NASA finds an active galaxy 500 million light-years away that looks like a Star Wars TIE fighter 

NASA telescopes have spotted a galaxy ‘far, far, away’ — 500 million light-years, to be precise — that is the spitting image of a TIE fighter from Star Wars. In the long-running space opera, these agile spacecraft named in-universe for their ‘Twin Ion Engines’ are flown by Darth Vader and the forces of the Galactic … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Buds sale: Save £49 on these bestselling true wireless earbuds

Samsung Galaxy Buds on sale: Save £49 on these bestselling true wireless earbuds By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 12:50 BST, 14 August 2020 | Updated: 12:50 BST, 14 August 2020 True wireless earbuds are all the rage and today there’s a great deal to be had on Samsung Galaxy Buds. The bestselling earbuds from … Read more

Astronomers spot a Milky Way-like galaxy 12 billion light years away

A distant galaxy that looks ‘surprisingly like our Milky Way’, has been discovered by astronomers, who say it appears like a near-perfect ring of light in space.  Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute used the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile to find the galaxy 12 billion light years from Earth.  … Read more

NASA ridiculed for dropping ‘Eskimo Nebula’ and ‘Siamese Twins Galaxy’ nicknames

NASA is being ridiculed for its ‘idiotic’ decision to stop using the nicknames for two celestial phenomena – the Eskimo Nebula and Siamese Twins Galaxy – because of their ‘colonial’ implications.   The American space agency announced the move on Wednesday, writing in a statement: ‘As the scientific community works to identify and address systemic discrimination … Read more

Samsung officially unveils Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra

Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 20 smartphone series, two new tablets, a new version of the Galaxy Watch and near ear buds.   Designed for ‘Note loyalists’, the standard Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra both support 5G and stream Xbox games over the cloud. Both devices are optimised for game streaming via Xbox Game … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks ahead of August launch

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 20 smartphone has leaked ahead of its official launch next month. The standard Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra both support 5G and stream Xbox games over the cloud, according to German IT news website WinFuture. Both devices are optimised for game streaming via Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s video game subscription service … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Buds are reduced on Amazon and Tech in the Basket today

Shoppers are saving up to £50 on these Samsung Galaxy Buds today By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 17:07 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 17:07 BST, 21 July 2020 Are you looking for a pair of true wireless earbuds? The Samsung Galaxy Buds offer superior comfort, great performance, and solid reliability. If you don’t … Read more

Stunning NASA image reveals a ‘fluffy galaxy’ 67 million light-years away from Earth

Stunning ‘fluffy galaxy’ 67 million light-years away from Earth is spotted by NASA’s Hubble telescope Galaxy NGC 2275 and is located around 67 million light-years from Earth  It can be found in the constellation of Cancer and appears to be ‘fluffy’   Feathery appearance is likely a sign that the galaxy has been quiet for some time  … Read more

Spectacular images of the Milky Way show off our galaxy in incredible rarely-seen detail 

An annual Milky Way photography competition has unveiled 25 spectacular images showing off our galaxy in incredible rarely-seen detail. The stunning photographs, released by travel photography blog Capture The Atlas, show the stars beautifully framing trees, tents and even a monastery. The astonishing shots have been nominated for the website’s annual Milky Way photographer of the … Read more

Scientists say there may be six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy

The Kepler mission has spotted thousands of exoplanets since 2014, with 30 planets less than twice the size of Earth now known to orbit within the habitable zones of their stars. Launched from Cape Canaveral on March 7th 2009, the Kepler telescope has helped in the search for planets outside of the solar system.  It … Read more