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Scientists confused by missing coastal features on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 01:11

Scientists have long known that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it’s strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.

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NASA’s Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing ‘strikingly complicated geology’

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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter’s orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

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Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a ‘missing’ supermassive black hole? (video)

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 00:11

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered “smoking gun” evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.

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We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you can too (interview)

Submit on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 23:11

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of our home system.

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US Space Force now has a framework for fighting a war in space

Submit on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 22:11

The U.S. Space Force now has an official “Space Warfighting” doctrine outlining how the service can train and prepare units for a war fought in space.

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Marvel’s screw-ups get their chance at redemption in the final ‘Thunderbolts’ trailer (video)

Submit on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 22:11

‘We’ve all done bad things’: Yelena, aka White Widow, bares her soul in final trailer for Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ ahead of the May 2 release.

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Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower peak tonight: Here’s what to expect

Submit on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 22:11

Skywatchers, get ready! The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak, offering a spectacular sight for anyone willing to stay up late or rise early.

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Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest’s worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

Submit on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 21:11

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

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