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Satellites are making the night sky brighter — as a launch site, New Zealand has a duty to combat light pollution

New Zealand's rapidly growing space industry, driven by private ventures, faces challenges with light pollution affecting Indigenous astronomy. Balancing economic…

2 years ago

Stick to the shade in new extended ‘Dune: Awakening’ gameplay trailer (video)

A new gameplay trailer for Funcom's open-world survival video game, "Dune: Awakening"

2 years ago

‘Unbreakable’ quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons

Scientists build a new light source for quantum communications by combining existing technologies together to create a stronger and more…

2 years ago

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new…

2 years ago

Lego Star Wars Mos Espa Podrace Diorama review

"Now this is podracing!": The latest Lego Star Wars diorama might not be our favorite, but it's still got charm.

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OHB secures final regulatory approvals for KKR deal

OHB and investment firm KKR have received all the government approvals needed for a deal that will take the space…

2 years ago

A Global Color Map of Mars, Courtesy of China’s Tianwen-1 Mission

In July 2020, China’s Tianwen-1 mission arrived in orbit around Mars, consisting of six robotic elements: an orbiter, a lander,…

2 years ago

Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect Primordial Black Holes Speeding Through the Solar System

Cosmologists have long hypothesized that the conditions of the early universe could have caused the formation of black holes not…

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Weird mystery waves that baffle scientists may be ‘everywhere’ inside Earth’s mantle

Structures that scatter seismic waves deep in Earth's mantle seem to be everywhere researchers look.

2 years ago

Astrophotographer captures Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy M64 in stunning detail (photo)

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer had just one hour to capture this iconic image of Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy…

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