Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle
A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.
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How 'quantum foam' may have inflated the early universe
For decades, scientists assumed that the expansion of the universe was powered by a new entity, known as the inflaton, but new research suggests that it may have been possible without it.
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World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)
The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028.
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20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is
Despite crashing in the Utah desert in 2004, NASA's Genesis mission is still helping scientists study the effects of solar wind.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada
On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.
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Nikon 5x15 HG monocular review
The Nikon 5x15 HG monocular is tiny, but it promises the same high-quality build and lens of Nikon's other optical devices.
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Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before dis
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.
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World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.
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SpaceX launching 27 Starlink satellites Jan. 20 in 1st flight since St
SpaceX is set to launch 27 of its Starlink internet satellites Monday (Jan. 20), four days after a test flight of its Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
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Step inside a virtual reality art piece inspired by the James Webb Spa
Ashley Zelinskie's VR artwork Twin Quasar was inspired by the iconic deep-space image from the James Webb Space Telescope that introduced a new audience to gravitational lensing.
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has come through the L.A. fires in one piece. It will open next week to employees who need to work on site.
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Space Force to march in Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the ne
On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation's newest military branch.
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Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price
Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.
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FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.
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Fastest disintegrating world ever seen 'spills its guts' for NASA's ex
NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has found the fastest-disintegrating planet ever. Losing a moons-worth of matter every million years, it is a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.
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3 years of James Webb Space Telescope data on alien worlds now availab
The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the study of exoplanets, worlds beyond the solar system.
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Volcanic cones on Mars tell a tale of ice and fire
A study of volcanic cones near the equator on Mars is challenging what scientists previously knew about when and where water flowed on Mars.
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The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope is currently 36% off with a coupon, making it the cheapest it's been in a long time.
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There's currently a $26 saving to be had on the excellent Lego City Modular Space Station via Amazon.
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Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ago, scientists find.
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