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Netflix’s asteroid-impact series ‘Goodbye Earth’ is an insufferably slow disaster saga (review)

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 20:11

A review of Netflix’s new 12-episode dystopian sci-fi series, “Goodbye Earth.”

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Scientists use XRISM spacecraft to predict fate of matter around monster supermassive black hole

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 19:11

The spacecraft XRISM has examined light from a distant galaxy that houses a supermassive black hole to determine the fate of matter in the void’s gravitational thrall.

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China’s Chang’e 6 probe to the moon’s far side has a big lunar mystery to solve

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 17:11

By retrieving rare volcanic samples from the lunar far side, Chang’e-6 aims to provide answers as to why volcanism was so limited on just one side of the moon.

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4 large incoming solar bursts could supercharge the auroras this weekend

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 05:11

The NOAA has bumped up its geomagnetic storm watch for May 11 to a “rare” level as solar activity continues at high levels and at least four coronal mass ejections propel toward Earth.

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Sierra Space’s 1st Dream Chaser space plane aces key tests. Next stop: Florida launch site.

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 02:11

Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser space plane has finished rigorous environmental testing in Ohio and is being prepped for the journey to its Florida launch site.

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‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’ review: A gorgeous but ultimately uneven set of stories

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 01:11

Lucasfilm Animation’s second Star Wars anthology series often wows, but neither the tales chosen nor the structure feel like a good fit for the format.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 01:11

Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it launches in 2026.

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Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide erupts with another colossal X-class solar flare (video)

Submit on Friday, May 10th, 2024 00:11

A sunspot so big it rivals the gigantic sunspot responsible for the Carrington Event in 1859 has unleashed another X-class solar flare. Watch the eruption here and find out how to see the sunspot for yourself.

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