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NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 8:00pm
The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
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Final trailer for Prime Video's 'Secret Level' looks out of this world

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:42pm
A final trailer for Prime Video's "Secret Level" animated anthology
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SabersPro Obi Wan Ep3 lightsaber review

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:00pm
Take the high ground with this stunning, and very expensive, replica lightsaber.
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Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:00pm
Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).
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Supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to monstrous sizes

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 4:00pm
Scientists may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries in space science, determining that supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to their huge sizes.
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The not so 'wicked' path from 'The Wizard of Oz' to the moon landing

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 2:00pm
"The Wizard of Oz" and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, if you follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough you reach the moon.
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Black Friday Bargain: The best Sony camera for astrophotography is over $930 cheaper

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:38pm
Hurry, stocks are low! 25% off this versatile Sony camera that is also perfect for astrophotography, there's not a lot we don't love about this early Black Friday deal.
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'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:00pm
Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.
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Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:00pm
Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.
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ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:19pm
A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.
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Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:00pm
The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.
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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 11:00am
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.
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Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:00am
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.
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'Superhighways' connecting the cosmic web could unlock secrets about dark matter

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 9:00am
Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. But due to their complex shapes, they are stubbornly difficult to measure.
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I love this Star Trek-themed underwear and it's now got a 20% discount for Black Friday

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 8:54am
If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the Trekkie in your life, it's time to live comfortably and prosper with the Oddballs Star Trek range
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See Mars make a close pass to the moon tonight

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 8:00am
The moon and Mars will share a close approach tonight (Nov. 20) during a conjunction as the two visit the Cancer constellation, the Crab.
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'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 6:00am
An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.
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The Unistellar eQuinox 2 is our top-rated smart telescope and now has a $500 price cut in this Black Friday deal

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:00am
This super easy-to-use motorized telescope is currently available with a 20% saving off the regular price.
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'Mind-blowing' dark energy instrument results show Einstein was right about gravity — again

Tue, 11/19/2024 - 8:00pm
The first year of data from the 5,000 robotic eyes of DESI shows Einstein's theory of general relativity is the right recipe for gravity despite the challenges of dark energy and dark matter.
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Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)

Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:51pm
President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.
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