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Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)
By Robert Lea published
Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

Lego Marvel Rocket & Baby Groot Minifigure set is now 20% cheaper in this Amazon Sci-Fi deal
By Paul Brett published
Deals This fantastic Lego set makes a great display piece but with movable limbs, it's fun for fueling youngsters' Marvel Universe imagination and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.

March 2025 featured fires, floods and record-setting warmth in the US
By Meredith Garofalo published
March was a busy month for climate disasters in the U.S., as the nation endured tornado outbreaks, raging wildfires, and record-setting heat.

Satellite images reveal how Earth's surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake
By Samantha Mathewson published
Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.

Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
By Julian Dossett published
The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages
By Kiona N. Smith published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.

SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.

Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event
By Julian Dossett published
NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."
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