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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Everything we know about 'The Fantastic Four'

Sat, 04/20/2024 - 8:00am
After several years in development and pre-production at Marvel Studios, The Fantastic Four is finally coming to the big screen in 2025. Here's all we know.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA satellite's 'shocking' space junk near-miss was even closer than thought

Sat, 04/20/2024 - 6:00am
The Feb. 28 encounter between NASA's TIMED satellite and a dead Russian spacecraft was even closer than first thought — a mere 33 feet (10 meters) or so, NASA officials said.
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NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 5:00pm
NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in the solar system.
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NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 4:00pm
NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of the moon.
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Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 2:00pm
NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.
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Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 1:00pm
The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.
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Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 12:29pm
This NASA space-based observatory video shows 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.
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Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 12:00pm
Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from low Earth orbit to Earth.
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China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 11:00am
A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China's moon ambitions.
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Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 10:00am
The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.
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'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 9:01am
A review of Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."
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'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 8:00am
The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian microbes might pose to our biosphere continues to be a topic of concern.
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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 6:00am
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22, but unfortunately a bright moon will make it difficult to spot any 'shooting stars' this year.
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Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 5:00pm
Rocket Lab has put a recovered Electron first stage back into its production line, a big step toward the company's first-ever rocket reflight.
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'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 4:00pm
The Transformers are returning to cinemas in 2024 with their first animated movie in nearly 40 years. This is the beginning of Cybertron's end.
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China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 3:00pm
CMSA said Shenzhou 18 will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. However, airspace closure notices indicate launch is currently set for around 9:00 a.m. EDT on April 25 (1300 GMT, or 9:00 p.m. Beijing time).
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on company's 40th mission of 2024 (video)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 1:59pm
SpaceX launched its 40th mission of 2024 this evening (April 18), sending yet another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward.
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Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00pm
The search for alien life can now include purple bacteria, thanks to a new catalog of chemical makeup of the lavender-hued organisms.
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Zack Snyder on sticking the landing for the 2nd half of Netflix's 'Rebel Moon' (exclusive)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00pm
An exclusive interview with Zack Snyder about "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."
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Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 11:00am
Russia's Angara A5 rocket lifted off on April 11, marking the fourth launch of the first rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the USSR in 1991.
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