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Brilliant fireball explodes over North America as satellites capture flash from space (video)
Cameras and NOAA weather satellites captured the moment when a meteor exploded into a brilliant fireball over the western U.S. and parts of western Canada.
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Is this the best Black Friday camera deal ever? The Canon EOS R5 is nearly $1500 off the MSRP
The Canon EOS R5 could be the perfect Christmas present as this early Black Friday camera deal has nearly $1500 off the MSRP, its lowest-ever price.
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First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon
Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. The "Lunar Quilt Block Challenge" is now accepting quilt squares.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5: What's the problem with Starbase 80?
The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos visits a "cursed" Starbase in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5.
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'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.
Primordial black holes may be exploding throughout the universe. If we can catch them in the act, it could pave the way to new physics, a study suggests.
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This Lego Star Wars Droideka set is now 20% off ahead of Black Friday
Grab one of the coolest droids from the Phantom Menace for your Lego Star Wars collection, now at its lowest price this year.
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Artemis 2's Orion capsule goes into altitude chamber to prep for 2025 moon mission (photo)
Today, an altitude chamber. Next year, the moon.
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Blue Origin stacks huge New Glenn rocket ahead of 1st launch (photo)
Blue Origin showed off its New Glenn rocket after its two stages were mated in the company's Florida facility. The new rocket could take off on its maiden flight as soon as November.
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Could a supernova ever destroy Earth?
When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars?
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video)
SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14), just five hours after another Starlink liftoff.
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All astronauts on the ISS are in 'outstanding health': NASA's chief medical officer debunks tabloid rumors
Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.
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Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides wins seat in US Congress
Former Virgin Galactic CEO and NASA Chief of Staff George Whitesides won his race to represent California's 27th district in the U.S. Congress.
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Nov. 14).
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Top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart
If you're starting your Christmas shopping early and want an alternative to Amazon, these are the top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart.
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UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos' (video)
The latest congressional UFO hearing featured testimony from former military personnel who told representatives that excessive government secrecy hides the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.
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Get a sneak peak at the incredible sci-fi coming to Disney+ in 2025 (video)
Disney+ and Hulu released a new teaser trailer for all the best shows coming for 2025 including two new 'Star Wars' shows and a new 'Alien' series.
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The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes
The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study.
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SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)
SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 18.
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The final supermoon of 2024 rises Nov. 15 as November's Full Beaver Moon
The Full Beaver Moon of November 2024 will be the final of four consecutive supermoons this year, appearing slightly larger in the night sky on Friday (Nov. 15).
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Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images
The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.
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