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Archive for December, 2024

‘Silo’ Season 2 Episode 6: How far will Bernard go to maintain control?

December 23rd, 2024 by

A recap of Apple TV+’s “Silo” Season 2 Episode 6, “Barricades”

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Could that be Santa’s sleigh? Early risers can spot the ISS from the UK this Christmas

December 23rd, 2024 by

A bright streak of light in the pre-dawn skies above the U.K. could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus getting an early start to his Christmas deliveries.

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This Christmas Eve, humans will try to embrace a star

December 23rd, 2024 by

Parker Solar Probe will make an immensely close pass by the sun on Dec. 24 — but its scientists aren’t worried. They have faith in their explorer.

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Accidental discovery reveals ‘millinovas,’ a new class of cosmic explosion 100 times brighter than the sun

December 23rd, 2024 by

Astronomers have accidently spotted a new type of cosmic explosion called a “millinova” triggered by white dwarfs feeding on stars. If that sounds familiar get ready for a suprise!

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (photos)

December 23rd, 2024 by

SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

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What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

December 23rd, 2024 by

Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans.

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Space2Sea Antarctica: William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA astronauts talk exploration and science from the Drake Passage

December 22nd, 2024 by

Explorers, astronauts and filmmakers described life in space and on Earth in an epic livestream from the Drake Passage.

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Daffy Duck’s ‘full moon’ and Porky Pig fend off alien invasion in ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ (trailer)

December 22nd, 2024 by

Daffy Duck’s full moon is on display in teaser trailer has landed for “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”

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