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“Project Hail Mary” showcases stunning nebula photos taken over 400 hours by one astronomer – here’s the story

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A bearded man wearing a cap and dark T-shirt is shown holding a red telescope and smiling at the camera in front of a nebula painting hanging on the wall.

In August 2024, astronaut Rod Prazeres received a mysterious message on Instagram that seemed too good to be true – a “small production company” wanted to license his images for use in an undisclosed sci-fi film. Fun‘ at first – and rightly so – he thought he was being scammed. After all, how many production … Read more

2 bright planets light up April evenings – here’s when to look

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a picture showing how to measure the sky at night with your hands showing a closed fist showing about 10 degrees of the sky, the index finger is 1 degree and the three middle fingers are 5 degrees.

Your hands can be a useful tool for measuring the night sky. (Image credit: Created with Canva Pro) Of the five bright planets with the naked eye, the two that are best for viewing in April are in the evening sky. Amazing Venuslow west-northwest about two hours after sunset, and bright Jupiterwhich flies high in … Read more

The world’s orbit is filling up. Here’s how we avoid disaster.

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The world's orbit is filling up. Here's how we avoid disaster.

It has been less than 70 years since humans launched their first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit around Earth. That event started not only the Space Race but also the Space Age, our modern age of satellite instruments. At the beginning of 2019, there were about 2,000 active and dead satellite payloads orbiting the … Read more

April’s full moon decides the date of Easter – here’s how it works

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A full moon shines on a dark pink background over the ocean with grass-covered dunes in the foreground.

The first full moon of the year appears on April 1 and plays an important role in setting the date of Easter. The official time the moon will be full is 10:12 pm EDT. Interestingly, once the full moon arrives, its position in the sky will make it about twelve degrees south-east of the inhabited … Read more

When this new food caddy arrives, here’s how to reduce waste – not just recycle

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clipboard with meal plan notes, held by hands in front of open fridge with fresh veg

If you live in England, you may have just got a new food waste caddy. Councils must now collect your separated food waste and turn it into fuel, compost or compost. So you can live comfortably knowing that your provisions for potatoes and stale bread will be put to good use instead of going to … Read more