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Archive for March, 2024

‘Shiva and Shakti’: The ancient star streams that helped weave the Milky Way

March 23rd, 2024 by

The Gaia space telescope has discovered two ancient stellar streams woven through the heart of the Milky Way, which were present 12 billion years ago.

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‘Quantum tornado’ allows scientists to mimic a black hole on Earth

March 23rd, 2024 by

Scientists created a giant vortex made of tiny quantum parts in a helium superfluid just a few degrees above absolute zero. This “quantum tornado” helped them to bring black hole physics down to Earth.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to tie reuse record with 19th launch tonight

March 23rd, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-tying 19th time tonight (March 22), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit — if Mother Nature cooperates.

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NASA’s latest ‘Curious Universe’ podcast showcases our life-giving star

March 22nd, 2024 by

A preview of NASA’s new “Curious Universe” podcast episode, “The Sun, Our Star.”

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NASA suspends Swift gamma-ray space telescope operations

March 22nd, 2024 by

NASA has shut down its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, but don’t panic; this is only a temporary pause for the space telescope that has served the space agency since 2004.

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See the 1st teaser for August sci-fi scarefest ‘Alien: Romulus’ (video)

March 22nd, 2024 by

A sneak peek at director Fede Álvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” has just dropped. The film will be released this summer.

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‘All eyes to the sky’: National Geographic to chronicle epic solar spectacle on April 8 (exclusive video)

March 22nd, 2024 by

National Geographic and ABC will offer live coverage of the total solar eclipse on April 8 from eight U.S. states during its ‘Eclipse Across America’ special. Watch the trailer here.

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Amazing photos of ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from around the world

March 22nd, 2024 by

Take a look at some of the best ‘horned’ comet 12P/Pons-Brooks photos from around the world.

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