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Possible sign of Mars life? Curiosity rover finds 'tantalizing' Red Planet organics

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Astronomers propose building a neutrino telescope - out of the Pacific Ocean

(Nicolle R. Fuller/NSF/IceCube)

Neutrinos are one of the most elusive particles in the cosmos, second only to ultra-mysterious dark matter. The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) is an ambitious proposal to turn a massive swath of the Pacific Ocean into nature's own neutrino detector.

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Possible sign of Mars life? Curiosity rover finds 'tantalizing' Red Planet organics

Curiosity (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

NASA's Curiosity rover has found some interesting organic compounds on the Red Planet that could be signs of ancient Mars life, but it will take a lot more work to test that hypothesis.

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Spaceflight

Watch SpaceX launch 49 Starlink internet satellites tonight!

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After a one-day delay due to bad weather, you can watch SpaceX's 3rd launch of the year at 7:04 pm ET (0004 GMT).

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Axiom Space: Building the off-Earth economy

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Axiom Space wants to take the off-Earth economy to new heights. The Houston-based company, which was founded in 2016, aims to build and operate its own space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) in the coming years and this year, it's got its sights set on space tourism.

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Science & Astronomy

Ash from Tonga eruption reaches record altitude but climate cooling unlikely

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The volcanic eruption that destroyed a small island in Polynesia on Saturday (Jan. 15) injected a huge amount of ash into a record altitude but won't cause any disruption to Earth's climate, experts said.

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Scorching alien planet takes seasons to an extreme

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC))

Researchers used NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to film a year on an exoplanet called XO-3b. Conveniently, a year on this world lasts only three Earth days. Within that time, the exoplanet experiences a one-day-long summer and a two-day-long winter.

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The best Hubble Space Telescope images of all time!

(NASA)

The Hubble Space Telescope is a large astronomical observatory that launched on April 24, 1990, and has provided us with a wide array of awe-inspiring images ever since. It was a difficult job but we've picked some of our favorite images from the iconic deep-space observatory and placed them in this gallery for you to peruse at your leisure.

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Technology

How is metal 3D printing transforming space travel?

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Metal 3D printing can produce the most intricate rocket parts, using combustion-resistant material. While 3D printing isn't new, how has the technology advanced to face the more extreme conditions of space?

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HTC VR headsets are on sale in the UK until the end of January

(HTC)

Starting today, HTC is running a Winter Savings event on its UK website with up to £250 off their VR headsets, ending on January 30.

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Entertainment

Brace yourself for a peek at the new Dune comic book A Whisper of Caladan Seas #1

(Boom! Studios)

This special 40-page one-shot explores and enhances the deep mythology of legendary author Frank Herbert's 1965 masterwork "Dune." It's the ideal way to immerse yourself back in the exotic sci-fi universe after seeing director Denis Villeneuve's epic new cinematic adaptation.

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Learn the backstory of Grudge the Cat with IDW's new 'Star Trek: Discovery' comic miniseries

To christen the new year in style, IDW Publishing is striking off eleven-hundred years into the far future with a bold new "Star Trek: Discovery" limited series titled "Adventures in the 32nd Century." This cat-tastic offering kicks off with a tale of Book's mysterious feline Grudge.

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