These earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights, that give a name to every fixed star, have no more profit of their shining nights than those that walk and know not what they are.

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These 3 stars are losing weight fast — thanks to stellar winds way stronger than the sun's

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 2:00pm
Astronomers have measured the stellar winds of three sun-like stars for the first time, finding that the objects are losing mass at a rate as great as 67 times the speed at which our star sheds matter.
Categories: Astronomy

Space-based solar power may be one step closer to reality, thanks to this key test (video)

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 1:00pm
A first-of-its-kind lab demonstration shows how solar power transmission from space could work.
Categories: Astronomy

Do black holes hide the secrets of their ancestors?

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 12:00pm
Some black holes are so massive they were likely created as smaller black holes that merged. Maybe we can use such black hole "children" to learn about the black hole "ancestors."
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 3 'Jinaal' is a slow but steady affair

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:00am
A trip back to Trill is nice, but we're starting to wonder if this final season will end up a 10-episode long epilogue after episode 3 of Star Trek: Discovery season 5.
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Superfast drone fitted with new 'rotating detonation rocket engine' approaches the speed of sound

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 9:00am
The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 180 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.
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Why I watched the solar eclipse with my kids, a goose and 2,000 trees

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 8:00am
The total solar eclipse on April 8 plunged Syracuse, New York's Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology into darkness for 90 seconds, creating a wondrous and memorable totality.
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Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 review

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 6:22am
The Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 binoculars offer a massive aperture, interchangeable eyecups and incredible deep-sky views.
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Rocket Lab to launch NASA's new solar sail technology no earlier than April 24

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 6:00am
An upcoming NASA mission meant to test new solar sail technology will launch no sooner than April 24, 2024.
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Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 10:58am
The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 180 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.
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1st female ISS program manager looks ahead to new spaceships, space stations (exclusive)

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 10:54am
NASA's Dana Weigel has held leadership positions at the agency for 20 years. Now leading the ISS program, she highlighted the outpost's increasingly commercial focus.
Categories: Astronomy