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The Fujifilm GFX50S II is a huge $800 off this Cyber Monday

Black Friday isn't over yet as we head into Cyber Monday — you can get $800 off the Fujifilm GFX50S II, so run (don't walk!) to Adorama!

Cyber Monday drone deal: Get $155 off the beginner-friendly Holy Stone HS720R

This Holy Stone HS720R drone Cyber Monday 2023 deal lets you save close to 40% on a beginner-friendly drone with plenty of accessories.

Cyber Monday: Save $100 with this Canon EOS R7 camera deal

As we head towards Cyber Monday, bag $100 off the Canon EOS R7 plus accessories in this Black Friday camera deal before it's gone!

Get $300 off the Canon EOS R6 with this Cyber Monday deal

Want a high-end camera that's brilliant for both still images and movies? Then snap up the superb Canon EOS R6 mirrorless camera, $300 off this Black Friday weekend and into Cyber Monday.

Save $185 on Sky-Watcher's StarTravel 102 AZ-GTe telescope this Cyber Monday

The StarTravel 102 telescope has had its price cut by 30% this Cyber Monday, making this a stargazing bargain.

Cyber Monday deal: Lowest price ever on the Celestron NexStar 127 SLT telescope

The beginner-friendly Celestron NexStar 127 SLT is available on Amazon at less than $500 this Cyber Monday.

I'm sending my name to Jupiter's moon Europa on a NASA spacecraft — and here's why you should, too

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is headed to one of Jupiter's largest moons. It's bringing along a microchip filled with human names.

NASA Tests its Next-Generation Mars Helicopter Blades

While NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter continues to break records for both airspeed and altitude while it explores Jezero Crater on the Red Planet, NASA engineers back on Earth are hard at work testing carbon fiber blades for next-generation Mars helicopters that could exceed the performance of Ingenuity on future missions to Mars, specifically with the planned Mars Sample Return mission that NASA hopes to accomplish sometime in the 2030s.

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Where are All the Double Planets?

A recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society examines formation mechanisms for how binary planets—two large planetary bodies orbiting each other—can be produced from a type of tidal heating known as tidal dissipation, or the energy that is shared between two planetary bodies as the orbit close to each other, which the Earth and our Moon experiences. This study comes as the hunt for exomoons and other satellites orbiting exoplanets continues to expand and holds the potential to help astronomers better understand the formation and evolution of exoplanets and their systems. So, why is studying binary planets specifically important?

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Ariane 6 Fires its Engines, Simulating a Flight to Space

Since 2010, the European aerospace manufacturer ArianeGroup has been developing the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, a next-generation rocket for the European Space Agency (ESA). This vehicle will replace the older Ariane 5 model, offering reduced launch costs while increasing the number of launches per year. In recent years, the ArianeGrouip has been putting the rocket through its paces to prepare it for its first launch, which is currently scheduled for 2024. This past week, on Wednesday, November 23rd, the Ariane 6 underwent its biggest test to date as ground controllers conducted a full-scale dress rehearsal.

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Save 30% on the gigantic, fun-loving Lego Monkie Kid's Galactic Explorer

Lego's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale has given us a 30% saving on the Monkie Kid's Galactic Explorer playset.

This Lego City Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions Black Friday deal is out of this world

Get $15 off this interactive Lego City Mars Spacecraft Exploration Missions set this Black Friday weekend.

Save 30% on this fun Lego Monkie Kid space playset this Black Friday weekend

Lego is offering 30% off the Monkie Kid Chang'e Moon Cake Factory playset in its Black Friday sale.

Lego City's Lunar Research Base is 20% off for Black Friday

Black Friday Lego deals haven't finished just because we're into the weekend and you can still get 20% off the Lego City Lunar Research Base.

Save 20% on this Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter LEGO set for Black Friday weekend

Save on this repurposed version of a Star Wars classic ship as part of Amazon's Black Friday deals.

Save $145 on the Sky-Watcher Classic 250P telescope this Black Friday weekend

This premium Sky-Watcher telescope has had its price slashed by more than 15% in the Black Friday weekend sales.

Astronomical savings on the Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P this Black Friday weekend

The Sky-Watcher Flextube 200P collapsible telescope has been reduced by almost 15% at B&H Photo Video this Black Friday weekend.

Dark Matter Could Help Solve the Final Parsec Problem of Black Holes

When galaxies collide, their supermassive black holes enter into a gravitational dance, gradually orbiting each other ever closer until eventually…merging. We know they merge because we see the gravitational beasts that result, and we have detected the gravitational waves they emit as they inspiral. But the details of their final consummation remain a mystery. Now a new paper suggests part of that mystery can be solved with a bit of dark matter.

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Top 10 Best camera deals we've spotted: Black Friday weekend 2023

Here's our roundup of the biggest savings and discounts on cameras as we move from Black Friday to Cyber Monday 2023.

There's a huge 55% saving on this Celestron NexStar telescope this Black Friday weekend

Originally $1,998, the Celestron NexStar 6SE 150mm f/10 GoTo telescope is just $899 in the Black Friday weekend sale.

Top 10 best binoculars deals we've spotted: Black Friday weekend 2023

Here's our roundup of the biggest savings and discounts on binoculars as we move from Black Friday to Cyber Monday 2023.


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