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Hot Black Friday camera deal: Save $800 on the best DSLR for astrophotography

Wed, 11/27/2024 - 6:18am
Huge $800 off this Black Friday: Nikon D850, the best DSLR on the market and our pick as the best DSLR for astrophotography now almost 27% cheaper in this camera deal.
Categories: Astronomy

Save over 20% on this Lego Star Wars: Boarding the Tantive IV set

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 9:00pm
Recreate Darth Vader's iconic Star Wars entrance with this awesome Lego Star Wars: Boarding the Tantive IV set, complete with force-choking action, now 20% cheaper for Black Friday.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch Jude Law describe his reverence for 'Star Wars' in new 'Skeleton Crew' featurette (video)

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 5:59pm
A new "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" teaser and featurette were just released by Disney+'
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Magnetic tornadoes on Jupiter are spawning Earth-size storms

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 5:00pm
Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar anticyclones, each the size of our Earth.
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International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 4:30pm
A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.
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'Knights of the Old Republic II' at 20: The key to Star Wars' future is found in its past

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 4:00pm
We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.
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Take an intergalactic joy ride in new trailer for Pixar's animated space odyssey 'Elio' (video)

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 3:00pm
A new trailer has arrived for Disney/Pixar's new animated sci-fi adventure, "Elio," the story of a young boy who is mistakenly identified as Earth's leader by intergalactic aliens.
Categories: Astronomy

New Japanese rocket engine explodes during testing for 2nd time in 16 months

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 2:30pm
An engine hot fire test for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new Epsilon S rocket ended prematurely when the engine caught fire and exploded.
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ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 1:53pm
Cargo is finally being unloaded from a docked Russian Progress spacecraft at the ISS. A delay occurred after astronauts reported an unexpected smell on Nov. 23.
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Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 1:00pm
Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?
Categories: Astronomy

Content funding on Space.com

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 12:14pm
How we fund the content that you read on Space.com.
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'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 12:00pm
NASA telescope spotted a glowing nebula that looks like a guitar shredding rapid pulses of stellar material through space like soundwaves through a packed concert stadium.
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Save $200 on this 'revolutionary' Celestron telescope this Black Friday

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:30am
One of the best GoTo telescopes you can buy is now $200 cheaper on Amazon with this out-of-this-world Black Friday telescope deal.
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Epic Black Friday deal: Save a huge 90% on Hulu for a whole year

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:23am
This Black Friday you can get Hulu for just 99 cents a month for 12 months, saving a huge 90% over the standard $9.99 price.
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Black Friday streaming deal: Save 75% on two months of AMC+

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:14am
Get AMC+ for just $1.25 a month for two months and enjoy thousands of hours of movies and shows like Interstellar, Snowpiercer, Orphan Black and many more.
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Get 75% off your first two months of Discovery+ this Black Friday

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 11:10am
This Discovery+ deal will keep you glued to your set with everything from space documentaries to Shark Week, and it's a good way to keep the family happy this Thanksgiving.
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'Hidden black hole' devouring curious star exposed by new X-ray space telescope

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:29am
In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a potential black hole feasting stellar winds blowing from a massive star.
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Scientists are updating chemistry models to track down life on icy moons

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:00am
Scientists are using chemical modeling to dissect whether life exists on icy moons in our solar system.
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Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 8:00am
A new theory proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and was ripped apart.
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We love this Celestron motorized telescope and it's $300 off for Black Friday

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 6:24am
Save $300 on the Celestron NexStar 8SE, a bargain for serious stargazers and the best-motorised telescope out there.
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