Day: May 25, 2024

Will a ‘rare’ lineup of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?

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• Science & Astronomy

Will a ‘rare’ lineup of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?

Space.com May 25, 2024

One of things that I have enjoyed in my more than 22 years of writing the Night...

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Rocket Lab launches NASA cubesat to study heat lost from Earth’s poles (video)

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• Launch

Rocket Lab launches NASA cubesat to study heat lost from Earth’s poles (video)

Space.com May 25, 2024

Rocket Lab launched a small Earth-observation satellite for NASA early this morning (May 25). An Electron rocket...

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A billionaire hopes to upgrade the Hubble Telescope on a private SpaceX mission, but could it really happen?

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• Science & Astronomy

A billionaire hopes to upgrade the Hubble Telescope on a private SpaceX mission, but could it really happen?

Space.com May 25, 2024

NASA’s iconic Hubble observatory still has years of life left in it, and there are ideas in...

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Towel Day 2024: What’s the deal with towels in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?’

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• Entertainment

Towel Day 2024: What’s the deal with towels in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?’

Space.com May 25, 2024

Today is Towel Day, that officially recognized revelry of rags that breaks out each year on May...

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‘Alien’ heard us all scream 45 years ago today. Here’s what it was like on opening day

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• Entertainment

‘Alien’ heard us all scream 45 years ago today. Here’s what it was like on opening day

Space.com May 25, 2024

“Alien,” that most exalted and respected of all science fiction films, celebrates its 45th birthday today and...

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Mars’ Moon May Not Be What We Think, Scientists Claim

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• Science & Astronomy

Mars’ Moon May Not Be What We Think, Scientists Claim

futurism-com May 25, 2024

That’s no moon. Phobos Anomaly The conventional wisdom about Mars’ small and misshapen moons, Phobos and Deimos, is...

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New Webb telescope photo truly boggles the mind

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• Science & Astronomy

New Webb telescope photo truly boggles the mind

Mashable May 25, 2024

Everywhere you look are galaxies. The powerful James Webb Space Telescope recently captured a new deep field...

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We asked our science editor to review aespa’s song ‘Supernova’

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• Science & Astronomy

We asked our science editor to review aespa’s song ‘Supernova’

Mashable May 25, 2024

Last week, Korean girl group aespa dropped a stellar new single, “Supernova,” that likened their fizzling intensity...

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