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Shoot for the moon with 50% off this Lego Rocket set in UK Cyber Monday Lego deal

At 50% off, this Artemis-inspired Lego Rocket Launch Center will make an ideal gift for the space fan in your life

See the crescent moon visit Saturn in the night sky Monday (Nov. 28)

When the moon shares the same right ascension with Saturn, the solar system's second-largest planet, it will offer skywatchers a guide to observing the gas giant and its stunning ring system.

Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning intergalactic bridge of stars in new image

A new Hubble photo shows a tidal tail crossing the span between galaxies like a celestial bridge of stars.

One small step for man, one giant 30% discount on this Lego NASA Lunar Lander in Cyber Monday Lego deal

Create for less with $30 off this LEGO Creator Expert NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander in Amazon's Cyber Monday deal.

Students and teachers save a massive 71% on Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps in this Cyber Monday Deal

The price of Creative Cloud All Apps has been slashed this Cyber Monday from $54.99 per month to just $15.99 per month for one year.

Magnetic Milky Way filaments dwarfed by mysterious structures in distant galaxy cluster

Astronomers have discovered the distant relatives of huge, highly organized magnetic filaments dangling in the center of the Milky Way.

What is a moon halo?

A moon halo is an optical illusion familiar to lunar photographers. We explore what causes this phenomenon and how it was once used to predict the weather.

10 best Cyber Monday telescope deals we've seen so far 2022

With Black Friday deals turning to Cyber Monday, we've rounded up our top 10 telescope deals so you don't have to go searching.

New weather satellite fully loaded

With liftoff now scheduled for 13 December, Europe’s first Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I1) satellite has been fuelled – a critical and extremely hazardous milestone on the road to launch. Once in geostationary orbit 36,000 km above the equator, this all-new weather satellite will provide state-of-the art observations of Earth’s atmosphere and realtime monitoring of lightning events, taking weather forecasting to the next level.

Lift off with Estes model rockets: Up to 32% Cyber Monday savings on Saturn V, Little Joe and more

Buy the Saturn V, Little Joe and more in a set of discounted model rockets you can pick up at a discount for Cyber Monday. It's perfect for your space fan's holiday gift list!

Gift this HR Drone for kids that soars at 72% off this Cyber Monday

Save nearly $100 in this Cyber Monday deal, which is an incredible deep discount on the HR Drone for Kids.

Use the Force and save up to 84% on Star Wars lightsaber gifts for Cyber Monday

These mega-discounted Star War lightsabers make fantastic holiday gifts to satisfy your Star Wars fandom, allowing you re-enact the splendor of the Star Wars universe in your home or elsewhere.

Save 20% on this National Geographic 70 Computerized Telescope and gift the stars this holiday

This bargain 20% off deal on the NatGeo 70 Computerized Refractor Telescope will satisfy your amateur and experienced astronomer.

What’s Next for China’s Lunar Exploration Plans?

China is starting to become a force in space exploration. Its main focal point of lunar exploration has started bearing fruit, with several successes, including a sample return mission and the first-ever craft to land on the far side. So what’s next for the Lunar Exploration Program? Establishing a research base may be on the cards, but the country doesn’t just plan to stop at the Moon – they are looking far beyond.

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Astronomers Spotted a Tiny Asteroid A Few Hours Before it Impacted the Earth, and Predicted Exactly Where and When it Would Crash

Humanity is getting better a planetary defense. At least from external threats from outer space. As long as they’re just dumb rocks that follow the laws of physics. And a group of extraordinary humans proved it last week when the planetary defense community jumped into action to accurately track and predict exactly where a relatively small meteor would fall on November 19th.

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Many Clouds on Mars are Driven by Dust, not Water

One of the benefits of having a cluster of satellites orbiting another planet is that scientists can then analyze that planet’s weather. Sometimes in that process, they find patterns that are strikingly similar to those found on our home planet. That was the case recently when a group of scientists from ESA used data from Mars Express to analyze cloud formation on Mars. To no one’s surprise, dust seemed to be at the core of that formation. But the resultant clouds looked very much like those found here on Earth – in the tropics. 

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Based on the JWST Controversy, NASA is re-Evaluating the way it Names Spacecraft

In 2015, the naming of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) became the subject of controversy when it was revealed that the namesake (NASA’s administrator between 1961 and 1968) was involved in the infamous “Lavender Scare.” This refers to the period in the late 1940s and early 50s when the U.S. State Department purged thousands of individuals from their positions due to allegations of homosexuality. In 2021, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson requested a formal and public report and tasked NASA’s Chief Historian Brian C. Odom with investigating the matter.

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Affinity Photo image editing software $20 off this Black Friday/Cyber Monday

A Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal on this standalone image editing software is now $20 off and a perfect replacement for Photoshop.

This Lego Star Wars deal gets you the rare, retiring Imperial Probe Droid for its lowest price ever

Save more than $18 on this Lego Star Wars Probe Droid, making it only $41.99. This IS the droid you're looking for!

This Canon EOS R5 bundle is now $500 cheaper this Black Friday/Cyber Monday

Get the Canon EOS R5 for much less than the RRP, and get a host of accessories to boot this Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

The 'Andor' penultimate Season 1 episode reminds us there are many threads in the fabric of this story

We've seen a bank heist, then a jail break and now the show is setting up what could turn into a deadly ambush


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