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HoverAir X1 PRO drone review

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:00pm
The HoverAir X1 PRO is one of two new ZeroZero Robotics selfie drone models and is the more affordable option of the two with 4K video capture with a host of optional accessories available.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists are using stellar 'quakes' to peer inside stars

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 2:08pm
Scientists are probing stellar "quakes" to understand what lies beneath the surface of a star's body.
Categories: Astronomy

The Lego Marvel Spider-Man Daily Bugle set is one of the largest Lego sets in the Lego Marvel range — now at one of the lowest prices we've seen in years

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 12:48pm
This fantastic Lego set makes an amazing center feature to any Lego Marvel collection and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's private Fram2 astronauts splash down on Earth, ending historic polar orbit expedition

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 12:32pm
SpaceX's Fram2, the first crewed mission ever fly a polar orbit, splashed down today (April 4), returning four private astronauts to Earth.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronaut's new NASA portrait is a blast from the past: Space photo of the day

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 12:30pm
NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.
Categories: Astronomy

Rare colorful lightning caught on camera by ISS astronaut. 'OK, this is kind of out there'

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 12:00pm
"OK, this is kind of out there and caters to your inner Uber-Geek."
Categories: Astronomy

'Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions' brings co-op space adventures to Nintendo Switch 2 (and other platforms) in 2026 (video)

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 11:00am
The Astroneer universe is expanding, and this follow-up will be all about "discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie".
Categories: Astronomy

Watch 'potentially hazardous' asteroid fly near Earth this weekend in this free livestream

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 10:00am
The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream views of the asteroid's close approach online.
Categories: Astronomy

Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite orbiting Earth. Scientists want to bring it home after 67 years

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 9:00am
A team that includes aerospace engineers, historians and writers have proposed retrieving the 67-year-old Vanguard 1 satellite from orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists may have just found the driving force behind Venus' volcanos

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 8:00am
Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports.
Categories: Astronomy

JWST finds spiral galaxy about 5 times more massive than Milky Way — scientists call it 'Big Wheel'

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 6:00am
Scientists have uncovered a massive galaxy that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang. But how did this colossal "Big Wheel" form so early in the universe? The answer could change everything we know about galaxy growth.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch SpaceX's history-making Fram2 astronaut mission return to Earth today

Fri, 04/04/2025 - 5:00am
SpaceX's Fram2, the first crewed mission ever to orbit Earth over its poles, will splash down today (April 4), and you can watch the action live.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 9:14pm
SpaceX sent 27 of its Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit from California this evening (April 3).
Categories: Astronomy

SpinLaunch wants to send 250 broadband 'microsatellites' to orbit with a single launch

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:00pm
SpinLaunch has unveiled its plans for a new broadband satellite constellation known as Meridian Space.
Categories: Astronomy

I'm going to a huge astronomy expo to see the latest telescope tech this weekend. I won't be alone.

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 5:45pm
Billed as the "World's Largest Astronomy & Space Expo," NEAF 2025 draws thousands of stargazers each year, with astronauts and exoplanet hunters speaking this year.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts reveal moon mission patch to honor 'AII'

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 5:00pm
The next astronauts to fly to the moon now have a mission patch to represent their journey. NASA debuted the official Artemis 2 insignia, its first emblem for a moon-bound crew in more than 50 years.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX fires up used Super Heavy booster ahead of 9th Starship test flight (photos, videos)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 4:13pm
SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which will be the first to reuse the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage.
Categories: Astronomy

True Anomaly to launch 1st deep-space security missions with autonomous Jackal satellites in 2026

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 4:00pm
Colorado-based startup True Anomaly plans to begin launching its autonomous Jackal satellites to geosynchronous orbit and Earth-moon space in 2026.
Categories: Astronomy

Doom: The Dark Ages — Release date, trailers & everything we know

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 3:00pm
More than five years after Doom Eternal, we’re once again ready to rip and tear through demons in Doom: The Dark Ages.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see their Florida launch site from space as historic pole-orbiting mission nears its end (video)

Thu, 04/03/2025 - 2:30pm
SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts are sharing incredible views from the first human spaceflight to orbit Earth's poles, as their mission nears a conclusion.
Categories: Astronomy