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Star Wars returns to Fortnite for Star Wars Day 2022!
For the next two weeks, classic Star Wars skins are back in the Fortnite item shop and you can wield lightsabers in the fame.
Best DSLR cameras
Here's our round-up of the best DSLR cameras on the market right now.
Canada considers adding moon crimes to its Criminal Code
Canada is working on legislation that would allow legal action against crimes committed on the moon, among other space locations.
USPS to deploy new postage stamp for James Webb Space Telescope
Having been successfully deployed into a stable orbit between Earth and the Sun, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now ready to enter a route closer to home: the United States' mail system.
New NASA video celebrates AANHPI Heritage Month with food and culture on the ISS
NASA just released a video saluting AANHPI Heritage Month with a celebration of food and culture on the space station.
Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder joins the Ultimate Collector Series and is available from Lego
The 1890-piece buildable replica of the vehicle first seen in "A New Hope" is now available to buy from the Lego store as part of Star Wars day celebrations.
Meet the IT team | Space jobs
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Meet the IT Team, see behind the scenes and find out how it is to work for the IT Department at the European Space Agency.
A Space Telescope Could Reveal a Black Hole's Photon Ring
Despite decades of study, black holes remain one of the most powerful and mysterious celestial objects ever studied. Because of the extreme gravitational forces involved, nothing can escape the surface of a black hole (including light). As a result, the study of these objects has traditionally been confined to observing their influence on objects and spacetime in their vicinity. It was not until 2019 that the first image of a black hole was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).
Old Russian rocket motor breaks up in orbit, generating new cloud of space debris
A small motor from a space tug that helped deliver three Russian satellites to orbit in 2007 went boom last month.
SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut mission will return to Earth early Friday morning
Crew-3's Dragon capsule had been scheduled to depart the ISS on Wednesday (May 4) and return to Earth the following day. But things have been pushed back a bit, NASA officials announced today (May 3).
Boeing's Starliner capsule on track to launch on OFT-2 mission to space station May 19
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule has moved past a valve issue that grounded it for eight months and is on target for its crucial May 19 test launch, company representatives and NASA officials said.
Rocket Lab briefly catches booster in mid-air after successful launch
A camera on Rocket Lab’s recovery helicopter shows the Electron booster under its parachute following launch Monday. Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab used a helicopter to capture a spent Electron first stage booster and its parachute after launching satellites from New Zealand Monday, a significant step forward for the company’s rocket recovery and reuse program. The helicopter dropped the rocket a few seconds later.
Pulsars Could Explain the Excess of Gamma Radiation Coming from the Center of the Milky Way
A gamma-ray view of the sky centered on the core of the Milky Way Galaxy. Could strange spinning neutron stars explain a mysterious excess of gamma radiation emanating from the core region? That’s one possibility astronomers are discussing. Courtesy NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration
'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 episode 9 leaves a lot to be concluded in the finale
Jean-Luc concludes his metaphoric trip down Memory Lane
Top sci-fi movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime in {month}
Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on.
The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in {month}
A veritable treasure trove of sci-fi is available at your fingertips.
Astronomers Discover Eight Echoes from Black Holes
A black hole in an x-ray binary system pulls material away from its neighbor star and into its accretion disk. Credit: Aurore Simonnet and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Save $95 on the Elegoo Saturn 3D printer at Amazon
There are further savings on another Elegoo 3D printer so now is the time to grab a deal.
A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon red the night of May 15
This year's first lunar eclipse — one of two — will be able to be seen across the majority of the Americas.
Sun fires off huge solar flare from new sunspot coming into view
The active sun fired off a powerful X-class flare Tuesday (May 3), but likely not in the direction of Earth.