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Lego Star Wars Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet building process

Lego Star Wars Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet review

By Kimberley Snaith published 14 April 23

It might not be the most iconic Star Wars helmet, but this Lego Princess Leia (Boushh) model is a joy to build.

small helicopter sits in front of ridge with numerous martian rocks on it. peach sky and hills are far in behind

50 flights on Mars! Ingenuity helicopter's record-setting hop is a giant leap for exploration

By Elizabeth Howell published 14 April 23

Ingenuity was only supposed to make five flights on Mars. Now at 50 sorties, Ingenuity is helping NASA get ready to bring Red Planet samples to Earth.

Main image of all Picard 3D prints (16 by 9).

Best free Star Trek: TNG & Picard 3D prints

By Chris McMullen published 12 April 23

Star Trek: Picard may be ending with season 3, but you don’t have to wave goodbye to the captain. Here are ten free 3D prints to make every day Picard day.

Celestron telescope & binocular deals 2023

By Gemma Lavender last updated 12 April 23

Deals We've scoped out all the best Celestron telescope and binoculars deals on the market and put them in this handy guide.

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A closeup look at the Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber on a wooden table

Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber review

By Benjamin Abbott published 11 April 23

Review If you only knew the power of the dark side.

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Space debris generated by the Russian anti-satellite missile test in November 2021.

3 more countries pledge not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests

By Mike Wall published 11 April 23

The Netherlands, Austria and Italy have pledged not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests, bringing the number of nations to make such a commitment to 13.

A newly developed way to make telescope mirrors could enable much larger, and thus more sensitive, telescopes to be placed in orbit.

Rollable 'membrane mirrors' could pave way for bigger, more powerful space telescopes

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 10 April 23

A scientist says his new method could help build low-cost telescope mirrors far bigger than those onboard the James Webb Space Telescope, whose iconic honeycomb mirror is the largest ever launched.

An artist's illustration of the FarView Observatory, a proposed radio telescope that would be built on the far side of the moon.

Pulverizing dangerous asteroids, building an observatory on the moon and more: 6 wild ideas catch NASA's eye

By Stefanie Waldek published 9 April 23

NASA has announced its 2023 Phase 2 NIAC grantees, a group of six futuristic concepts that include a radio telescope array on the moon and a new form of planetary defense.

Dawn Aerospace's robotic Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time in March 2023.

Dawn Aerospace's space plane aces first rocket-powered flights (video)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 6 April 23

Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time over New Zealand's South Island in March 2023.

An ignited Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Elite Lightsaber on stand

Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Elite Lightsaber review

By Benjamin Abbott published 5 April 23

Review The Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Elite Lightsaber is a reminder of how good The Black Series is.

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Image shows a man using the HTC Vive Pro 2 in an office.

Celebrate six years of VIVE with up to £150 off HTC VR headsets

By Alexander Cox published 5 April 23

DEAL You can save up to £150 with these HTC VR headset deals.

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter captured this image of its own shadow during its 49th Red Planet flight, which occurred on April 2, 2023. Ingenuity flew faster and higher than ever before on the sortie.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity goes faster and higher than ever before on 49th Red Planet flight

By Mike Wall published 4 April 23

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter broke several off-Earth records during its 49th Martian flight, which occurred on Sunday (April 2).

Creality Ender 3 S1 Pro review: Best-in-class print quality

By Will Zoobkoff published 4 April 23

A fantastic 3D printer for beginners and veterans alike, the Ender 3 S1 Pro offers great prints and some excellent upgrades over the base model.

about eight meteors streaking in the sky in an illustration, with purple tails

Artificial shooting star project gets 2nd life through crowdfunding

By Elizabeth Howell published 31 March 23

There's no firm release date for when ALE plans to generate its first artificial meteor shower, which it previously pledged to begin in 2023.

a set of three different antennas in varying sizes. they look like white squares of plastic on tripod legs

Amazon's Kuiper satellite constellation will use these sleek antennas to serve you internet

By Rahul Rao published 30 March 23

Amazon has revealed three terminals that customers might use to link up with Project Kuiper, the company's planned satellite internet program.

In this artist's impression of the breadcrumb scenario, autonomous rovers can be seen exploring a lava tube after being deployed by a mother rover that remains at the entrance to maintain contact with an orbiter or a blimp.

Mars cave-exploring robots take inspiration from Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumb trick

By Robert Lea published 30 March 23

The rovers could use communication "breadcrumbs" to keep in touch with the surface as they explore caves, oceans, and lakes on alien worlds.

PSVR 2 - Close up of VR headset and controllers.

PlayStation VR 2 review: Stress-free virtual reality

By Jordan Oloman published 30 March 23

Price tag aside, the PSVR2 is a revelation if you’re looking for a stunning, standardized way to experience the heights of modern virtual reality.

When Fermi and GRBAlpha detected the burst, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was on the other side of the Earth and localized the burst an hour later thanks to its afterglow.

A tiny Eastern European cubesat measured a monster gamma-ray burst better than NASA. Here's how

By Tereza Pultarova published 29 March 23

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen blinded all of NASA's flagship gamma-ray missions last year. This tiny Eastern European cubesat, however, didn't get overwhelmed.

Anycubic Photon M3 Premium_ 3D printer in full with test prints

Save over $300 on your next 3D printer with these Anycubic flash sales

By Alexander Cox published 28 March 23

deals Anycubic are holding flash sales on their Photon M3 Premium and Photon Mono 6K 3D printers that could save you over $300.

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a satellite photo of devastation left in the wake of a powerful tornado

Devastation from deadly Mississippi tornado spotted from space (satellite photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published 27 March 23

At least 25 people are dead across the state after a deadly tornado on Sunday (March 26).