Save up to £70 on Celestron telescopes in these stellar deals at Wex Photo Video

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Skywatching can be an expensive hobby but that doesn’t mean you always have to fork out a fortune on some superb stargazing equipment. That’s right, there are some great deals on Celestron telescopes right now.  Wex Photo Video have up to £70 off on select Celestron Astromaster telescopes, perfect for those looking to save money … Read more

‘Ghost particle’ coming into focus: Scientists put upper limit on mass of neutrinos

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Every second, about 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body. These ghostly particles are fundamental to our understanding of the universe. But they’re extremely small — so small that scientists once thought they had no mass at all.  Neutrinos do indeed have mass, however, and physicists have now managed to put a new upper limit … Read more

The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth

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Whenever scientific findings threaten people’s sense of control over their lives, conspiracy theories are never far behind. The emergence of novel viruses is no exception. New pathogens have always been accompanied by conspiracy theories about their origin. These claims are often exploited and amplified—and sometimes even created—by political actors. In the 1980s the Soviet KGB … Read more

12 amazing photos from the Perseverance rover’s 1st year on Mars

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(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Seán Doran) NASA’s Perseverance rover has now been exploring Mars for a full year, and it has captured some amazing photos during that stretch. The car-sized Perseverance rover touched down inside the Red Planet’s 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. The rover is searching for signs of past Mars life … Read more

1 year later, Ingenuity helicopter still going strong on Mars

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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity was supposed to be a museum piece by now. The little chopper landed with NASA’s Perseverance rover on the floor of Jezero Crater one year ago today (Feb. 18), tasked with showing that aerial exploration is possible on Mars despite the planet’s thin atmosphere. Ingenuity did just that over the course … Read more

After a year on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is on course for big discoveries

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The Perseverance rover’s second year on Mars should be even more action-packed than the first. The car-sized Perseverance rover landed inside the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, tasked with searching for signs of ancient Mars life and collecting dozens of samples for future return to Earth. The 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero is … Read more

‘Space Force’ returns to Netflix for a 2nd season of high-flying hilarity

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Science fiction comedy is a television sub-genre that’s getting more and more popular. For example, we now have “The Orville,” “Resident Alien,” “Red Dwarf” and even “Avenue 5.”  “Star Trek” even experimented in this arena with the epic “Short Trek” episode “The Trouble With Edward.” And now, thankfully, we also have “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” … Read more

When the next interstellar object comes, James Webb Space Telescope will be there to study it

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The next time a space rock races through our solar system from beyond, humans will be a little more prepared to unlock its secrets. To date, astronomers have identified two interstellar objects that came from other neighborhoods and rushed through the solar system. In 2017, there was ‘Oumuamua, and in 2018, Borisov followed, giving scientists … Read more