronological and release date
With Doom: The Dark Ages around the corner, now is the perfect time to chainsaw your way through all the Doom games in order.
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'Chappie' is 10 years old, and Blomkamp's flawed humanist take on robots and AI is more relevant than ever
Neill Blomkamp's Johannesburg-set riff on Short Circuit and RoboCop wasn't a winner by any means, but it's far from soulless.
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Solar eclipse US weather forecast: Best places to see the moon 'bite' the sun tomorrow
A partial solar eclipse is coming this weekend, but weather could be an issue for many hoping to get a glimpse of the moon "taking a bite" out of the sun.
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Surprise X-class solar flare from emerging sunspot triggers radio blackouts across the Americas
"Further strong activity is likely!"
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NASA astronaut who gave up seat for Starliner crew takes command of SpaceX Crew-11 flight to ISS
Zena Cardman,who was removed from an ISS launch to facilitate the return to Earth of Starliner's first crew, will command SpaceX's upcoming Crew-11 mission to the station.
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Last chance! 72% off Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus bundle means you can watch all Marvel movies and TV shows, including X-Men, for just $2.99 a month
Watch all Marvel content, including the Avengers movies and the X-Men movies from the 2000s, ahead of Avengers: Doomsday next year, with a 72% discount.
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Exoplanet nurseries around infant stars can be much smaller than expected: 'It is astonishing'
New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than astronomers suspected, some of which would fit with the orbit of Earth.
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers 2 galaxies forming breathtaking 'cosmic lens': Space photo of the day
The space telescope's image of a odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.
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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system
Hiroyasu Tsukamota has developed a deep-learning-based guidance and control framework called Neural-Rendezvous that could allow spacecraft to safely encounter interstellar objects.
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Meet the astronauts of SpaceX's Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth's poles
The crew of SpaceX's pioneering Fram2 mission includes a polar explorer, a marine technology scientist, a filmmaker and a bitcoin magnate.
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Don't miss the partial solar eclipse today: Where, when and how to see it
Here's everything you need to know to make the most of the partial solar eclipse on March 29, as the moon takes a 'bite' out of the sun.
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Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes
NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, so the capsule's next liftoff is a ways off yet.
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US Space Force certifies new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions
The U.S. Space Force has certified ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions, doubling the number of providers for such flights.
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NASA cancels cargo launch to ISS due to damaged Cygnus spacecraft
NASA has canceled the planned June liftoff of a Cygnus ISS resupply mission due to damage the freighter incurred during transport to the launch site.
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NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week.
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So long, Gaia: Europe officially retires prolific star-mapping space telescope
Europe's star-mapping Gaia space observatory has entered its retirement orbit, after gathering valuable cosmic data for more than a decade.
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our own solar system.
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