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Save 20% on the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon set this Cyber Monday

The Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon is a great entry-point for fans and collectors, and a great alternative to the pricey UCS Falcon.

Cyber Monday Saving! $150 off Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens

Making up one-third of Sigma's 'holy trinity', the 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens is now down to $949 at Adorama in this Cyber Monday lens deal.

This Star Wars LEGO TIE Fighter is a perfect gift thanks to a Cyber Monday discount

Get the iconic LEGO TIE Fighter for under $37 this Black Friday weekend and into Cyber Monday.

Cyber Monday deal: Save $23 on Nikon 10x50 Aculon A211 binoculars

See further for less with this excellent Nikon binoculars deal this Cyber Monday.

'Krull': the science fantasy of 'Star Wars' without the magic

Forty years on, "Krull" remains a flawed – but intriguing – effort to cash in on George Lucas's galaxy far, far away.

Medical emergencies will happen in deep space. Here's how Canada is getting ready

As the Canadian government readies for liftoff of human moon missions, it asked five teams Tuesday (Nov. 21) to show off their tech ideas for deep-space medicine.

Save 20% on the excellent Nikon Z6 II full-frame mirrorless camera this Cyber Monday

You can save $400 on this fantastic full-frame Nikon camera over Black Friday weekend and into Cyber Monday.

Take $400 off the Nikon D780 this Cyber Monday

This Nikon D780 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal gets you $400 off one of the best DSLRs money can buy.

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.


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