Astronomers have witnessed the titanic collision between two neutron stars that resulted in the birth of the smallest black hole ever seen and forged precious metals like gold, silver, and…
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Earth sure looks spooky in these ‘hyperspectral’ images from Europe’s Hera asteroid probe
A strange Earth shines in new imagery captured by a European asteroid mission. The Hera spacecraft, which launched this month to study a binary asteroid system up close. turned its…
Astronomers predict the orbits of potentially hazardous comets from meteor showers
Illustration of long-period comets and the Oort cloud. Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it’s easy to understand why. They…
As Musk seeks to launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites, space researchers urge caution
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over 100 space researchers signed a letter urging the federal government to perform an environmental review before allowing SpaceX to continue launching thousands of satellites for…
NASA astronaut snaps spooky photo of SpaceX Dragon capsule from ISS
A SpaceX Dragon capsule looks a little ghostly in a new image taken from the space station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit snapped a picture of the Crew Dragon Freedom after…
Innovative model offers new way for astronomers to analyze powerful space explosions
The explosion of a massive star leads to the expulsion of its envelope, and this “ejecta” expands outward with time and interacts with the medium surrounding the star at the…
6 reasons not to buy in the Black Friday sales
Many consumer rights and environmental activists are calling for people to avoid the Black Friday sales. The event has often made headlines for the wrong reasons, from mass hysteria and…
China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
The launch pad for the Shenzhou-19 mission, left, is seen during day break at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Ng…
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ is a fun and fitting farewell to Tom Hardy’s alien antics (review)
With the exception of James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy, few Marvel-based superhero films of recent memory have cultivated the wicked charm, gallows humor, and delirious fun as the…
