Thursday, May 4, 2023

Scientists catch real-life Death Star devouring a planet

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May 4, 2023
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The Launchpad
Scientists catch real-life Death Star devouring a planet
(International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani))
The action 12,000 light-years away may presage what happens to Earth about 5 billion years from now.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy lights up the sky in incredible photos
(SpaceX via Twitter)
The powerful rocket blasted off from the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, April 30.
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Space quiz! Happy Star Wars Day! Which Star Wars character never actually says "May the Force be with you" in the original trilogy of films?
Learn the answer here!
VoteYoda
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VoteObi-Wan Kenobi
VoteHan Solo
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Celebrate Star Wars Day with Amazon Echo Dot bundles
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May the fourth be with you and your all-new Amazon Echo Dot bundles, released to celebrate Star Wars Day.
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Spaceflight
SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
(SpaceX)
SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites and landed the returning rocket at sea early Thursday morning (May 4).
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Russian cosmonauts relocate airlock on ISS spacewalk
(NASA TV)
An equipment airlock that was launched in 2010 has finally reached its intended home, a Russian module added in 2021.
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Science & Astronomy
Satellite megaconstellations are threatening astronomy
(Christophe Lehenaff/Getty Images)
"The point is that we can't come anywhere near duplicating major ground-based capabilities in space."
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Guts of the universe's 1st stars found in distant gas clouds
(ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser)
Astronomers have spotted gas clouds that contain material dispersed by the deaths of the universe's earliest stars.
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SpaceX
Watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy fairing make fiery re-entry
(SpaceX)
'Fairing reentry on the ViaSat-3 mission was the hottest and fastest we've ever attempted.'
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Entertainment
Ride a giant sandworm in thrilling 'Dune Part 2' trailer
(Warner Bros.)
Director Denis Villeneuve's sweeping sci-fi sequel presents Arrakis on the verge on war.
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Star Wars
Carrie Fisher finally receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star
(Lucasfilm Ltd.)
The official ceremony for Princess Leia arrives May 4. Here's how you can watch live.
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