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The great North American total eclipse. This is the moment when the sun's corona is visible at 100% totality, with huge plasma erupting on the suns surface, this is many times larger than planet Earth and is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.

Solar maximum: Why April's total Solar Eclipse will bring unique views of the sun's corona

By Jamie Carter published

With the solar cycle set to peak earlier than predicted, the sun's corona should look its spectacular spiky best for April 8's total solar eclipse.

Film poster, grey, spacecraft front and center, silhouette of a rocket launch behind

'The Making of JUICE' film documents how scientists built a Jupiter-bound spacecraft against the odds

By Keith Cooper published

JUICE blasted off in April 2023 on a mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moons and learn more about whether they could support life.

a spattering of galaxies litters the black of space.

Hubble Space Telescope spies multiple galaxy clusters masquerading as one (image)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope has observed a double whammy — two independent galaxy clusters grouped together in the same view.

an airplane flies in front of the full moon in a dark sky

See November's Full Beaver Moon light up the sky around the world (photos)

By Robert Lea published

November's Beaver Moon, the second to last full moon of 2023, was captured by photographers across the globe on Monday (Nov. 27), lighting up the internet with stunning images.

An aerial view of Gemini South telescope in Chile. Solar panels surrounding the facility provide about 28 percent of the power needed to run the telescope.

Gemini South Telescope in Chile to run solely on clean energy by 2027

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NOIRLab says it's on track to halve its planet-warming emissions by the end of 2027.

Rocket lifting off and surrounded by plumes of exhaust

Can a private space mission pierce Venus's clouds?

By Leonard David published

Amid uncertainty over space agencies’ plans for future Venus exploration, enthusiasm for a private-sector mission grows.

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Beware of fake Lego brands this Black Friday weekend

If you're buying Lego on Amazon this Black Friday weekend, watch out for cheap imitators

By Kimberley Snaith published

Not every "Lego deal" you'll see is genuine Lego, so be careful what you buy in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales

We see a satellite image of Hurricane Ida hitting Louisiana.

Google's DeepMind AI can make better weather forecasts than supercomputers

By Ben Turner published

DeepMind's new machine learning algorithm takes less than a minute to make its forecasts and can run on a desktop. But it won't replace traditional forecasts anytime soon.

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A NASA illustration of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star, that periodically points bursts of radiation at Earth.

On This Day In Space: Nov. 28, 1967: Astronomers Discover the 1st Pulsar

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Nov. 28, 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish observed the first pulsar.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with 23 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.

SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Monday night (Nov. 27).

Rocket Launches

Science & Astronomy

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a spattering of galaxies litters the black of space.

Hubble Space Telescope spies multiple galaxy clusters masquerading as one (image)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope has observed a double whammy — two independent galaxy clusters grouped together in the same view.

Stars and Galaxies
An aerial view of Gemini South telescope in Chile. Solar panels surrounding the facility provide about 28 percent of the power needed to run the telescope.

Gemini South Telescope in Chile to run solely on clean energy by 2027

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NOIRLab says it's on track to halve its planet-warming emissions by the end of 2027.

Earth

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Rocket lifting off and surrounded by plumes of exhaust

Can a private space mission pierce Venus's clouds?

By Leonard David published

Amid uncertainty over space agencies’ plans for future Venus exploration, enthusiasm for a private-sector mission grows.

Venus
spot-lit satellite dishes on an arid landscape point skyward ere the backdrop of a starry night

SETI Institute gets $200 million to seek out evidence of alien life

By Conor Feehly published

Researchers are taking seriously the idea that our first evidence of life elsewhere in the cosmos may come in the form of alien technology.

Alien Planets
A view of the LOFAR station at Birr Castle in Ireland, which has been listening for alien radio signals.

Search for intelligent aliens explores new radio-frequency realms

By Keith Cooper published

Over 1.6 million star systems have been scanned by Europe's LOFAR system so far, but E.T. hasn't been caught phoning home yet.

UFOs and Extraterrestrials

Skywatching

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The great North American total eclipse. This is the moment when the sun's corona is visible at 100% totality, with huge plasma erupting on the suns surface, this is many times larger than planet Earth and is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.

Solar maximum: Why April's total Solar Eclipse will bring unique views of the sun's corona

By Jamie Carter published

With the solar cycle set to peak earlier than predicted, the sun's corona should look its spectacular spiky best for April 8's total solar eclipse.

Solar Eclipses
Full moon above orange and pink hued storm clouds

Full moon calendar 2023: When to see the next full moon

By Kimberly Hickok last updated

Reference The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.

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Last chance! Insane $1000 saving on this Canon EOS R3 Cyber Monday camera deal!

By Kimberley Lane published

Deals Save a huge $1000 on the Canon EOS R3 at Amazon in their amazing Cyber Monday camera deal before it's gone — now down to $4999! We've never seen it cheaper!

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Film poster, grey, spacecraft front and center, silhouette of a rocket launch behind

'The Making of JUICE' film documents how scientists built a Jupiter-bound spacecraft against the odds

By Keith Cooper published

JUICE blasted off in April 2023 on a mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moons and learn more about whether they could support life.

Jupiter
LEGO infinity Gauntlet

Collect the Infinity Stones of Cyber Monday with this amazing Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet deal

By Lloyd Coombes published

Deals Add some Thanos energy to your home with this Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet at Walmart with a hefty saving.

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LEGO Batmobile

Get this Lego Batmobile for less than $25 in Amazon's Cyber Monday deal

By Lloyd Coombes published

Deals Get the Robert Pattinson Batmobile from The Batman at Amazon's lowest price ever for Cyber Monday.

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Full moon above orange and pink hued storm clouds

Full moon calendar 2023: When to see the next full moon

By Kimberly Hickok last updated

Reference The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.

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phases of the moon

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2023

By Tariq Malik last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2023.

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Illustrative satellite view of two planets orbiting, extremely large and one small.

What is the biggest planet ever found?

By Rebecca Sohn published

space mysteries In this space mysteries piece, we investigate the giants of our universe in search of the biggest planet. It might surprise you that there's more than one candidate.

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