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Upcoming Marvel Phase 6 movies & TV shows: The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Doomsday & more

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 11:00am
Marvel's Thunderbolts will close out phase 5, but the MCU will continue into late 2025 and beyond with these highly-anticipated movies and shows.
Categories: Astronomy

Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:00am
The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Soyuz that brought the first UK astronaut back to Earth and the only Apollo capsule to be on display outside the U.S. will soon be on the move.
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Get your monthly sci-fi hit with our Watch This Space entertainment newsletter

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 9:30am
We are far too proud of the name of this one.
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Stellar nursery sparkles at the edge of our galaxy in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 9:00am
The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust that fuels new star formation. It lacks elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, much like the environment of the early universe.
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What happened to all the water on Mars? Here's why the debate continues

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 6:00am
The Mars water debate continues. A team of scientists suggests vast oceans of water may not be locked within the Red Planet's crust, despite InSight lander data.
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Cosmic 'tornadoes' rage around the heart of the Milky Way and its supermassive black hole

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 5:00am
Astronomers have discovered filaments of matter swirling tornado-like around the heart of the Milky Way, home to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
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Which is better for astrophotography? Sony, Canon or Nikon?

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 5:00pm
Three giants in the camera industry — but which one has the best astrophotography features for you?
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When space meets sea, Crew-9 Dragon meets dolphins: Space photo of the day

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 4:56pm
A pod of bottlenose dolphins seemingly took interest in the capsule that dropped out of the sky, circling and surfacing as SpaceX team members worked to recover their spacecraft.
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SpaceX sets new rocket-reuse record on launch of US spy satellites (video)

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 4:01pm
SpaceX set a new rocket-reuse record early Friday morning (March 21) when it launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 3:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a blistering 19-hour orbit.
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Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 2:00pm
Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, new research suggests.
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Grab a pair of cheap solar eclipse glasses with this excellent deal on Amazon

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 1:27pm
View the March 29 partial solar eclipse safely with these certified solar viewing glasses for under $9.
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The 10 best space RPGs of all time: Explore the galaxy in these stellar role-playing games

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 1:00pm
Plenty of video games take us to outer space, but only the best space RPGs let you chart your own odyssey through the stars.
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This new telescope lens could be a game-changer for space imagery

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00pm
The dream of a flat, lightweight telescope lens, where microscopic etchings precisely refract different wavelengths of light, is here.
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'Shocking' nova explosion of dead star was 100 times brighter than the sun

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 11:00am
Astronomers have used near-infrared light to explore the extreme forces behind the eruption of LMC68, a recurrent nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Dark energy is even stranger than we thought, new 3D map of the universe suggests. 'What a time to be alive!' (video)

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:00am
The 3D cosmic map building DESI has provided more clues that dark energy is weakening over time, suggesting our best model of cosmic evolution could be wrong.
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Oxygen discovered in most distant galaxy ever seen: 'It is like finding an adolescent where you would only expect babies'

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 9:00am
Astronomers have discovered oxygen and heavy elements in the earliest galaxy ever seen, suggesting some galaxies as early as 300 million years after the Big Bang matured early.
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Dark skies above world's best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 6:00am
A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical sites by up to 35%
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Spring equinox 2025: Say goodbye to winter in the Northern Hemisphere today

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 5:00am
Spring officially begins today (March 20) with the vernal equinox, bringing longer days and warmer temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere.
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Aliens abduct space-crazed kid in wild new trailer for Pixar's 'Elio' (video)

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 6:00pm
U.S. military makes 1st contact with aliens in 'Elio,' an intergalactic summertime treatfrom Pixar.
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