Monday, February 21, 2022

Star twinkles 18 times in new James Webb Space Telescope image

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February 21, 2022
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Star twinkles 18 times in James Webb Space Telescope image
(NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale)
A single star that the observatory looked at was deliberately rendered 18 times into a hexagonal shape. Eventually, those 18 images will perfectly align into a single, sharp focus.
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A large asteroid zips past Earth today, here's how to watch
(Virtual Telescope Project)
You can catch live views of asteroid 1999 VF22 starting at 7 p.m. EST Monday (0000 GMT on Tuesday, Feb. 22) from Rome, Italy courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project. But only if the weather holds.
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Spaceflight
Avoiding satellite collisions: NOAA unveils prototype warning system
(Pixabay)
The prototype system, developed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is designed to alert operators when their spacecraft may be on a collision course with another object. That's a real and growing concern, given how crowded Earth orbit is becoming.
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Cosmonaut brains are 'rewired' by space missions, scientists find
(Ivar Mendez)
Our brains change as we age and grow here on Earth. But what happens to the human brain after being in space for a long time?
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NASA: No current plan for return of space station parts for museums
(NASA/ESA/Thomas Pesquet)
A recently-released plan for how NASA will dispose of the International Space Station makes no mention of preserving historically-significant components from the orbiting complex. But it is not just an omission: the space agency has no current plans to return potential artifacts to Earth.
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Science & Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope will do a galaxy deep dive into the dust
(SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ESO-Chile, ALMA, NAOJ, NRAO IMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI))
One of the James Webb Space Telescope's first studies will seek to tell us more about 19 nearby galaxies and how they fit into our neighborhood's history. Here's what we know.
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1st sighting of 'ball lightning' in England uncovered
(Public domain/The Conversation)
The monks described it as a "fiery globe threw itself down into the river."
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'Ghost particle' coming into focus: Scientists put upper limit on mass of neutrinos
(Joachim Wolf/KIT)
We're step closer to knowing how hefty neutrinos are. Every second, about 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body. These ghostly particles are fundamental to our understanding of the universe.
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Entertainment
6 ways to save money on video games
(Getty)
As the cost of living continues to rise, we've put together a guide outlining 6 ways to save money on video games to keep your favorite hobby as pain-free as possible.
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Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' space opera is coming to Netflix in 2024
(Netflix)
"Rebel Moon" is sci-fi saga being created for Netflix that has a definite "Seven Samurai," Akira Kurosawa vibe to it and actually began life as a grand pitch for a "Star Wars"-based feature nearly a decade ago.
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These Lego Movie 2 and Overwatch deals at Amazon are the play of the game
(Lego)
It seems like things are getting more expensive at an alarming rate these days, but at least these Lego sci-fi and gaming sets from Overwatch and the Lego Movie 2 let you save while you play.
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Star Trek
Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is going to be a wild, time-traveling ride, SFX reveals
(Paramount Plus)
Hang onto your timepieces as "Star Trek: Picard" season 2 lands on Paramount Plus at warp speed starting on March 3. To get ready for season 2 of Picard, the folks at SFX Magazine have an exclusive look at what to expect.
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'Star Trek Online' debuts Captain Janeway on PC
(Perfect World Entertainment)
Admiral Kathryn Janeway finally made her debut in the PC version of "Star Trek Online", to celebrate the game's 12th anniversary.
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Star Wars
'The Book of Boba Fett' season finale is pure 'Star Wars,' in all that's both good and bad
(Disney/Lucasfilm)
Everything that we've seen up to now in "The Book of Boba Fett" had been leading us to this moment, and it does not disappoint. It's visually stunning, and the action is amazing, but we still would have liked more focus on Boba Fett.
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