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7 excellent Irish sci-fi movies to leave Hollywood green with envy this St. Patrick's Day
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a spirited selection of sci-fi films born from the Emerald Isle.
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James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.
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Our best binoculars for viewing the sun safely have a dazzling 58% off – grab a pair now in time for March's partial solar eclipse
Get the Celestron EclipSmart 10x25 Solar Binoculars for their best price in over a year — a fantastic pair of binoculars for safe observation of the sun.
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Beam back to the USS Callister in mind-bending new trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season 7 on Netflix
Netflix's fan-favorite Season 4 'Star Trek'-themed episode scores a direct sequel coming April 10.
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How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory
The moon is unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special moon?
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Rocket Lab launches final 5 satellites for French 'Internet of Things' constellation
Rocket Lab launched the final five satellites for the French company Kinéis' "Internet of Things" constellation tonight (March 17).
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Starliner astronauts head back to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9 duo to make long-awaited landing (video)
Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are heading back to Earth, and you can watch their Tuesday (March 18) homecoming live.
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How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.
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Mars could have an ocean's worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest
Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep inside the Red Planet.
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This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars
This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.
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The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos)
The first private spacecraft mission to Venus, Rocket Lab's Photon Spacecraft, will take on the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat shield called "HEEET."
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You can buy Chewbacca's Bowcaster or Luke's medal at a 'Star Wars' auction, but it could cost you half a million dollars
The Force is strong with two rare screen-used 'Star Wars' props up for bids this month
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Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image
A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.
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Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust
An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than expected.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo
On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Robert O'Brien for a deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration
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SpaceX aces 3rd launch in 13 hours, sending 23 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
SpaceX launched its third mission in less than 13 hours this morning (March 15), sending 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
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Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible in March 2025?
The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.
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SpaceX's Crew-10 mission arrives at International Space Station to relieve Starliner astronauts (video)
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Sunday morning (March 16).
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4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors
After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less massive than Earth orbiting Barnard's Star.
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SpaceX Crew-10 folds traits, hopes into origami crane zero-g indicator
What do you get when you fold together the contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane.
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