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Archive for June, 2024

NASA exoplanet hunter finds ‘weird’ world surviving a star’s relentless bombardment — it’s named Phoenix

June 5th, 2024 by

NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter has discovered a weird world called Phoenix that has managed to hold on to its atmosphere despite being relentlessly bombarded with radiation from its red giant star.

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Terrifying new ‘Alien: Romulus’ trailer unleashes the facehuggers (video)

June 5th, 2024 by

Roughly two months before its theatrical release, “Alien: Romulus” is giving us a better look at its plot, characters, and scares.

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Midnight sun: What it is and how to see it

June 5th, 2024 by

Experience the wonders of the midnight sun, a natural phenomenon where the sun never sets. Learn where you can witness this endless daylight and the science behind the strange phenomenon.

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Save $400 on Unistellar smart binoculars: Early bird deal

June 5th, 2024 by

Unistellar’s brand new smart binocular, Envision, is now $400 off when you order it on pre-sale in this early bird Kickstarter deal.

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Father’s Day telescope deals: Save $400 on Unistellar smart telescopes

June 5th, 2024 by

These Father’s Day Unistellar smart telescope deals are sitewide

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Aurora-like STEVE phenomenon has a ‘secret twin’ that appears only before dawn, study finds

June 5th, 2024 by

An atmospheric phenomenon known as STEVE has a secret twin that appears before the break of dawn and flows in the opposite direction, new research finds.

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The Hubble Space Telescope is old. Here’s NASA’s new plan to keep it alive through 2035

June 5th, 2024 by

The Hubble Space Telescope will soon go into one-gyroscope mode, a move that will decrease the iconic observatory’s productivity but give it margin for the future.

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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites tonight, including 13 direct-to-cell craft

June 5th, 2024 by

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (June 4), including 13 that can beam service directly to smartphones.

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