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Gears of War E-Day developer The Coalition explains why the prequel was 'just too good to pass up'
By George Yang published
We checked out Gears of War E-Day and chatted to the devs at Summer Games Fest, to find out more about the latest chapter in the Gears saga.

Swirling spiral galaxy will hypnotize you | Space photo of the day for June 10, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd published
A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the Messier 88 (M88) galaxy, also known as NGC 4501, in all of its swirling glory.

On this day in space! June 10, 1854: Classic curved space lecture spoken
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 10, 1854, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann gave his classic lecture on curved space.

NASA is building a new space telescope to search for life on nearby planets. What would it see on ancient Earth?
By Paul Sutter published
A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant ancient Earth.

Strange 'spacetime crystals' could give birth to tiny black holes
By Robert Lea published
Using just a pen and paper, a team of scientists has calculated how space and time could crystallize to form tiny black holes.

These record-breaking black hole winds could create a category 79 hurricane on Earth
By Robert Lea published
"This wind is unlike anything on Earth."

Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test
By Elizabeth Howell published
A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars.

Do galaxies have a 'kill switch' that makes them stop growing?
By Paul Sutter published
Above a certain threshold, galaxies stop growing , no matter how much raw material they have on hand. The question is: what flips the switch?
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