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The Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft is leaving lunar orbit for home
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft returning home. uninhabited Orion spacecraft Successfully completed burn on departure to…
The Webb telescope spies clouds under the haze of Saturn’s moon Titan
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The supermassive black hole violently shreds stars and shoots a relativistic jet toward Earth
Illustration of a tidal disturbance event (TDE). Credit: Carl Knox-Osgrave, ARC Center of Excellence for Gravitational…
A huge meteorite hid two minerals never seen before on Earth
A giant meteorite discovered in Somalia turned out to be full of surprises. The Al-Ali meteorite…
Two minerals – never seen before on Earth – were discovered in a huge meteorite
A slice of the El Ali meteorite, now in the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Collection, contains…
SpaceX is preparing to launch the world’s first private lunar lander: ScienceAlert
SpaceX is set to launch its first private — and Japanese — private lander on Wednesday…
NASA scientists make black hole jets with a supercomputer
These images show the diversity of black hole jets. Left: NGC 1068, one of the nearest…
NASA predicts that rising sea levels could inundate the US coast by 2050
A NASA study has revealed that sea levels are likely rising faster than previously thought, which…
What is the best design for a splash-free urinal? Physics has the answer now
Zoom in / Can you determine the optimal angled urinal design to minimize splashing? It’s one…