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Epic asks court to force Apple to restore Fortnite to the App Store

There's a new step in the battle between Fortnite developer Epic and Apple, with Epic asking a court to force Apple to restore its apps to the App Store.
Gaming News
Artist’s impression of binary black holes about to collide

Astronomers observe largest-ever merger between ‘impossible’ black holes

Researchers have observed the most massive black hole collision ever detected, using the gravitational wave observatories LIGO and VIRGO.
Space News
An image taken by the camera aboard the First Light Photon satellite

Rocket Lab’s recent launch contained a surprise 2-in-1 satellite

Rocket Lab's recent launch of an Electron rocket was carrying a secret surprise: A part of the rocket that detached to form a Photon satellite.
Space News
Teams have installed the flight support booster (FSB) for later versions of the solid rocket boosters on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into the test stand in Promontory, Utah.

How to watch NASA test its new Artemis rocket booster on Wednesday

NASA will soon be testing the booster section of its brand-new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which is designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
Space News
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Garmin connect is down again for second time in two months

The platform of choice for many fitness enthusiasts, Garmin Connect, went down in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The Sun sends out a constant stream of particles and energy, which drives a complex space weather system near Earth

NASA selects five mission proposals to investigate space weather

NASA has announced five new concept proposals to investigate the phenomena of space weather and to better understand how the sun affects the space environment.
Space News
The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be flown on Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is viewed Nov. 2, 2019

Next test flight of Boeing Starliner could take place in December

NASA and Boeing have announced that the next test flight of the troubled Starliner capsule could take place as early as December this year.
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A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on May 30, for the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon capsule. flight

SpaceX plans two Falcon 9 missions in on one day in closest-ever launches

SpaceX has a packed weekend, with two rocket launches just hours apart -- the shortest amount of time between launches the company has ever attempted.
Space News
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Enormous halo of gas around Andromeda Galaxy mapped for the first time

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have mapped out the enormous halo of gas around the nearest major galaxy to us, the Andromeda Galaxy.
Space News
Now that the observatory has been completely assembled, Webb teams are running full observatory level tests to ensure it is prepared for the rigors of liftoff.

James Webb Space Telescope powers on its instruments in Ground Segment Test

NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope has reached a milestone with the completion of the Ground Segment Test.
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SpaceX will carry Masten lunar lander to the moon in 2022

SpaceX has another mission to the moon, as it has been contracted to deliver a lunar lander as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
Space News
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SpaceX performs Starship static fire test ahead of hop test

SpaceX has completed its latest test of its new Starship rocket, intended to carry astronauts to the moon and even eventually to Mars.
Space News
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Hubble captures the delicate edge of the enormous Cygnus Loop nebula

The latest image captured by Hubble shows a portion of a huge round nebula which was formed when a star 20 times the mass of our sun exploded.
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High-resolution illustration of the Roman spacecraft against a starry background.

Wandering planets could outnumber the stars in our galaxy

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could be able to identify hundreds of rogue planets, which could even outnumber the stars in our galaxy.
Space News
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Apple won’t force WordPress app to offer in-app purchases

Apple has backed down from its beef with WordPress, in which it tried to force a free app to allow in-app purchases of which it gets a 30% cut.
Web News
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Robert Pattinson brings a dark, messy vision of Bruce Wayne to The Batman

Big news for Batman fans broke this weekend, as DC shares a first trailer for the upcoming movie The Batman, staring Robert Pattinson in the titular role.
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See Diana and Cheetah throw down in the new Wonder Woman 1984 trailer

DC's leading lady is back in a new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, released at DC's online FanDome event on August 22, 2022.
Entertainment News
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Could there once have been two stars in our solar system?

Could sunset in our solar system once have looked very different? A new study suggests our sun may once have had a binary companion.
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NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest images yet of the sky’s latest visitor to make the headlines, comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE

See the closest-ever image of comet NEOWISE captured by Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest image taken so far of a recent visitor to our part of the solar system, comet NEOWISE.
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The center of our Milky Way galaxy captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras.

Mystery gas shooting out of the center of Milky Way ‘like bullets’

Astronomers have stumbled across a mystery at the heart of the Milky Way: A dense, cold gas that shooting out of the region "like bullets."
Space News
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New Fortnite tournament pokes fun at Apple App Store ban

Epic Games is hitting back at Apple by hosting a #FreeFortnite Cup Tournament for players on all platforms with prizes making fun of Apple's logos and image.
Gaming News
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Citizen scientists discover 100 cool worlds close to Earth

Citizen scientists have helped discover nearly 100 nearby cool worlds through a NASA project called Backyard Worlds.
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Blue Origin delivers mockup of new lunar lander to NASA

A collaboration of four aerospace companies lead by Blue Origin is creating a lunar lander for NASA and has just delivered a prototype for testing.
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How to watch SpaceX’s 100th launch on Tuesday

SpaceX is launching its eleventh batch of Starlink satellites this week, but this is no ordinary launch -- this is the 100th launch by SpaceX.
Space News
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This cosmic system has a weird gamma ray heartbeat and scientists have no idea why

Astronomers discovered a gas cloud sending out gamma rays in time with the pulses of a nearby black hole, despite being located 100 light-years away.
Space News
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Dwarf planet Ceres turns out to be an ocean world

Tiny dwarf planet Ceres, sitting between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt, could be an ocean world despite being far from the sun.
Space News
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spectacular galaxy NGC 2442.

Hubble captures an irregular galaxy shaped by an epic supernova explosion

A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy with an unusual shape formed when it was the site of a massive supernova explosion.
Space News
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SpaceX preparing for next hop test of Starship this week

Following a successful test of its SN5 Starship at the start of August, SpaceX is now preparing to perform a second hop test on another prototype, the SN6.
Space News
Jupiter and its moon Ganymede

Biggest impact crater in the solar system spotted on Ganymede

Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the site of the largest impact crater in the solar system, according to new research.
Space News
The International Space Station is seen on June 30, 2020

How to watch Japanese cargo ship depart from International Space Station live

This Tuesday, a Japanese cargo ship will depart from the ISS having delivered four tons of supplies for the crew and scientific equipment and experiments.
Space News
On 15 August 2020, Ariane 5 flight VA253 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits.

Europe launches Ariane 5 rocket for first time since pandemic started

An Ariane 5 rocket has taken off for the first time since the global pandemic of coronavirus, launching from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Space News
This artist's rendering shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu using a mechanical arm to touch the asteroid's surface.

NASA is almost ready to touch down on asteroid Bennu and grab a sample

NASA's OSIRIS-REx has performed its final practice run ahead of its planned touch down on asteroid Bennu.
Space News
A close-up photograph of the laser reflecting panel deployed by Apollo 14 astronauts on the Moon in 1971.

Why NASA scientists are shooting lasers at the moon

NASA scientists have been firing a laser beam at a reflector on the moon for the last decade, and recently they received a signal back for the first time.
Space News
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 crew members are seen seated in the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training.

NASA and SpaceX set date for first operational Crew Dragon mission

NASA and SpaceX have announced a date for the first operational mission of the new Crew Dragon capsule to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
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