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Betelgeuse is Continuing to Dim! It’s Down to 1.506 Magnitude
Betelgeuse keeps getting dimmer and everyone is wondering what exactly that means. The star will go supernova at the end…
Space Force Uniforms are Perfectly Camouflaged for a Forest Moon
The United States Space Force has given us a look at their new uniforms, and critics are savaging them on…
LightSail 2 is Still Solar Sailing, But it’s Getting Lower and Lower with Each Orbit
LightSail 2 deployed it solar sail five months ago, and it's still orbiting Earth. It's a successful demonstration of the…
Starliner Launches But it Can’t Reach the Station
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule launched successfully, but a mishap prevented it from docking with the ISS. The ship is undamaged…
Wow, Meade Instruments Just Filed for Bankruptcy Protection
Meade Instruments, a company familiar to any backyard astronomer who's drooled over their telescopes, has filed for bankruptcy. The company…
These Incredible Images of Alien Worlds are Actually Miniatures
Have you heard of Adam Makarenko? No? Adam is an artist who makes physical models of exoplanets then creates elaborate…
IKEA’s New Collection is Inspired by the Challenges of Living on Mars
The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is a simulated Martian habitat in Utah. It's owned by the Mars Society, and…
Here’s a Deepfake of Nixon Giving a Eulogy for the Apollo 11 Astronauts if Their Mission Failed
It's July 16th, 1969. The Apollo 11 crew have completed their training, and they're in the Columbia Command Module atop…
Water Vapor Was Just Found on Europa, More Evidence There’s Liquid Water Beneath All that Ice
What's been long-suspected has now been confirmed: Jupiter's moon Europa has water. As we've learned more about the outer Solar…
Return to the Moon with Blue Origin’s Rockets and Lunar Lander Made Out of LEGO
Indulge your inner man-child (or woman-child) with these LEGO versions of the Blue Origin Blue Moon lunar lander, New Glenn…