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Best Gifts for Star Wars Fans

If there's a Star Wars fan in your life, we've got a selection of gift ideas for them to brighten their holiday with the power of the Force.
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Best Gifts for Disney Fans

If there's a Disney fan in your life and you're looking for the perfect holiday present for them, we have a ton of suggestions of what you could gift them.
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An artist's impression of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission readying itself to touch the surface of asteroid Bennu.

How to watch NASA grab a sample from an asteroid on Tuesday

This week, NASA will be attempting an impressive feat: Attempting to touch down its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on the surface of asteroid Bennu to collect a sample.
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Browse hundreds of images of Mars captured by ESA’s Mars Express webcam

If you've ever wanted to get a close-up look at Mars, the European Space Agency (ESA) has just released a treasure trove of images.
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This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, depicts a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules, or frEGGs for short. This object is formally known as J025157.5+600606.

Take a peek at a stellar nursery with this Hubble image

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope released this week shows a special area of star formation; a nursery where stars are born from swirling gas.
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How to watch SpaceX launch its fourteenth batch of Starlink satellites today

Today SpaceX will launch its fourteenth batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, and you can watch the event live as it happens.
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An artist's impression visualising the BepiColombo spacecraft flying past Venus.

BepiColombo spacecraft studies Venus on its way to Mercury

Space probe BepiColombo has just flown past Venus, and researchers are making use of this flyby to collect information on our mysterious neighboring planet.
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Musk says SpaceX could send Starship mission to Mars as soon as 2024

Elon Musk has laid out a vision for the future of the SpaceX Starship, sharing his belief that the first uncrewed mission to Mars could happen as soon as 2024.
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Supergiant star Betelgeuse could be smaller and closer than we thought

The mystery of what's happening to giant star Betelgeuse continues. A group of astronomers believe the star is smaller and closer to us than previously thought.
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Terrain The DuAxel rover is seen here participating in field tests in the Mojave Desert. The four-wheeled rover is composed of two Axel robots. One part anchors itself in place while the other uses a tether to explore otherwise inaccessible terrain.

More than meets the eye: NASA’s transforming rover for exploring distant worlds

NASA is developing a new type of rover which can transform to take a shape most suited to the environment.
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NASA’s InSight lander finally buries its probe beneath Martian surface

NASA's InSight lander has been struggling on Mars for more than a year. Now, the heat probe has successfully made it beneath the surface.
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Last chance to save on Apple AirPods, Samsung Galaxy Buds for Prime Day

Now that Prime Day has arrived, you can find savings on smaller items like true wireless earbuds, with Prime Day AirPods Deals and Samsung Galaxy Buds Deals.
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This is the cheapest-but-still-good Bluetooth speaker you can buy today

If you're looking for a compact and portable speaker, this Anker Soundcore Mini Bluetooth speaker is now under $20.
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Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones are the best Prime Day deal

The tremendous Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones are $50 off for Prime Day, and with every purchase, you'll also receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card.
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Why Prime Day is the best time to buy chargers and cables

For this Prime Day, Amazon is offering up to 40% of chargers and cables including everything from Lightning cables to USB Type-C cables to HDMI cables.
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Samsung Galaxy Buds down to lowest-ever price for Prime Day

You can get in on the true wireless headphone action with a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds, which are now at their lowest price ever at just $89, down from $130.
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Roku Express, Roku Streaming Stick+ discounted for Prime Day

This week, streaming device manufacturer Roku is offering discounts on accessories that turn your dumb old TV into a shiny smart TV.
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6 streaming device deals you can’t miss this Prime Day

If you've been bored at home recently, as many of us have been, then you might want to get a streaming device. We've rounded up the best deals for Prime Day.
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The best 4K TV for PS5 is heavily discounted this Prime Day

This LG CX OLED 4K TV, which we called the best TV you can buy in 2020, is $200 off its original price, bringing the cost down to $1,600.
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Best Buy wins Prime Day with 70-inch Samsung 4K TV for $530

Now is the perfect time to save some cash on a TV, with this 70-inch Samsung 6 Series 4K TV on sale for the killer price of $530, down from $750.
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Save $200 on the Google Pixelbook Go (Chromebook) this Prime Day

The Google Pixelbook Go is down by $200 from its original price of $1,399, and is now available for $1,199.
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Best Buy slashes prices on 4K TVs before Amazon Prime Day

If you don't want to wait for Prime Day, we've rounded up a selection of the best 4K TV deals that you can buy right now.
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This 70-inch LG 4K TV is only $600 before Amazon Prime Day

This 70-inch LG 4K TV is a fantastic price of $600 at Best Buy now, a price which likely won't be beaten even on Prime Day.
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Early Prime Day 4K TV Deal: Save $300 on 55-inch Sony X800H at Dell

Prime Day doesn't start until tomorrow, but right now you can save an impressive $300 off this Sony 4K TV, bringing the price down from $998 to $698.
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The Galactic Centre above the ESO 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla,Chile.

How astronomers scour the sky to spot asteroids headed for Earth

To find out more about how to identify and track asteroids approaching Earth, and how global cooperation can keep our planet safe, we spoke to an expert.
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This artist’s impression shows the central black hole and the galaxies trapped in its gas web.

Six galaxies trapped in cosmic web could explain supermassive black hole growth

Astronomers have found six galaxies trapped in a cosmic spider's web around a supermassive black hole, which could help explain how colossal black holes grow.
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After two launches scrubbed this week, Musk says SpaceX needs to improve

Scrubbed launches may be a fact of life in the rocket industry, but Elon Musk is determined to minimize them following two aborted SpaceX launches this week.
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Pictured here is part of the captivating galaxy NGC 2525. Located nearly 70 million light-years from Earth, this galaxy is part of the constellation of Puppis in the southern hemisphere. On the left, a brilliant supernova is clearly visible in the image. The supernova is formally known as SN2018gv and was first spotted in mid-January 2018. Supernovae like this one can be used as cosmic tape measures, allowing astronomers to calculate the distance to their galaxies.

Hubble captures a spectacular time-lapse of a supernova explosion

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a time-lapse of a supernova, showing the explosion and aftermath of a white dwarf detonating in a thermonuclear blast.
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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launches to the International Space Station on Oct. 2, 2020, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia. The rocket is carrying a Cygnus spacecraft with 8,000 pounds of supplies and experiments.

Cargo spacecraft carrying new toilet to ISS finally launches

After several scrubbed attempts, an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft has successfully launched bound for the International Space Station.
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The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen in this black and white infrared photograph as it launches from Pad-0A, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

How to watch Northrop Grumman launch a space toilet to the ISS on Thursday

On Thursday, Northrop Grumman will launch a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station carrying crew supplies and new science experiments.
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Scientists find distant planet that’s so hot iron would evaporate there

Europe's CHEOPS satellite has uncovered details about its first exoplanet: An extreme world so hot that even metals like iron would evaporate and turn into gas.
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‘Skyborg’: U.S. Air Force seeks fleet of autonomous planes

The U.S. Air Force is getting serious about autonomous aircraft and aims to acquire a fleet of drones to act as robotic wingmen under its "Skyborg" program.
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How to watch the 13th SpaceX Starlink launch on Monday morning

On Monday, SpaceX will launch its 13th batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Here's how to watch the launch live.
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This stunning image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 5643 in the constellation of Lupus (The Wolf). Looking this good isn’t easy; thirty different exposures, for a total of 9 hours observation time, together with the high resolution and clarity of Hubble, were needed to produce an image of such high level of detail and of beauty.

This calm-looking galaxy was the site of two epic supernovas

A new Hubble image released this week shows the spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which was the site of two supernovas -- one spotted in 2013 and one in 2017.
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