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Temperamental stars could be ruining our view of thousands of exoplanets, Hubble Telescope finds

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 20:11

Using 20 years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered that turbulent stars could be corrupting observations of some exoplanets.

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The moon will be unusually high in the sky tomorrow. Here’s why

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 18:11

Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

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‘This idea that it takes like 250 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, I think that’s just bizarre.’ Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for ‘I Heart Pluto’ festival

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 06:11

Filmmaker Adam Nemoy helps celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pluto’s discovery this month at the 6th annual ‘I Heart Pluto’ festival from Feb. 13-17.

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Giant planet or ‘failed star?’ Newfound mystery world blurs the lines

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 04:11

By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new giant “planet,” plus a new brown dwarf.

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New ‘Star Wars: The Mask of Fear’ novel stars Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera (interview)

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Acclaimed “Star Wars” author Alexander Freed discusses his new “Star Wars: The Mask of Fear” novel

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NASA just gave these 9 companies $24 million to dream up Artemis moon mission tech

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 03:11

A bevy of space companies will lend a hand to NASA’s moon goals under new contracts centered around the agency’s upcoming Artemis missions.

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Astronomers unsure what caused ‘weird explosion’ seen by Einstein Probe’s X-ray eye

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 03:11

Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black hole snacking on a star, by a gamma-ray burst, or by something entirely new?

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The Fantastic Four meets Saturn V: ‘First Steps’ trailer launched at rocket center

Submit on Thursday, February 6th, 2025 01:11

Disney’s Marvel Studios launched its first look at “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” by broadcasting from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.

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