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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Watch the 1st trailer for 'Dune: Prophecy' prequel series (video)

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 2:30pm
The first trailer for Max's "Dune: Prophecy" prequel spinoff has just arrived, revealing the origins of the franchise's mysterious Bene Gesserit sisterhood.
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A massive, icy Mars crater stares up at a Red Planet orbiter (image)

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 2:00pm
A massive Mars impact crater dominates a new view from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
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Pentagon wants commercial 'space reserve' to support military satellites in orbit

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 1:00pm
A plan that would allow the U.S. Space Force to leverage the capabilities of commercial satellites in the event of a national defense emergency has received support from Congress.
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'Fallout' season 2 is going to New Vegas. How might outer space tie in?

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 12:30pm
The Fallout T.V. show has been a huge hit for Bethesda and Prime Video, with season 2 already confirmed. With New Vegas now on the horizon, can we expect some space connections?
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Is dark matter's main rival theory dead? There's bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 11:56am
One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots most distant and oldest black hole collision ever seen (video)

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 11:55am
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a merger between two supermassive black holes so distant it proceeded just 740 million years after the Big Bang.
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DxO PhotoLab 7 review

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 10:30am
How does DxO PhotoLab 7's famous DeepPRIME XD noise reduction stack up for astrophotography?
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India makes breakthrough by test-firing new 3D-printed rocket engine (photo)

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 10:00am
India recently performed a successful hot-fire test of a rocket engine that was built using 3D printing technology, a breakthrough that could boost the nation's spaceflight prospects.
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In the Milky Way, 3 intruder stars are 'on the run' — in the wrong direction

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 9:00am
Three ancient stars that hail from cannibalized dwarf galaxies are "on the run" at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour in the Milky Way's galactic halo.
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Dusty galaxy looks like a cosmic net in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope photo

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 6:00am
A striking new Hubble Telescope photo highlights the intricacies of a distant galaxy glowing with a bright white core surrounded by complex dust structures.
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Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 5:40pm
The behemoth sunspot AR3664 has finally rotated out of Earth's view, firing off two more big solar storms on its way out the door. Will it come back?
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How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 5:00pm
While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.
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Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 4:00pm
A distant planetary nursery is breaking all records as it shows the extremes to which planet formation can go.
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To better predict volcanic eruptions, you have to dig deep — very deep

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 3:00pm
New research suggests studying the state of magma in deep reservoirs can improve volcanic eruption predictions.
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Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 2:00pm
The family is part of a larger asteroid that was smashed to pieces 130 million years ago.
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Wow! Satellite views International Space Station from only 43 miles away (photo)

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 1:30pm
The International Space Station was caught on camera in an incredible new photo from HEO Robotics, which images satellites using space-based sensors.
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Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 1:00pm
A newly discovered giant planet is the density of a vast cloud of cotton candy. The sweet discovery of WASP-193 b marks the entry of the second-lightest exoplanet ever seen into the exoplanet catalog.
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Learn how to become an astrobiologist in new issue of NASA's graphic novel series

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 12:00pm
A preview of NASA's latest issue of "Astrobiology," their fun ongoing graphic novel series
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Milky Way's halo is filled with 'magnetic donuts' as wide as 100,000 light-years

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 11:00am
Astronomers have determined that the Milky Way's outer halo is filled with "magnetic donuts" that are as wide as 100,000 light-years. The discovery could shed light on how cosmic magnetic fields form and evolve.
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Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:21am
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting a red dwarf star, making just the second planetary system seen around one of these tiny, cool, dim, but common, stars.
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