Month: April 2021

Teach your kids about NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity with a free webcast this week

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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is less than a week away from attempting its first flight on the Red Planet and the space agency wants to share the epic feat with students in a webcast on Thursday (April 8).  Engineers with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will host an Ingenuity talk Thursday for kids at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). The livestream will be available on the NASA JPL Education YouTube channel here at start time.  Today’s talk follows a series of press conferences, webinars and info sessions by JPL to…

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First ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ trailer recruits LeBron James and Bugs Bunny to battle the Goon Squad

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[embedded content] Fans hoping to keep basketball passions alive this summer will be pleased to learn that Warner Bros. just dropped the first trailer for the live action-animated sequel to 1996’s “Space Jam” for its 25th anniversary titled “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” and it looks like a slam dunk of fun.  Arriving in theaters and HBO MAX on July 16, this highly-anticipated follow up stars Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James in a hoop-stuffing team up with Bugs Bunny and a roster of Looney Tunes characters as they try…

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First look at Captain Janeway in ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’

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We got to our first look at the Captain Janeway character that’s set to appear in the upcoming all-new animated kids’ series “Star Trek: Prodigy.” Voiced by Kate Mulgrew, Janeway will serve as the starship’s built-in emergency training hologram. Executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman revealed the news during today’s virtual global First Contact Day panels. They also revealed that the series takes place in the year 2383, five years after the USS Voyager returned to the Alpha Quadrant in the two-part “Endgame” (S07, E25 & 26). Plus, it will…

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ season 2 teaser trailer promises more mayhem in space

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[embedded content] “Star Trek: Lower Decks” will warp back to TV this summer and the first trailer for the new season is promising more laughs in space. Show creator Mike McMahan revealed an all-new teaser trailer for season two of “Lower Decks” following a “Second Contact” panel during the virtual global First Contact Day celebration today (April 5) by the Paramount+ streaming service.  McMahan also announced that the second season of “Lower Decks” will premiere on Aug. 12, 2021 and will consist of 10, half-hour episodes, just like Season one.…

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ teaser trailer for season 4 sounds like every other season

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[embedded content] The first trailer for season four of “Star Trek: Discovery” is here!  Series star Sonequa Martin-Green revealed a first look at the fourth season of “Star Trek: Discovery” following the “Women In Motion” panel during the virtual global Star Trek First Contact Day celebration by the streaming service Paramount+. It was also announced that the second season of “Discovery” will premiere this year, although a more specific date or episode count wasn’t given.  The teaser isn’t very long, but it looks like the courageous crew of the USS…

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Discover the Night: International Dark Sky Week is Here!

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Light pollution is insidious in today’s world. This International Dark Sky Week, become inspired to see what you can do to raise awareness. The post Discover the Night: International Dark Sky Week is Here! appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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