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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Get $80 off this computer-aided Celestron telescope for Black Friday

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 6:03am
Want a little help with your skygazing? This beginner-friendly Celestron 114LCM newtonian telescope will find and track celestial objects, and it's down to $359.99 at Amazon this Black Friday.
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SpaceX to launch 24 more Starlink satellites from Florida late Nov. 26

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 6:36pm
SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday morning (Nov. 26).
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Wicked xenomorphs invade in new teaser for Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' (video)

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 6:00pm
Watch the gripping new teaser for Hulu's upcoming sci-fi horror series 'Alien: Earth.'
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NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 5:35pm
NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.
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The Sombrero Galaxy's star-forming days are nearly over — and the James Webb Space Telescope may know why

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 5:00pm
A brand-new James Webb Space Telescope image captures the steady, slow lifestyle of the distinctive Sombrero Galaxy.
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How does spaceflight affect astronauts' brains? There's good news and bad

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 4:00pm
Long-duration spaceflight affects some aspects of astronauts' cognitive health, but the observed impairment was not found to be lasting, a new study finds.
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Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 3:01pm
We may know why Uranus and Neptune lack dipole magnetic fields, at last.
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Huge Black Friday streaming deal: 75% off a year of Peacock

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 2:19pm
Get an entire year of Peacock for just $19.99 as the streaming platform is offering 75% off this Black Friday.
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'Unexpected odor' on Russian spacecraft delays cargo delivery for ISS astronauts

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 2:11pm
A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.
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James Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 2:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope may have broken another of its own records, finding potentially five of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.
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'We didn't know what it was at first.' NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 1:57pm
NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned "city under the ice" built by the U.S. military during the Cold War.
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'Dune: Prophecy:' What's the deal with Desmond Hart's demonic powers?

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:00am
The second episode of "Dune: Prophecy," "Two Wolves," explores the mysterious character Desmond Hart who appears to have gained unexplained powers after being swallowed by a sandworm.
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Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 9:59am
A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of the sixth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19.
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Strange 'zebra' patterns are coming from the Crab Nebula — this physicist finally figured out why

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 9:00am
There are strange "zebra" patterns coming from the Crab Nebula, and the reason has to do with plasma refraction.
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NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 8:00am
Data from NASA satellites show a plunge in freshwater on Earth since May 2014, with 13 of the 30 most powerful droughts across the globe having taken place since January 2015.
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The moon eclipses bright blue star Spica this week. Here's how to see it

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 6:00am
A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

Sun, 11/24/2024 - 8:15pm
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).
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What is Section 31 in the 'Star Trek' universe?

Sun, 11/24/2024 - 10:59am
A new Paramount+ video details the history of Starfleet's secret Section 31, the subject of a new "Star Trek" movie coming to the streaming service in January.
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How amateur radio is connecting astronauts in space with kids on Earth

Sun, 11/24/2024 - 10:00am
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.
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Best Predator games of all time

Sun, 11/24/2024 - 9:00am
If it bleeds, we can kill it. But what about donning the mask and playing as the alien hunter instead? These are the best Predator video games.
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