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March 11, 2022

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Hubble Space Telescope captures impossible shot of 'dancing galaxies'

(ESA/Hubble & NASA)

Deep within the Andromeda constellation, some 320 million light-years away, two galaxies are consumed by a gravitationally bound dance.

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New quantum gravity sensor could peel away the surfaces of other worlds

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MIT/GSFC)

To find features like groundwater under Earth's surface - or under the surface of another world - scientists can sense the subtle marks those features leave in the planet's gravitational field.

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Scientists hail 'the decade of Venus' with 3 new missions

(Pixabay)

For decades, the Venus community has been crying out for missions. NASA has now committed to two new Venus missions, VERITAS and DAVINCI, while the European Space Agency greenlit one called EnVision.

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Spaceflight

Elon Musk's SpaceX sends more Starlink terminals, power supplies to Ukraine

(SpaceX)

Elon Musk's SpaceX has sent a second shipment of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, generating grateful thank-yous from senior Ukrainian government officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Canadian radar satellites to help Ukraine fight off Russian invasion

(Canadian Space Agency)

The Canadian government has granted MDA permission to collect satellite imagery of restricted areas of Ukraine using synthetic aperture radar (SAR), the Ontario-based company announced on Tuesday.

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NASA says it supports employees' use of pronouns amid online criticism

(NASA Goddard/Bill Hrybyk)

NASA is voicing support for its employees' right to be addressed by their name and pronouns as criticisms flare online.

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Science & Astronomy

Massive eruption on dead star pushes particles to cosmic speed limit

(DESY/H.E.S.S., Science Communication Lab)

Astronomers used a gamma-ray observatory in Namibia called the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) to show how an eruption creates a shock wave that accelerates material around it super-fast speeds.

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It seemed like the most dangerous asteroid in a decade, but don't worry

(ESA/NEOCC)

A recently discovered asteroid seemed to be on a trajectory to hit Earth next year, but orbit recalculation eventually revealed it will miss our planet.

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Star Trek

Get a galactic 40% off the groundbreaking Playmobil USS Enterprise

(Amazon)

Go boldly where no deal has gone before! You can save over £150 (40%) when you grab the Playmobil USS Enterprise set from Amazon.

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Best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes

(Paramount Television)

Great science fiction and standout performances make these the best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes ever. Is your favorite on our list?

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Star Wars

Lego Star Wars Yoda review

(Future)

A review of Lego Star Wars Yoda this is, and a great build it is, too.

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First look at photos from Disney Plus's Obi-Wan Kenobi

(LUCASFILM LTD/Entertainment Weekly)

The images come via Entertainment Weekly and they - as well as the official teaser trailer - give us a glimpse into what to expect from the upcoming series about the iconic Jedi Master.

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