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Lego Star Wars Tantive IV review

Escape from the Empire in style with the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV.

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Behemoth sunspot AR3664 unleashes its biggest solar flare yet, sparking radio blackouts on Earth (video)

Sunspot AR3664, over 15 Earths wide, has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet. Watch it erupt from the sun in this awesome video.

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

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

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

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.

Space

4 large incoming solar bursts could supercharge the auroras this weekend

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.

Space

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

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

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

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.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award

Last week, the chief scientist of the James Webb Space Telescope, Jane Rigby, was awarded the 2024 Medal of Freedom.

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

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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Historic space-baked cookie lands in the Smithsonian

It's been four years since it was made, but if you could smell it, you'd find it still retains the whiff of a DoubleTree Cookie. The first food item baked in space is now at the Smithsonian.

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China launches 4 satellites on 1st flight of new Long March 6C rocket (video)

China launched its first Long March 6C rocket, helping the nation further its goal of launching 100 orbital missions this year.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 7 'Eirgah' is the best yet of this final season

With just three more episodes remaining after this one, "Star Trek: Discovery" offers us a surprisingly well-written installment.

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'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon

Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years.

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'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs

Elon Musk isn't convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth, according to remarks the SpaceX CEO and founder made during a conference on Tuesday (May 7).

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White dwarfs are 'heavy metal' zombie stars endlessly cannibalizing their dead planetary systems

Zombie white dwarf stars keep their heavy metal exteriors fresh by constantly cannibalizing any smaller objects in their dead planetary systems, like comets and asteroids, that get in their way.

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SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)

SpaceX ignited the engines on the upper stage of its fifth Starship vehicle today (May 8), even though the fourth one has not yet left the ground.

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Blinded by the light: How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?

The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.

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Boeing's Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace 'buzzing' rocket valve (photo)

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was rolled off the launch pad today (May 8) to replace a misbehaving valve on its Atlas V rocket.

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A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form

The James Webb Space Telescope is teaching us about how planets form.

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World's largest visible light telescope spies a galaxy cluster warping spacetime

New images from the VLT Survey Telescope will help scientists learn about galaxy pasts, and perhaps futures.

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)

SpaceX launched 20 Starlink internet satellites from California early Friday morning (May 10), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability.

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Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)

One of the Star Wars fandom's most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.

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NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.

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