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Archive for August, 2024

Massive star’s gory ‘death by black hole’ is the biggest and brightest event of its kind

August 12th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole violently shredding and devouring a star nine times as massive as the sun.

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Rare Perseid meteor shower and northern lights display excites stargazers worldwide (photos, videos)

August 12th, 2024 by

Witness the rare convergence of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights in these stunning photos from skywatchers worldwide.

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Marvel’s Darth Vader and Princess Leia rule the galaxy as father and daughter

August 12th, 2024 by

A preview of Marvel Comics’ “Star Wars: Darth Vader #50” featuring an incredible cover of Princess Leia alongside her father, Anakin Skywalker.

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See Mars and Jupiter form ‘double planet’ early Aug. 14

August 12th, 2024 by

On Aug. 14, Mars and Jupiter will appear to be the closest they’ve been in over two years.

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New Mars terraforming idea: engineered, heat-absorbing dust nanoparticles

August 12th, 2024 by

Metal particles made from Martian dust could be released into the sky to raise temperatures on the Red Planet by over 50 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), a new study suggests.

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Mars orbiter hears the siren song of a salty Red Planet ‘mermaid’

August 12th, 2024 by

The European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spied a salt deposit on Mars that likely indicates water once flowed there, in a region known as the “Sea of the Sirens.”

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching for record-tying 22nd time tonight

August 12th, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-tying 22nd time on Sunday night (Aug. 11), sending aloft two satellites that will provide broadband coverage in the Arctic region.

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Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ take note. ‘Star Trek’ is now Hollywood’s ultimate shared universe

August 11th, 2024 by

The most exciting shared universe of them all is currently located somewhere on the final frontier in the “Star Trek” franchise.

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