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Did Astronomers Spot a Black Hole in Another Galaxy? Maybe Not

Astronomers might have spotted a stellar-mass black hole in another galaxy — but not everyone agrees with what they found.

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The 'Star Trek: Discovery' season 4 premiere is not one of its strongest starts (review)

Season 4 of "Star Trek: Discovery" is back on Paramount Plus and its premiere episode is a little uneven to say the least.

Eggshell Planets Have a Thin Brittle Crust and No Mountains or Tectonics

Planets without plate tectonics are unlikely to be habitable. But currently, we’ve never seen the surface of an exoplanet to determine if plate tectonics are active. Scientists piece together their likely surface structures from other evidence. Is there a way to determine what exoplanets might be eggshells, and eliminate them as potentially habitable?

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Ultrahot 'superionic' ice is a new state of matter

To create the ice, the scientists had to squeeze a water droplet to 3.5 million times Earth's atmospheric pressure and heat it hotter than the sun.

Rocket Lab recovers booster after successful launch with BlackSky satellites

An Electron rocket lifts off from Rocket Lab’s spaceport on the North Island of New Zealand with two BlackSky optical remote sensing satellites. Credit: Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab launched two small BlackSky optical Earth-imaging satellites Wednesday from New Zealand, the first of three straight Electron rocket flights for the U.S. remote sensing company.

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Wormholes may be viable shortcuts through space-time after all, new study suggests

Wormholes may be stable after all, a new theory suggests, contradicting previous predictions that these hypothetical shortcuts through space-time would instantly collapse.

Russia's anti-satellite missile test could have easily obliterated the International Space Station

What's the worst that could happen from the Russian missile test that blasted more than 1,500 pieces of space debris into Earth orbit?

LightSail 2 has Been Flying for 30 Months now, Paving the way for Future Solar Sail Missions

Even after 30 months in space, The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 mission continues to successfully “sail on sunbeams” demonstrating solar sail technology in Earth orbit. The mission is providing hard data for future missions that hope to employ solar sails to explore the cosmos.

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Vixen SG 2.1x42 binoculars review

The Vixen SG 2.1x42 binoculars' small size and specs make them something of an oddity for astronomy, but stargazers will love the low-power opera glasses style.

Station resumes normal operations, but risk from Russian ASAT test continues

Expedition 66 crew members, from left to right: Pyotr Dubrov, Tom Marshburn, Anton Shkaplerov, Raja Chari, Mark Vande Hei, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer. Credit: NASA

The seven-person crew living on the International Space Station resumed normal operations Wednesday, two days after closing off parts of the complex as precaution following a widely-condemned Russian anti-satellite test that created a new cloud of space debris.

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Live coverage from the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting

Government ministers in charge of space activities in ESA’s Member States meet on 19 November at an Intermediate Ministerial Meeting in Matosinhos, Portugal. Join us on ESA Web TV for live coverage, including an inflight call with ESA Astronaut Matthias Maurer on the International Space Station.

Telescopes at Best Buy: Black Friday discounts and stock

We’ve combed through all the telescopes at Best Buy, looking for Black Friday deals and checking stock levels on popular models.

Washington state flooding

Image: The US State of Washington is under a state of emergency following days of severe wind and rain leading to extensive flooding in parts of the state. Different satellites in orbit carry different instruments that can provide us with a wealth of complementary information to understand and to respond to flooding disasters.

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 4 warps onto TV today

"Star Trek: Discovery" season 4 starts with a strange anomaly threatening the entire galaxy. Billions could be killed, Starfleet must unite… Wait, wasn't that the story arc for Season 3?

Steve Wozniak's startup Privateer plans to launch hundreds of satellites to study space debris

Privateer aims to characterize the orbital debris population like never before. It will do this by incorporating a variety of data, including information gathered by its own sizable satellite fleet.

Beaver Moon eclipse weather forecast: Here's what to expect in the US for the nearly total lunar eclipse

Much of the Nation's midsection should be in fine position weatherwise, to get a view of the upcoming "almost" total lunar eclipse scheduled for late Thursday night/early Friday morning (Nov. 18-19).

A new era of planetary exploration: what we discovered on the far side of the moon

The far side of the moon is of great importance due to its interesting geological formations, but this hidden side also blocks all the electromagnetic noise from human activity, making it an ideal place to build radio telescopes.

How to photograph a lunar eclipse

Here’s our guide on how to photograph a lunar eclipse, so you can get perfect images of the event.

Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM ART lens review

The Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM ART lens' 2x, fast-aperture zoom bears all the hallmarks of the company’s Art range.


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