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'Ahsoka' season 1 episode 4 review: Fateful encounters and a return

The fourth episode of Ahsoka is an excellent midpoint chapter packed with gorgeous duels and leads into an unpredictable second half of the season.

Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena

An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.

Space junk in Earth orbit and on the moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in charge of cleaning it up

There's a lot of trash on the moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste. But whose responsibility is it to clean it up?

Camera ‘hack’ lets Solar Orbiter peer deeper into Sun’s atmosphere

Scientists have used Solar Orbiter’s EUI camera in a new mode of operation to record part of the Sun’s atmosphere at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths that has been almost impossible to image until now. This new mode of operation was made possible with a last-minute ‘hack’ to the camera and will almost certainly influence new solar instruments for future missions. 

See the half-lit last quarter moon ride the Bull tonight

The half-illuminated moon will have a close encounter with the Bull on Wednesday (Sept. 6) when the last quarter moon rises in Taurus just before midnight.

SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket ahead of 2nd test flight (photos)

SpaceX has stacked its giant Starship vehicle on the launch pad in South Texas, a major milestone ahead of an impending test flight from the site.

Sleeping on the ISS isn't easy. This lamp for astronauts could help

To assist astronauts with their sleep schedules, scientists developed a lamp synchronized to their circadian rhythms.

Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad

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On 5 September 2023, teams from France’s space agency CNES and Arianegroup under the lead of ESA carried out a complete Ariane 6 launch sequence on its launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The test ended with a hot-fire of the launcher’s core stage and startup of the Vulcain 2.1 engine.

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Australia launching moon rover on NASA Artemis mission as soon as 2026

Australia will launch its first moon rover as early as 2026, on one of NASA's Artemis missions. And you can help name the rover — if you're an Australian resident.

'Twisty' new theory of gravity says information can escape black holes after all

Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.'

Black holes keep 'burping up' stars they destroyed years earlier, and astronomers don't know why

Years after ripping stars to shreds, 24 black holes suddenly flared up with radio waves in inexplicable 'burping' bouts. Half of all star-killing black holes may experience the same.

Star blows giant exoplanet's atmosphere away, leaving massive tail in its wake

A hot Jupiter exoplanet is blowing its top like a cartoon character throwing a tantrum, creating a tail of gas that is the largest planetary structure seen outside the solar system.

Is 'Starfield' a far-flung fantasy or a glimpse of mankind's space-bound future?

What to expect from Bethesda Game Studio's new space settlement adventure Starfield and its take on life among the stars.

Supermassive black hole accretion disk seen 'on the edge' for 1st time

Astronomers have imaged the outskirts of an accretion disk gradually feeding a supermassive black hole for the first time, potentially boosting our understanding of such hungry cosmic monsters.

Sex between space tourists will happen eventually. But are we ready for babies conceived off Earth?

Considering that space travel is no longer reserved for professional astronauts, the various motivations of space tourists and upcoming spacecraft developments, we concluded that in-space sex will probably happen within the next ten years.

Tiny satellites use AI to sniff for methane leaks on the ground (photos)

This startup wants to take methane leak detection from space to the next level with the help of AI.

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander spotted from lunar orbit (photo)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped a photo of India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander, the first craft ever to soft-land near the lunar south pole.

Weirdly wobbly jets may be evidence of elusive supermassive black hole pairings

The 'wobble' of jets blasting out from active galaxies, or blazars, is 'smoking gun' evidence for supermassive black hole binary systems that elude astronomers, a new study reports.

'Star Trek: Picard's Academy' comic shows how a young Jean-Luc got schooled

"Star Trek: Picard's Academy #1" releases from IDW Publishing on Sept. 13, 2023, offering Trek fans a new look at the early days of Starfleet's legendary Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Perseverance Mars rover spots 'shark fin' and 'crab claw' rocks on Red Planet (photo)

NASA's Perseverance Rover has imaged two peculiar rocks on Mars — one is shaped like a shark fin and the other like a crab claw. These artifacts join a long list of pareidolia-triggering rocks on the Red Planet.


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