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Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere
By Robert Lea published
The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.
'Exodus' looks like a next-gen Mass Effect, but you get to fight an armored space bear (trailer)
By Fran Ruiz published
Archetype Entertainment's Matthew McConaughey-led sci-fi RPG adventure is looking alright alright alright.
The Imperial Probe Droid is one of the best Lego Star Wars sets we have reviewed and you can now pick it up for a low price
By Rich Owen published
Deals This impressive Lego set would make a fantastic Christmas present for any Star Wars fan.
The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought
By Charles Q. Choi published
The moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds.
Hubble trouble or Superbubble? Astronomers need to escape the 'supervoid' to solve cosmology crisis
By Robert Lea published
The disagreement in the rate of expansion of the universe, the Hubble tension, could arise from the fact Earth sits in an under-dense supervoid region of space.
Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 4: What happened on At Achrann?
By Fran Ruiz published
Still from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew TV series. A disheveled girl with long hair is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and some shoulder armor. She is holding a T-shaped piece of metal.
China launches 1st set of spacecraft for planned 13,000-satellite broadband constellation (photo)
By Mike Wall published
A Long March 5B rocket launched 10 big broadband satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, beginning the assembly of China's Guowang ("national network") megaconstellation.
Chinese astronauts conduct record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)
By Mike Wall published
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating the old EVA duration record by 10 minutes.
Human artifacts abandoned on Mars should be cataloged to track our migration beyond Earth
By Victoria Corless published
Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.
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