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Bright moon aligns with Gemini's Twins

The bright moon meets up with the Gemini twins tonight (Feb. 3)

By Robert Lea published

The moon has a date with the bright stellar twins of Gemini, Castor, and Pollux, on Friday night.

The sulfur plasma being constrained by sound waves inside the tiny glass bulb.

Miniature sun with simulated gravity could help prepare us for deadly solar storms

By Ben Turner published

The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma

A Hubble Space Telescope image of a white dwarf star called LAWD 37.

Good Lawd! Mass of lone "dead star" measured for the first time

By Robert Lea published

Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have measured the mass of a lone white dwarf star, LAWD 37, the kind of stellar remnant our sun will leave behind.

An artist's depiction of Wolf 1069 b.

Astronomers discover potential habitable exoplanet only 31 light-years from Earth

By Laurence Tognetti published

Wolf 1069 b offers a unique opportunity to study a potentially habitable and tidally locked exoplanet.

British astrophotographer Josh Dury took this image of comet C/2022 E3 above Stonehenge.

Rare green comet's close approach a feast for astrophotographers (photos)

By Tereza Pultarova published

A rare green comet that hasn't been seen since the time of the Neaderthals made its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 1, and astrophotographers all over the world couldn't peel their eyes off it.

one of the hangars at spaceport Cornwall with large "spaceport Cornwall" letters across the front of the building above the entrance.

Spaceport Cornwall: The ultimate guide to the UK's first spaceport

By Ed Browne published

Reference Spaceport Cornwall is the UK's first licensed spaceport. Here we explore the air-launch hub in more detail.

Tech

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diagram of a nuclear reactor

Rolls-Royce unveils early-stage design for space nuclear reactor

By Elizabeth Howell published

The company is working with the U.K. Space Agency to develop nuclear power and propulsion options for spaceflight.

Artist’s concept of the DARPA and Lockheed Martin Hypersonic Air Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC).

DARPA's hypersonic HAWC completes final flight test at over Mach 5

By Brett Tingley published

DARPA announced the end of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program with a final successful test flight that reached speeds over Mach 5 and flew for more than 300 nautical miles.

Spaceflight

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one of the hangars at spaceport Cornwall with large "spaceport Cornwall" letters across the front of the building above the entrance.

Spaceport Cornwall: The ultimate guide to the UK's first spaceport

By Ed Browne published

Reference Spaceport Cornwall is the UK's first licensed spaceport. Here we explore the air-launch hub in more detail.

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Cosmic Girl plane flying high above the ground below and releasing the LauncherOne rocket seen just below the aircraft.

Virgin Orbit: Facts about the novel air-launch provider

By Ed Browne last updated

Reference We take a look at the small satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit, exploring the company's history, how it works, and the tech it uses.

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Science & Astronomy

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The sulfur plasma being constrained by sound waves inside the tiny glass bulb.

Miniature sun with simulated gravity could help prepare us for deadly solar storms

By Ben Turner published

The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma

A Hubble Space Telescope image of a white dwarf star called LAWD 37.

Good Lawd! Mass of lone "dead star" measured for the first time

By Robert Lea published

Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have measured the mass of a lone white dwarf star, LAWD 37, the kind of stellar remnant our sun will leave behind.

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An artist's depiction of the Green Bank Telescope hooked up to a machine learning system.

Machine learning spots 8 potential technosignatures

By Robert Lea published

Humans have five new leads in the search to find life beyond our solar system.

An illustration of a flying saucer above a country road.

Unidentified aerial annoyance: Full disclosure or dubious UFO nonsense?

By Leonard David published

The coming year will surely see a persistence of debate, discussion and disbelief regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Researcher Queenie Chan holds a sample of the Winchcombe meteorite.

Meteorite that crashed onto UK driveway contains the building blocks of life

By Elizabeth Rayne published

Amino acids, the building blocks of life, have been found in the nearly pristine Winchcombe meteorite.

Skywatching

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Bright moon aligns with Gemini's Twins

The bright moon meets up with the Gemini twins tonight (Feb. 3)

By Robert Lea published

The moon has a date with the bright stellar twins of Gemini, Castor, and Pollux, on Friday night.

Best telescopes on white background

Best telescopes 2023: The best models for stargazing galaxies, nebulas and more

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide The best telescopes for seeing stars, galaxies, nebula, planets and more, from the best beginner models to advanced scopes for experienced stargazers.

Buying Guide
Jason Parnell-Brookes using one of the best binoculars at the top of a green grassy hill

Best binoculars 2023: Top picks for stargazing, wildlife and more

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide We've rounded up the best binoculars on the market for skywatching, wildlife, sports and more and compiled this in-depth guide so you can pick the right pair.

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Closeup of part of Gabriele Dell'Otto's variant cover for "Alien #1," which is coming in April 2023.

Xenomorphs hatch from the deep freeze in Marvel’s new 'Alien' comic series

By Jeff Spry published

Marvel Comics has released a first fearful look at a new "Alien" comic coming this spring.

Promotional art for "The Ark."

'The Ark' premiere sets up a sci-fi survival saga in outer space

By Jeff Spry published

SyFy's new space survival series "The Ark" launches tonight with a spaceship disaster waking passengers from cryogenic hibernation.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor

Everything we know about Star Wars Jedi Survivor: release date, plot & more

By Jordan Middler last updated

Hit the music and start the text crawl - here's everything we know about Star Wars Jedi Survivor.

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one of the hangars at spaceport Cornwall with large "spaceport Cornwall" letters across the front of the building above the entrance.

Spaceport Cornwall: The ultimate guide to the UK's first spaceport

By Ed Browne published

Reference Spaceport Cornwall is the UK's first licensed spaceport. Here we explore the air-launch hub in more detail.

Reference
Cosmic Girl plane flying high above the ground below and releasing the LauncherOne rocket seen just below the aircraft.

Virgin Orbit: Facts about the novel air-launch provider

By Ed Browne last updated

Reference We take a look at the small satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit, exploring the company's history, how it works, and the tech it uses.

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A winter scene in Somerset, England.

Saturday (Feb. 4), not Groundhog Day, is winter's actual midpoint

By Joe Rao last updated

Although thought of as the halfway point of winter, Groundhog Day actually falls a couple of days short. Winter's midpoint will occur this week on Saturday (Feb. 4).