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Ahead of the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, we’ve rounded up the best solar viewing equipment including solar glasses, telescopes, binoculars and filters. Comments (0). Jump to: Quick list; DayStar Solar Glasses; Celestron Solar Glasses …

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The next generation of spacesuits for astronauts just went parabolic. Collins Aerospace tested its new spacesuit design, built for International Space Station spacewalks, on a parabolic flight that simulated microgravity conditions.

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Dark matter, indirectly detected in a cluster of thousands of galaxies, could help scientists test theories of cosmic evolution.

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a yellow oval is intersected by the outline of a darker brown/yellow circle. The SETI ellipsoid is an ellipse in space with Earth at one foci and SN 1987A at the …

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The discovery reveals the origins of rapidly spinning “Be” stars and their tiny subdwarf companions. Valentine’s Day won’t be all hearts and flowers for some “kissing stars”. An illustration of a glowing blue orb surrounded by a hazy blue disk.

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Astronomers may have solved the mystery of why dead stars’ death shrouds seem to lack sulfur, an element once known as “brimstone” and associated with the expression “fire and brimstone” in the Bible. Based on theory, a substantial amount of sulfur …

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NASA has reached a significant technological milestone with progress on an experimental form of spacecraft propulsion which utilizes solar radiation. The space agency successfully deployed one of four identical quadrants of a huge solar sail at Redwire …

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This Valentine’s Day is going to be out of this world for space fans. With up to three rocket launches possible on Wednesday (Feb. 14), including at least two by SpaceX — one of which carries a private moon probe — Valentine’s Day 2024 is certainly …

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Scientists studied four silicate-rich asteroids using data gathered by the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a telescope-outfitted plane operated by NASA and the German Aerospace Center.

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Researchers from the Southwest Research Institute were able to use data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a joint project between NASA scientists and the German Space Agency at DLR, to discover the water molecules, …