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Archive for May, 2024

Euclid telescope finds 1.5 trillion orphan stars wandering the Perseus cluster (images)

May 29th, 2024 by

The Euclid telescope has allowed astronomers to discover a staggering 1.5 trillion orphan stars torn from their own galaxies to wander the Perseus cluster alone.

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Bejeweled galaxy sparkles in new Hubble photo

May 29th, 2024 by

A bejeweled galaxy shines brightly in a stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Is it time to put a dimmer on the push for space solar power?

May 29th, 2024 by

The thought of beaming power to an energy-hungry Earth from space has long been studied. It was first proposed over 80 years ago in science fiction.

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Robotic Russian cargo ship leaves the ISS, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere (photo)

May 29th, 2024 by

Russia’s uncrewed Progress 86 cargo craft departed the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (May 28), ending a six-month orbital stay.

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Volcanoes on Venus might be erupting right now

May 29th, 2024 by

Venus may be as geologically active as Earth, with volcanoes possibly spewing on its surface in the present day.

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How scientists shipped astronomy’s largest camera from California to Chile

May 29th, 2024 by

The largest camera ever built for astronomy arrived in Chile, where it will be installed atop Rubin Observatory’s Simonyi Survey Telescope.

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Netflix’s new sci-fi flick ‘Atlas’ charms with old-school heroics and rousing mech fights (review)

May 29th, 2024 by

A review of director Brad Peyton’s new sci-fi adventure flick, “Atlas.”

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Scientists pick their favorite Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope images: ‘The best is still to come’

May 29th, 2024 by

The European Space Agency has now released ten images from its dark universe detective spacecraft, Euclid. We asked scientists from various fields to pick their favorite Euclid image thus far.

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