NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its high-resolution color camera on its 66th Red Planet flight, which occurred on Nov. 3, 2023. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is poised to set yet another record this weekend. The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Ingenuity, the first robot ever to explore the skies of a...
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Chinese startup Galactic Energy bounces back with successful satellite launch
Chinese startup Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1 rocket launches two satellites to orbit on Dec. 4, 2023. (Image credit: CCTV) Chinese startup Galactic Energy is flying high again after a successful satellite launch on Monday (Dec. 4). The company’s Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 6:33 p.m. EST on...
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800,000 years ago, a huge meteorite hit Earth. Scientists may have just found where.
Published December 5, 2023 9 min read In 2011 geologist Kerry Sieh and his husband were shopping in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, when they popped into a little jewelry shop to check out the country’s famous rubies and spinels. But once inside, a set of glassy, black blobs on the wall behind the counter...
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5 unmissable museums to visit in New York
Published December 4, 2023 10 min read It’s no stretch to say that New York City is the greatest arts destination in the States. The Big Apple is packed with cultural institutions, from the hallowed halls of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the city’s premier modern art museum, to the Museum of Broadway which...
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A ‘runaway star’ could save Earth from extinction a billion years from now. Here’s how.
News Science & Astronomy An artist’s depiction of an intruder star disrupting an infant planetary system. (Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)) About a billion years from now, the sun will have become much bigger, brighter and hotter, likely leaving Earth uninhabitable. However, a chance encounter with a passing star could save our planet...
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5 Ways Life on Earth Would Be Different If We Had Two Moons
Imagine that you’re looking up at the night sky — and instead of spotting a single moon above you, you see two glowing orbs instead. In this alternate reality, one of these celestial bodies is about the size and brightness of our present-day moon, but the second appears four times bigger and brighter. From this...
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With little federal guidance, US cities take lead on AI policymaking
By the time Stephanie Deitrick started writing an AI policy for the city of Tempe, Arizona, she worried it was already too late. “It had been on my mind as something that we really need to look at … before we’re hit with something we’re not expecting,” said Ms. Deitrick, the city’s chief data and analytics officer....
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Save $120 on the excellent Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ telescope this Cyber Monday
News Skywatching (Image credit: Celestron/Future) As the Black Friday weekend comes to a close and gives way to Cyber Monday, deals on telescopes and skywatching equipment still continue to roll in. The latest from Amazon is excellent for beginners: you can grab the Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ for just $199.96, down from $319.95 this Cyber Monday...
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Cyber Monday Fire TV Stick deals start at $16 in 2023
Fire TV Stick Cyber Monday deals are finally here. And in case you’re wondering, yes, they do indeed bring you the lowest prices of 2023 on multiple models. Our readers are flocking to Amazon during Cyber Monday to pick up the company’s various Fire TV Stick devices on sale. Among the deals is the Fire...
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Best Ecobee thermostat deals for Black Friday 2023
There are literally hundreds of thousands of awesome deals available right now on Amazon for Black Friday. But there’s one particular set of deals that should be a no-brainer. Amazon’s Ecobee thermostat Black Friday deals for 2023 will save you money today. Then, thanks to Ecobee’s smart features, you’ll keep saving money every month on...