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Archive for March, 2024

Solar spacecraft ‘SOHO’ discovers its 5,000th comet

March 30th, 2024 by

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory just hit a milestone with its 5,000th comet detection.

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Lego Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer review

March 30th, 2024 by

This impressive Lego Star Wars ship packs in plenty of detail without breaking the bank.

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Gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope image captures sparkling stars, old and new

March 30th, 2024 by

A small galaxy is bursting with star formation in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Most quasars are a ferocious force of nature, but not this one

March 29th, 2024 by

A quasar over three billion light-years away was found to be rather gentle on its host galaxy, allowing its black hole to keep growing.

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How to earn a ‘black belt’ in solar eclipse chasing

March 29th, 2024 by

We explore how eclipses repeat and what it takes to earn a ‘black belt’ in eclipse chasing, according to our skywatching columnist Joe Rao.

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NASA’s 1st female chief engineer at Kennedy Space Center wants to put a space station around the moon (exclusive)

March 29th, 2024 by

For Women’s History Month, NASA’s Teresa Kinney shared what she’s learned in 40 years of working in agency circles, and how she’s trying to help the next generation fly to space.

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Europe’s upcoming Mars rover now has a detailed map to aid its search for ancient Red Planet life (video)

March 29th, 2024 by

The European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover now has a detailed map with which to help find its way around the Red Planet when it lands sometime in the next decade.

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NASA’s Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down ages of 1st asteroid targets

March 29th, 2024 by

Scientists shared preliminary results from Lucy’s encounter with Dinkinesh and Selam late last year.

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