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Chinese scientists have constructed a numerical model to simulate the Martian atmosphere and thus assist the country's plans to return rock samples from the Red Planet.

Fly your Star Wars flag in style this Black Friday with a 35% off deal on the Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter.

Save 33% on one of the most secure and portable solid state drives this Black Friday with the SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD — boost your storage and save your money.

Week in images: 20-24 November 2023

Denmark's first astronaut, Andy Mogensen, marked the midpoint of his second mission on the ISS by comparing his zero-g skills against those of another Danish icon, Rasmus Klump.

The Canon EOS R5 is an 8K video monster and is a whopping $900 off in this insane Black Friday camera deal

This LEGO Star Wars The Child figure offers a buildable Baby Yoda and there's 50% off.

One of the best budget telescopes has just got even better thanks to a 32% saving in this Black Friday telescope deal

Bring the cosmos to you with this incredible, room-filling BlissLights Sky Lite Evolve Star Projector, $30 off with this Black Friday deal.

Last summer, Harvard professor Avi Loeb claimed tiny pellets of iron came from beyond our solar system. But new analyses suggest that they likely originated much closer to home.

The 93% full waxing gibbous moon and a bright Jupiter will make a close approach in the night sky tonight.

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Cinq, quatre, trois, deux, un. Allumage Vulcain! This is the moment Ariane 6’s main engine was sparked into life, and the entire main stage of the new rocket and the many parts of the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana, practised for the full duration of a launch. Of course, as planned, the test model did not leave the ground.

Watch the live launch broadcast of Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 on ESA Web TV Channel 2 and ESA YouTube, currently scheduled for 29 November. Coverage of this historic moment is set to begin shortly before 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET) (times to be confirmed). 

Small but mighty, the Nikon Prostaff P7 8x42 binoculars are a favorite of ours, and they're even better with this Black Friday deal

This is a Lego Star Wars Black Friday deal worth spending your credits on.

Want to shoot the night skies? The Nikon Z7 II is a great all-rounder, excellent for low-light and astrophotography shooting and a steal at $800 off.

The Celestron Nature DX 12x56 are now $175 in this Black Friday binocular deal at Amazon — we love them for affordable stargazing.

This Peak Design tripod is one of the best money can buy, and you can currently save $180 on it with this Black Friday deal

The final four names are "Coolamon," "Kakirra," "Mateship" and "Roo-ver." The public can vote for their favorite through Dec. 1.

With the Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binocular on a deep discount this Black Friday, you can peer at deep-sky objects without breaking the bank.

Save $100 on the Celestron NexStar 4SE at Amazon as part of Black Friday.