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An author’s impression of a moon rover from the Canadian Space Agency. (Image credit: Canadian Space Agency) Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine. The Canadian Space Agency asked people around the world to pick from the semi-finalist names for the moon rover, which will […]

An artist’s concept of SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) on the moon during NASA’s Artemis program. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX and NASA have released new artwork detailing how the company’s Starship rocket might ferry Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon. The renders show a variety of maneuvers and steps that SpaceX’s reusable

(Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) The moon and Mars will share a close approach in the night sky tonight (Nov. 20), coming close enough together for a nice pairing for the naked eye or binoculars. As seen from the United States, the moon will rise in the east about four hours after sunset and will

(Image credit: Future/Oddballs) Oddballs’ Star Trek-themed underwear boldly goes where no briefs and panties have gone before and are now 20% cheaper in this Black Friday deal. There is a selection of two different Stark Trek fabric prints to choose from and a range of underwear styles for both male and female Trekkies. Get a

(Image credit: ESA/ Springel et al., Virgo Consortium) Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. Their shape and structure encode vital information about the contents and history of the universe. But due to their complex shapes, they are stubbornly difficult to measure. Now, researchers have presented a new method for

(Image credit: Kimberley Lane) Whether photography is your new hobby, you’re curious to start learning, or you are a seasoned pro, cameras present one of the broadest ranges of brands and products in consumer tech. With so much choice on the market, figuring out which camera is best for you is never easy. How many

(Image credit: Future/Amazon) Best Lego retailers Lego Store Amazon (with caution) Walmart Target Kohl’s Have you browsed for Lego on Amazon or other online marketplaces recently? If you have, you may have noticed the rise of other building block brands. Some of it is kosher, but much of it is low-quality, so as you’re searching

The visible surface of the sun, taken by Solar Orbiter on March 22, 2023. Sunspots are seen as holes in the otherwise smooth surface. (Image credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/PHI Team) The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution images of the sun’s surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

An artist’s depiction of the system showing the host star, transiting planet, misaligned transition disk, and wide binary companion (in the background). (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt, K. Miller (Caltech/IPAC)) To date, over 5,500 exoplanets — planets that orbit stars other than the sun — have been discovered, and a large portion of those alien worlds

Do other universes in the multiverse have values of dark energy more optimized for forming stars and life? (Image credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Somewhere in the multiverse, there could be universes more predisposed to forming stars, and possibly life, than our own universe —- and a new study has shown that it’s all