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Then and Now: Our Earliest Close-Ups of the Planets Compared to Today’s Best Shots
For centuries, astronomers were limited to ground-based observations of the planets, but now we use spacecraft to capture close-up views of our neighboring worlds. Excitingly, our views of solar system planets have been getting progressively better over the decades, as these images attest. The dawn of the Space Age finally made it possible for humankind…
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To All a Goodnight Is Maybe the Most Under-the-Radar Christmas Slasher
These days there’s no shortage of Christmas-themed horror movies, especially ones that feature a killer dressed as Santa Claus. But in the slasher genre’s earliest days, that hadn’t yet become a trope — 1972’s Tales From the Crypt gave us a red-suited maniac, to name maybe the most notable early example, and 1980’s To All…
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See Postcards From NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft as It Journeys to Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
Travelling through space can get lonely. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is currently on a six-year journey to Jupiter, travelling through the sparse interplanetary medium since launching in October 2021. Luckily for Lucy, the views have been spectacular.
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The King’s Man’s Newest Trailer Showcases Some Very Un-Gentle Men
If, for some wild reason, you thought the prequel to the ultra-action-packed Kingsman movies would going to be any tamer than its forebears, I can promise you, you needn’t lose any sleep over it. The King’s Man has action for days, and this newest R-rated, red-band trailer for the film proves.