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Sega Toys Homestar Matataki star projector review

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 2:00pm
The Sega Toys Homestar Matataki star projector will bring twinkling stars and 'natural sounds' into your room.
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Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 2:00pm
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have captured the smoke pouring out of hundreds of wildfires blazing across Canada and Mexico since last week.
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Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 1:36pm
The United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution introduced by Russia and China that would ban member states from placing weapons of any kind in outer space.
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AI finds hidden galactic evolution clues in over 100 galaxies. Here's how

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 12:52pm
Scientists enlisted AI to help peruse a massive dataset in search of neutral carbon absorbers in galaxies, which can reveal lots about galaxy evolution.
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Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:30am
The solar dynamo that drives sunspots and solar flares could be located near the surface of the sun scientists find, solving a 400-year-old solar mystery and providing a weird link to black holes.
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Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:00am
Black holes are such a drag! Especially for the guts of stars they've destroyed and the fabric of spacetime they pull along with them.
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Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut launch delayed again, this time with no new flight date

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:15am
The 1st astronaut mission aboard Boeing's Starliner will not lift off May 25 as planned. NASA has not yet revealed the cause, but a helium leak has been ongoing in the spacecraft.
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Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:00am
A new report by NASA outlines the most promising approaches to keeping the space around Earth safe and usable for future generations.
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How does spaceflight lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 8:59am
Sierra Space Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Marshburn shares how medical research in space makes a difference here on Earth.
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Amateur astronomer finds 5 fascinating new galaxies — and they're now named after him

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 8:00am
Giuseppe Donatiello is an amateur astronomer with a unique distinction: discoverer of 11 galaxies, nine with his name.
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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 6:41am
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope team will unveil new full-color images on May 23: How to watch live

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 6:00am
With the Euclid space telescope set to deliver a new batch of images on Thursday (May 23), we're looking back at the dark universe detective's achievements thus far.
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Stellar telescope deal: Save $230 on the Celestron Astro Fi 130

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 5:04am
The Celestron Astro Fi telescope features in our best telescopes guide and now it comes with a $230 discount.
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Space Force orders 'jetpack' to give 2 years of maneuverability to military satellite

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 6:00pm
In a first-of-its-kind mission, Starfish Space will attach a "jetpack"-like satellite to a U.S. military satellite to give it two years of additional propulsion and maneuverability.
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Dream Chaser space plane arrives in Florida ahead of 1st launch to ISS (photo)

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 5:00pm
Dream Chaser is almost ready for its first mission. The space plane Tenacity and a cargo module are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for final testing ahead of an ISS launch.
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Doctor Who 'Boom': Who are the marines really fighting on Kastarion 3?

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 4:09pm
The Doctor has his foot on a landmine throughout this high-concept adventure for episode 3 — but who's the real enemy on Kastarion 3?
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China's Chang'e 6 mission gearing up for early June landing on moon's far side

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 4:00pm
China's robotic Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the lunar far side is now in orbit around the moon, gearing up for its landing attempt.
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Observe the sun in detail and save 25% on Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 3:02pm
Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars are specialists for solar observation and now they're 25% off on Amazon
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A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 3:00pm
By the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet gracing our early autumn evening sky, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).
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SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 2:30pm
SpaceX plans to launch the first batch of satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's "proliferated architecture" early Wednesday morning (May 22).
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