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SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California tonight
SpaceX is set to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California tonight (May 9), including 13 with direct-to-cell capability.
Categories: Astronomy
Star Wars makes Darth Jar Jar official in 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy' mini-series (video)
One of the Star Wars fandom's most infamous memes is joining the Star Wars canon (kind of) in this Lego Star Wars special mini-series.
Categories: Astronomy
NASA's TESS spacecraft resumes exoplanet hunt after recovering from glitch
NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is back in action after nine days in safe mode, returning to scientific observations on May 3.
Categories: Astronomy
How science can help you whip up perfect egg whites for your bakes
Egg whites are key to so many baked goods but can be tricky to work with. These tips will help you master the technique, says Catherine de Lange
Categories: Astronomy
How science can help you whip up perfect egg whites for your bakes
Egg whites are key to so many baked goods but can be tricky to work with. These tips will help you master the technique, says Catherine de Lange
Categories: Astronomy
Sarah Perry's Enlightenment is a moving story of love and astronomy
This beautifully written and compassionate novel tells the story of how comet Halle-Bopp turns a small-town writer onto astronomy and opens him up to fresh adventures
Categories: Astronomy
Sarah Perry's Enlightenment is a moving story of love and astronomy
This beautifully written and compassionate novel tells the story of how comet Halle-Bopp turns a small-town writer onto astronomy and opens him up to fresh adventures
Categories: Astronomy
The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life
Lisa Kaltenegger has been working on how to find life on exoplanets since the 1990s. Her new book, Alien Earths, brings her quest to vivid life
Categories: Astronomy
The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life
Lisa Kaltenegger has been working on how to find life on exoplanets since the 1990s. Her new book, Alien Earths, brings her quest to vivid life
Categories: Astronomy
Why carbon offsetting your flight isn't the answer
I always add the carbon offset option when buying a flight, but I had a sneaking suspicion I was being greenwashed. Turns out I was right, says Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy
Why carbon offsetting your flight isn't the answer
I always add the carbon offset option when buying a flight, but I had a sneaking suspicion I was being greenwashed. Turns out I was right, says Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy
XPRIZE’s $100-Million Carbon-Removal Contest Selects Finalists
A competition to develop carbon-removal technology that is run by XPRIZE and backed by money from Elon Musk has announced 20 finalists. A winner will be announced next year
Categories: Astronomy
How the discovery of a nest in a Roman museum caused a kerfuffle
On a recent visit to the National Roman Museum, Feedback was an onlooker to the furore that ensued when a sparrow's nest was spotted in the mouth of an ancient stone face
Categories: Astronomy
How the discovery of a nest in a Roman museum caused a kerfuffle
On a recent visit to the National Roman Museum, Feedback was an onlooker to the furore that ensued when a sparrow's nest was spotted in the mouth of an ancient stone face
Categories: Astronomy
Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point
A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this March, but humanity's impact on Earth is real, whether formalised or not, says Jan Zalasiewicz
Categories: Astronomy
Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution
From large and shell-covered to tiny and jelly-like, the developmental story of eggs offers a way to rethink the story of life, says Jules Howard in his new book Infinite Life
Categories: Astronomy
It's time to clean up 'forever chemicals' and companies should pay
Artificial compounds found in things like food packaging can be a risk to our health. We can clean them up, but who will foot the vast bill?
Categories: Astronomy
Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point
A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this March, but humanity's impact on Earth is real, whether formalised or not, says Jan Zalasiewicz
Categories: Astronomy
Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution
From large and shell-covered to tiny and jelly-like, the developmental story of eggs offers a way to rethink the story of life, says Jules Howard in his new book Infinite Life
Categories: Astronomy
It's time to clean up 'forever chemicals' and companies should pay
Artificial compounds found in things like food packaging can be a risk to our health. We can clean them up, but who will foot the vast bill?
Categories: Astronomy