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24 Dec

These 5 particles are so strange, we’re not sure they exist

What makes up the matter we perceive in the universe?To start, there are the usual suspects, like electrons, protons, quarks and ne...

23 Dec

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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the centaur called 2060 Chiron is an oddball. The object, which is a minor body ...

23 Dec

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10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

It's been a busy year on the sun, as it officially entered the peak of its roughly 11-year cycle of activity, known as solar maximu...

23 Dec

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NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?

NASA's first two crewed Artemis moon missions have been pushed back to 2026 and 2027, respectively, and the move could have big ram...

23 Dec

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‘Silo’ Season 2 Episode 6: How far will Bernard go to maintain control?

Life in Silos 17 and 18 isn’t getting any easier as we enter the sixth episode of Apple TV+'s "Silo" titled "Barricades." And this ...

23 Dec

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Accidental discovery reveals ‘millinovas,’ a new class of cosmic explosion 100 times brighter than the sun

Superman isn't the only one with X-ray vision. Plenty of exploding stars are also adept at blasting outbursts of this high-energy l...

23 Dec

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This Christmas Eve, humans will try to embrace a star

There's this running debate among astronomers about whether our moon deserves a proper name. After all, it is the way of our solar ...

23 Dec

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World-first direct 5G connection to low Earth orbit satellite opens new era for mobile coverage

Applications 23/12/2024 9726 views 35 likes In a world first, ESA and Telesat have successfu...

22 Dec

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What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ever flyby of the sun on Dec. 24, b...

22 Dec

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Space2Sea Antarctica: William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA astronauts talk exploration and science from the Drake Passage

Space2Sea Antarctica marks the inaugural voyage in a series produced by FUTURE of SPACE (FoS). This innovative journey blends Earth...