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Archive for October 13th, 2023

‘Loki’ season 2 episode 2 review: Time to flex the acting muscles

October 13th, 2023 by

The second episode of Loki season 2 puts the plot on pause for the majority of the runtime and gives the stellar cast plenty of space to play around.

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In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?

October 13th, 2023 by

Superintelligences might reveal themselves through the technosignatures of their cosmic engineering projects.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA’s Psyche probe to bizarre metal asteroid (video)

October 13th, 2023 by

NASA’s Psyche mission launched Friday (Oct. 13) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and is now bound for the largest metal asteroid in our solar system.

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‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse on Oct. 14: Will the weather cooperate?

October 13th, 2023 by

Almost all of North America will experience a dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible — weather permitting, of course.

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Hubble Telescope captures star-packed galaxy spinning like a top (photo)

October 13th, 2023 by

A breathtaking new Hubble Space Telescope image captures star-packed regions in the NGC 685 galaxy.

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Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 ‘ring of fire’ eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.

October 13th, 2023 by

You can’t stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.

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How precious metals were brought to Earth and preserved in a magma ocean

October 13th, 2023 by

We’ve got geophysics to thank for preventing our precious metals from sinking to Earth’s core.

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Here’s the (moon) scoop: Mercury 7-flown clock, Apollo lunar shovel up for auction

October 13th, 2023 by

The clock is ticking on a space artifacts auction, though this time it is not just any timing device driving the bids. The ‘satellite clock’ from Scott Carpenter’s Mercury capsule is up for sale.

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