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'Dune: Prophecy:' What's the deal with Desmond Hart's demonic powers?
By Jeff Spry published
The second episode of "Dune: Prophecy," "Two Wolves," explores the mysterious character Desmond Hart who appears to have gained unexplained powers after being swallowed by a sandworm.
Inside NASA's archives: Meet the team restoring astronomical history
By Keith Cooper last updated
Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.
Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)
By Mike Wall published
A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of the sixth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19.
Strange 'zebra' patterns are coming from the Crab Nebula — this physicist finally figured out why
By Conor Feehly published
There are strange "zebra" patterns coming from the Crab Nebula, and the reason has to do with plasma refraction.
Everything we know about Andor Season 2: release window, plot, cast & more
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Andor was a surprise Star Wars hit in 2022 and it's returning in the near future for a second season. Here's everything we know.
NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier
By Meredith Garofalo published
Data from NASA satellites show a plunge in freshwater on Earth since May 2014, with 13 of the 30 most powerful droughts across the globe having taken place since January 2015.
On this day in space! Nov. 25, 1970: 1st powered flight of the 'Wingless' M2-F3 aircraft
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 25, 1970, an experimental aircraft called the Northrop M2-F3 made its first powered flight.
The moon eclipses bright blue star Spica this week. Here's how to see it
By Joe Rao published
A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.
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