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Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch

November 17, 2025
For the first time in more than five years, humanity has launched a mission to Mars — but it won’t be arriving at the Red Planet anytime soon. NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes launched Thursday (Nov. 13) on the second-ever flight of Blue Origin’s powerful New Glenn rocket. It was the first Mars liftoff since July 30, 2020, when NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity…
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ESA's Role in NASA's Orion Mission Explained

November 14, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed the service module for NASA’s Orion spaceship, which is meant to take the nearly cancelled Artemis 4 mission to the moon. The module, which is supposed to be shipped to NASA this week, was nearly not needed after the Trump…
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100AZ Telescope: Your Entry into Stargazing Adventures

November 14, 2025
The Celestron Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope is our choice as the best quick setup telescope for beginners. Our optical experts rated the Celestron as a recommended entry-level telescope, which is perfectly suited to budding skywatchers. Even for the uninitiated, it’s a breeze to use, thanks to its user-friendly features and sturdy build, which also makes the 100AZ a great choice as one…
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Scientists find a surprising twist in Earth's magnetic field

November 14, 2025
Scientists studying Earth’s magnetic field have discovered that its electric heartbeat flows in the opposite direction from what long-standing models predict. Earth is surrounded by a vast magnetic bubble called the magnetosphere, which shields the planet from the…
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Nikon Z50 II camera review

November 13, 2025
Not to be confused with the numerically similar Canon EOS R50 or R50 V, which, like this Nikon, squeezes an APS-C sensor into a compact chassis, the Z50 II updates and revitalizes its brand’s entry-level mirrorless camera. With an eye on hitting an affordable price point…
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Severe geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across North America and as far south as Mexico (photos)

November 13, 2025
A severe (G4) geomagnetic storm lit up skies across the Northern Hemisphere overnight (Nov. 11-12), with vivid northern lights visible across Canada, the U.S, and as far south as Mexico. The incredible display followed the arrival of multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — eruptions of magnetic field and plasma from the sun — launched by sunspot AR4274, one of the most energetic sunspot…
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Fujifilm Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS-L 1640 image stabilized binoculars review

November 12, 2025
Fujifilm’s latest round of Techno-Stabi binoculars was released in January 2025 and two pairs were released: The 20×40 and the 16×40. The Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS-L 1640 binoculars are good for stargazing with 16x magnification, 40mm objective lenses and a three-degree image stabilization (IS) angle. Without IS, views from any 16x binoculars are going to be shaky. The same can be said…
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