The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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Last-minute solar eclipse glasses deals: Save up to 50%

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 7:32am
The upcoming total solar eclipse is April 8, and if you're looking for a last-minute deal on safe glasses to view the event, you're in luck.
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Top 5 items I recommend to safely observe the sun: Get total solar eclipse ready

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 6:33am
All you need to know about how to observe our local star, the sun, safely.
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How the supersonic Concorde jet broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 6:00am
In 1973 Concorde broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history by extending totality to 74 minutes.
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this morning

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:39am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set launch 23 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites early this morning (April 5).
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Cannibal stars at the heart of the Milky Way stay young in a gruesome way

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 8:00pm
To remain youthful in a cosmic demolition derby around supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, some cannibalistic stars gruesomely bathe in outer layers of their stellar victims.
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SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of 4th Starship flight (photos)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:00pm
SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the pad for testing ahead of the next Starship test flight, which could launch as soon as May.
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Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 4:02pm
The new BREAD experiment, which was designed to search the cosmos for mysterious dark matter, has returned its first results.
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Largest 3D map of our universe could hint that dark energy evolves with time

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 3:10pm
Our leading model of the universe assumes dark energy to be constant across the universe and throughout time. Emerging evidence suggests that may not be the case.
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China putting finishing touches on seaside spaceport for commercial launches (video)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 3:00pm
China is making progress on two new pads for commercial space launches from the island of Hainan.
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Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 2:04pm
The six-person crew of Blue Origin's seventh human spaceflight includes Ed Dwight, who was picked in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut candidate.
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NASA will launch rockets into the total solar eclipse on April 8

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 2:00pm
It's round two for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets.
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I screwed up and missed the solar eclipse in 2017. I won't make that same mistake on April 8.

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 1:00pm
I didn't get to experience totality during 2017's solar eclipse, despite being just a few hours' drive away. I'm flying to Dallas so I don't make that mistake for the April 8 event.
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Colors will look different during the April 8 solar eclipse. Here's why

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:00pm
When the moon fully eclipses the sun, it's not just the sky that changes. Your eyes do, too.
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'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 2 sows the seeds of seasonal plot threads (Under the Twin Moons recap)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:38am
Will a chase for long-lost alien artifacts turn into an intergalactic arms race on Star Trek: Discovery? But more importantly, Grudge is back for season 5, episode 2.
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'Star Trek: Discovery' opens its 5th and final season in unremarkable fashion (Red Directive recap)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:29am
It's the fifth and final time around for "Star Trek: Discovery" and the single biggest question every sci-fan will be asking themselves is, will this season actually be any good.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has solved a lot of puzzles, and created a few more

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:00am
Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the 2024 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate surrounded the James Webb Space Telescope's scientific revolution.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 10:31am
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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DJI Mini 4 Pro review

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:03am
Hot on the heels of its predecessor, the DJI Mini 4 Pro emerges as the best sub-250g drone money can buy.
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These breweries will toast to the sun on April 8 with special solar eclipse beers

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:00am
A bunch of breweries in the path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse have created special beers for the surreal event.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 6:00pm
NASA's Curiosity rover is now exploring a possible ancient river on Mars named Gediz Vallis.
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