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Archive for December, 2022

This Asteroid Launcher simulator lets you destroy your hometown — or anywhere else

December 26th, 2022 by

Asteroid Launcher, a new web app that gives asteroid impact fanatics a shot at answering some of their questions on what an asteroid crash would be like.

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Unwrap the alien magic of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ in this lush concept art book

December 26th, 2022 by

DK Publishing has released the new companion book “The Art of Avatar: The Way of Water” to the smash hit sci-fi film.

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Rock glaciers on Earth may help us prepare for water-seeking missions on Mars

December 26th, 2022 by

We know very little about Mars rock glaciers, but scientists do suspect that they may hold significant amounts of water.

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Winter on Mars looks beautiful in this festive NASA video

December 25th, 2022 by

NASA is making the case for a “winter wonderland” on Mars in a new video from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

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See the Christmas moon and 4 planets align as Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury and Venus offer a holiday treat this week!

December 25th, 2022 by

The Christmas moon lines up with four bright planets in a celestial holiday treat this week.

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Recreated ‘Blue Marble’ photo of Earth tests powerful new climate model

December 25th, 2022 by

A new climate simulation program has successfully recreated a living, swirling version of the famous 1972 “Blue Marble” photo taken by Apollo 17 astronauts.

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Watch an epic Christmas tree launch for the holidays by DIY ‘Rocket-tree’ makers (videos)

December 25th, 2022 by

Engineer and YouTuber Xyla Foxlin and DIY rocket maker Joe Barnard of BPS.space teamed up to launch Christmas tree from the California desert this year.

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Rick and Morty plunge into pit of Lovecraftian horror in new comic miniseries

December 25th, 2022 by

Oni Press releases a new horror-saturated miniseries, “Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu #1.”

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