James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" is technically brilliant and visually stunning, but it's overlong and riddled with cliches.
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Webb Telescope Sees Deep and Wide into the Universe
A new deep field from the James Webb Space Telescope shows how galaxies evolved in the early universe.
North Korea launches test flight for planned 2023 spy satellite
North Korea launched a rocket to test ground stations ahead of a planned spy satellite launch into orbit by April 2023, according to the nation's state-run media.
Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Search for Warp Drive Signatures
In 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced that they had made the first confirmed detection of gravitational waves (GWs). This discovery confirmed a prediction made a century before by Einstein and his Theory of General Relativity and opened the door to a whole new field of astrophysical research. By studying the waves caused by the merger of massive objects, scientists could probe the interior of neutron stars, detect dark matter, and discover new particles around supermassive black holes (SMBHs).
Meteoroid strike may have caused Soyuz spacecraft leak, Russian state news reports
The Russian space agency has not yet disclosed a cause for the leak that sprung on a Soyuz spacecraft Thursday (Dec. 15), although a state agency speculated it might be a meteor.
Fujifilm X-T5 review
The Fujifilm X-T5 is by no means an astrophotography specialist, but it does perform well in low light and is a great all-rounder.
Ancient Mexico's solar calendar in the mountains identified
Ancient Mexicans closely watching the sun from only a single location accurately tracked the seasons and operated a farming calendar that fed millions.
The creatures of Avatar & Avatar: The Way of Water
As we return to Pandora in theaters, we learn a bit more about the distinct creatures, old and new, that roam the gorgeous locations of the Avatar movies.
Mammals were already poised to take over the world before the dino-killing asteroid struck
Ancient mammals were better adapted than nonavian dinosaurs to survive the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
Doom-spiraling exoplanet will someday meet fiery demise
Tidal interactions are pulling the exoplanet toward its demise: a fiery collision with its star.
Scientists trace fireball to strange rocky meteoroid from the edge of the solar system
A rocky meteoroid that exploded over Canada last year was more extraordinary than it first seemed: it originated from the outer solar system, where scientists thought only icy bodies exist.
NASA's InSight lander just recorded its biggest quake on Mars ever
A Marsquake detected by NASA's InSight lander in May this year was at least five times larger than the next largest seismic event recorded on the planet.
One year ago, a perfect launch for the James Webb Space Telescope
The voice counted backwards in French from ten to one, then announced, “Décollage” – lift-off. The 15-year-long collaboration between NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency had just entered its most critical phase: the launch itself. What happened next would determine whether the James Webb Space Telescope made it into space or not.
Rocket Lab delays 1st US launch due to unacceptably high winds
Rocket Lab's debut launch from American soil will have to wait at least another day after high winds thwarted an attempted liftoff Sunday evening (Dec. 18).
Could Space-based Satellites Power Remote Mines?
Many space-based technologies are still looking for their “killer app” – the thing that they do better than anything else and makes them indispensable to whoever needs to have that app to solve a problem. At this point in the development of humanity, most of those killer apps will involve solving a problem back on Earth. Space-based solar power satellites are certainly one of those technologies.
Live coverage: Rocket Lab counting down to first launch from Virginia
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. The Electron rocket will carry three radio frequency monitoring microsatellites into orbit for HawkEye 360. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
'Star Trek: 'Q and False' and Other Stories' extends the final frontier with new anthology
Titan Books' new illustrated short fiction collection "Star Trek: 'Q and False' and Other Stories" features original stories from throughout the franchise.
How was the universe created?
We don't really know how the universe was created, though most astrophysicists believe it started with the Big Bang.
'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' trailer offers 1st look at a chest-thumping Optimus Primal
Paramount Pictures releases debut trailer for next summer's "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts."
Watch Rocket Lab attempt its 1st launch from US soil with an Electron booster today
After years of launching rockets from New Zealand, the commercial space company Rocket Lab is ready for its U.S. launch debut.