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An image of a tardigrade as seen under a microscope.

Frozen tardigrade becomes first 'quantum entangled' animal in history, researchers claim

By Brandon Specktor published

A new pre-print study claims to have quantum entangled a tardigrade with two superconductor qubits, though experts are skeptical.

To test how important imaginary numbers were in describing reality, the researchers used an updated version of the Bell test, an experiment which relies on quantum entanglement.

Imaginary numbers could be needed to describe reality, new studies find

By Ben Turner published

Theories based only on real numbers are incapable of explaining the results of this new experiment.

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Best gifts for Space fans: Star Wars, NASA, Lego gifts and more

By Alexander Cox published

There's some out-of-this-world deals for space fans out there.

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Lego space deals: discounts on spaceships, space stations and NASA kits

By Alexander Cox published

Deals We have cosmic Lego space deals for every budget and every age.

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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket lifts off on its debut launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sept. 2, 2021. The rocket failed 2 minutes, 30 seconds into the flight.

The biggest launch failures (and recoveries) of 2021

By Elizabeth Howell published

The lessons learned from these incidents will inform future rocket launches.

Artist's conception of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope with its massive sunshield fully unfurled.

Why the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield deployment takes so long

By Mike Wall published

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is three days into the deployment of its massive sunshield — and it still has about three days to go.

Pioneering Inspiration4 mission crew member Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor, circuited Earth for nearly three days in September 2021.

Equal access to space: New study investigates how to get more 'parastronauts' aloft

By Leonard David published

A new study sponsored by NASA investigates the feasibility of sending people with disabilities safely into space and returning them back to Earth.

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Binoculars deals: The best discounts and savings available

By Ruth Gaukrodger published

We've scoured the internet to find the best binoculars deals, with picks from the likes of Celestron, Nikon and more.

This short movie of the James Webb Space Telescope moving through space was captured by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project on Dec. 29, 2021.

Skywatcher spots James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in telescope photos

By Chelsea Gohd published

Thanks to images from a robotic Earth telescope, you can now watch the James Webb Space Telescope travel through space.

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Celestron telescope & binocular deals you can still get: Discounts & what's in stock

By Gemma Lavender published

Deals Hunting for a discount on a Celestron telescope or binocular? Here's what's in stock.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope removes the covers from its sunshield in this animation of the critical deployment step that occurred in space on Dec. 30, 2021.

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers massive sunshield in next step of risky deployment

By Chelsea Gohd published

The James Webb Space Telescope has unwrapped its sunshield, crossing another important item off of its lengthy and risky deployment to-do list.

The Celestron Starsense Explorer DX102AZ telescope.

Save up to $200 on these Celestron StarSense Explorer telescopes in Adorama's year-end sale

By Tariq Malik published

Deal Adorama is currently offering up to $200 off on powerful, but easy-to-use, Celestron StarSense Explorer telescopes in a year-end sale.

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A Russian Angara A5 rocket launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on the vehicle’s third demonstration mission on Dec. 27, 2021. The rocket, carrying a dummy payload, reached low Earth orbit, but an upper-stage engine failure prevented it from going higher as planned, according to media reports.

Russia launches heavy-lift Angara rocket on 3rd test flight, but misses intended orbit: reports

By Rahul Rao published

A year after its last launch, Russia’s newest rocket lifted off again — and things didn't go entirely according to plan.

A thin microbial film growing on basalt rocks in a biomining experiment.

Here's 7 things the International Space Station taught us in 2021

By Tereza Pultarova published

From stem cells to blue jets to 'made in space' concrete, this is the best of 2021 International Space Station research.

Following the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, parts of the planet would have been plunged into darkness.

Darkness caused by dino-killing asteroid snuffed out life on Earth in 9 months

By Mindy Weisberger published

After an asteroid struck at the end of the Cretaceous period, debris from wildfires filled the atmosphere and blocked sunlight across Earth, causing ecosystem collapse and extinctions.

This illustration shows a black hole emitting jets of fast-moving plasma above and below it, as matter swirls around in an orbiting disk.

The 10 wildest things we learned about black holes in 2021

By Adam Mann published

A rundown of awesome results about black holes from 2021.

An image of Comet ISON shows a greenish tinge to the head, but not the tail.

Comets' heads may be green, but never their tails, study finds

By Samantha Mathewson published

Comets heat up very quickly as they approach the sun, causing the icy bodies to glow green, but never in the tails trailing behind them. A new study may finally reveal why.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this photo of NGC 1755, a small stellar cluster located in the constellation Dorado.

Hubble Space Telescope spots star cluster glittering in a nearby galaxy (photo)

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

This small cluster of stars packs quite a visual morsel.

Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping juggling with apples aboard the Tianhe space station.

China's Tianhe space station module dodged SpaceX Starlink satellites twice this year

By Mike Wall published

Chinese officials filed a note with the United Nations stating that Starlink spacecraft had two close encounters with Tianhe this year, both of them occurring when astronauts were aboard the module.

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The best Star Wars gifts and deals

By Jess Weatherbed published

Deals We've been scouring the galaxy for all the best Star Wars gifts and deals.

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