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Pre-Star Wars Day Lego deal: 20% off the Emperor's Throne Room
By Alexander Cox published
Deals Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side again and Save 20% on the Lego Emperor's Throne Room Diorama ahead of Star Wars Day, May 4.
Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Citizen scientists poring over old Hubble Telescope photos discovered a thousand previously unknown asteroids in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Giant gamma-ray flare from 'recently deceased' magnetar lights up Cigar Galaxy
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered a flare erupting from a highly magnetic "dead star" outside the solar system for the first time. The magnetar flare lit up the entire Cigar Galaxy in gamma rays.
Earth got hammered by cosmic rays 41,000 years ago due to a weak magnetic field
By Robert Lea published
Earth's magnetic shield weakened around 41,000 years ago, resulting in increased bombardment of our atmosphere by energetic charged particles called cosmic rays.
Mirrors in space could boost solar power production on Earth. Here's how.
By Tereza Pultarova published
Reflect Orbital plans to launch a constellation of orbiting mirrors to beam sunlight to solar power plants on Earth after dark.
Meade telescopes and binocular deals 2024
By Gemma Lavender last updated
Deals We're keeping our eyes peeled for Meade telescopes and binoculars deals.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, aces 300th rocket landing (photos, video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent 23 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward today (April 23).
Rocket Lab launches new NASA solar sail tech to orbit (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched a South Korean Earth-observation satellite and new NASA solar-sailing tech this evening (April 23).
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