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This NIKKOR Z camera lens is at its deepest discount ever for Amazon Prime Day

The wide-angle NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S Mirrorless Camera Lens is 25% off.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ telescope is discounted 30% for Prime Day

Tour the universe for only $200 in this Prime Day deal at Walmart.

Behold, the James Webb Space Telescope’s First Image!

On December 25th, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope launched from Cape Canaveral bound for space. After many years of delays, retesting, and cost overruns, the next-generation observatory made it to orbit without any hiccups or complications. What followed was several weeks of deployment as Webb unfolded its arms, sunshield, primary mirror (consisting of eighteen gold-coated beryllium segments), and secondary mirror. By late January, the space telescope had flown to the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point, where it will remain for the entirety of its mission.

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Biden unveils James Webb Space Telescope's ultradeep view of the universe

A new era of seeing deeper into the universe than ever before has begun.

A Swarm of Swimming Robots to Search for Life Under the Ice on Europa

When Galileo pointed his telescope at Jupiter 400 years ago, he saw three blobs of light around the giant planet, which he at first thought were fixed stars. He kept looking, and eventually, he spotted a fourth blob and noticed the blobs were moving. Galileo’s discovery of objects orbiting something other than Earth—which we call the Galilean moons in his honour—struck a blow to the Ptolemaic (geocentric) worldview of the time.

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SpaceX fires up engines on huge Starship booster ahead of orbital test flight

SpaceX just fired up the engines on Super Heavy, the giant first-stage booster for its next-gen Starship deep-space transportation system.

Capture this Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera for $1100 less in Prime Day deal

At 37% off, this sweet sale on this professional SLR-style compact won't last long.

Save $31 on this Lego Millennium Falcon set at Walmart

There is an out-of-this-world deal on this 1,351-piece Star Wars Lego set.

Lego International Space Station soars into 25% Prime Day discount

The iconic symbol of our generation's space explorers is $18 off.

CERN will launch its first satellite this week on new European rideshare rocket

CELESTA extends radiation studies following related work with the Large Hadron Collider, which restarted in April.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is ready to begin its epic science mission

The powerful eyes of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are now fully open and ready to observe the cosmos.

VR headset deals: Save on Oculus Quest 2 & more in Amazon Prime Day VR deals

We've found some of the best VR headset deals available across Amazon Prime Day.

HP Reverb G2 VR Headset levels up your gaming for $80 less this Prime Day

Save 13% on this virtual reality headset when you shop on Amazon during Prime Day sales.

'Hot robots' may be necessary for future nuclear space missions

If nuclear-powered spaceflight is ever realized, there will be a need for new types of robots to perform dangerous maintenance tasks.

Watch live: President Biden to unveil first science image from Webb telescope

EDITOR’S NOTE: President Joe Biden will hold participate in a White House event at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) Monday to reveal the first science image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Additional images will be released Tuesday.

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Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon hyperdrives into 20% Prime Day discount

Do the Kessel Run for $32 less in this Lego Star Wars spaceship.

Lightning fails to strike Marvel's latest superhero circus, 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

Marvel Studios releases director Taika Waititi's strangely uninvolving "Thor: Love and Thunder."

China is Considering a Nuclear-Powered Mission to Neptune

One look at the Planetary Decadal Survey for 2023 – 2032, and you will see some bold and cutting-edge mission proposals for the coming decade. Examples include a Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) that would study Uranus’ interior, atmosphere, magnetosphere, satellites, and rings; and an Enceladus orbiter and surface lander to study the active plumes emanating from Enceladus’ southern polar region. Not to be outdone, China is also considering a nuclear-powered Neptune Explorer to explore the ice giant, its largest moon (Triton), and its other satellites and rings.

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Oculus Quest 2 Prime Day deal lets you experience the virtual world for less

Save 16% on this renewed virtual reality headset when you shop on Amazon during the Prime Day sales.

Take to the skies with this ultimate DJI Air 2S drone combo, now $260 off

Check out this incredible Prime Day drone deal that brings the DJI Air 2S Drone Combo to its lowest ever price.

July's supermoon will shine online — here's how you can watch for free

The Virtual Telescope broadcast starts July 13 at 4 p.m. EDT and will showcase our celestial neighbor over Rome.


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