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Archive for September, 2024

1st results of XRISM X-ray space telescope reveals black hole and supernova secrets

September 21st, 2024 by

The first results from JAXA’s XRISM X-ray telescope are out, and they reveal new features of the superheated gas around a distant supermassive black hole and a closer supernova.

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‘Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’: How its creators pieced together a playful classic (exclusive)

September 21st, 2024 by

An interview with “Lego Star wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’s” Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit.

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)

September 20th, 2024 by

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20), sending the spacecraft aloft from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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Everything we know about ‘Mickey 17’

September 20th, 2024 by

Bong Joon-ho’s next movie, starring Robert Pattinson, is a return to sci-fi that’s both dramatic and darkly comedic. Get ready for Mickey 17.

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Exoplanets may be hiding behind the ‘Neptunian ridge’

September 20th, 2024 by

Astronomers have discovered a hidden feature in exoplanet distribution that could explain the absence of so-called “hot-Neptunes” close to their stars.

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Who is Knull? An introduction to ‘Venom: The Last Dance’s big Marvel villain

September 20th, 2024 by

The third Venom movie is almost here, and its latest trailer has unveiled the villain in the shadows: Knull, the King in Black.

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Black hole ‘bullets’ fired at Mars could reveal more about dark matter

September 20th, 2024 by

Tiny black hole “bullets” left over from the Big Bang could be passing through Mars at speeds in excess of 7,000 times the speed of sound, causing the Red Planet to “wobble.”

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Europe’s Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022

September 20th, 2024 by

Europe’s Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA’s DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch site in Florida ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.

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