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Archive for June, 2023

Dark Sky Utah: A complete guide to astro-travel in America’s darkest state

June 2nd, 2023 by

How to go stargazing and the best places for astrophotography in the home of the first, the most and the best International Dark Sky Parks in the world.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds water in super-hot exoplanet’s atmosphere

June 2nd, 2023 by

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted water in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-18 b, which reaches nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,700 degrees Celsius).

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity went silent for ‘agonizing’ 6 days in April

June 2nd, 2023 by

NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity didn’t check in with its handlers for nearly a week this spring, and communications could continue to be spotty for a while yet.

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Odd supergiant star Betelgeuse is brightening up. Is it about to go supernova?

June 1st, 2023 by

One of the brightest stars in the night sky has been getting oddly brighter, prompting speculations that it might soon explode in a supernova. Can we really expect that celestial spectacle?

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The Expanse: A Telltale Series preview — Trust your gut before your head gets in the way

June 1st, 2023 by

Telltale Games is reviving The Expanse with a prequel game series, and we’ve played the first episode.

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Zany new trailer for Fox’s ‘Stars on Mars’ reality show counts us down to launch (video)

June 1st, 2023 by

Fox released a new trailer for the wild new reality TV series “Stars on Mars” hosted by William Shatner that tosses contestants into a simulated Martian habitat.

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Hubble captures starry tentacles of faraway ‘jellyfish galaxy’ in stunning detail (photo)

June 1st, 2023 by

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a jellyfish galaxy, whose cosmic tentacles host massive amounts of star formation.

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Saturn’s moon Enceladus is blasting a plume of water 6,000 miles high. Could life be lurking under its icy shell?

June 1st, 2023 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has found a 6,000 mile-long plume of water squirting into space from Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus, creating a massive watery cloud in the planet’s orbit.

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