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Peering into the eye of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Oct. 30, 2025

Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured high-resolution views inside the eye of the powerful Hurricane Melissa.

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Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old ‘murder mystery’ while filming Sandi Toksvig TV show

Findings hint at first known matrilineal tribe documented in western European prehistory

The Independent UK

SpaceX launches 100th Starlink mission of 2025 (video)

SpaceX launched its 100th Starlink mission of the year on Friday (Oct. 31), from a foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California.

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Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead

Japan declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a year after the Venus climate probe failed to respond to calls from mission control.

Space

Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so

Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.

Space

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists mapped the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b in three dimensions, uncovering a blistering hotspot where water molecules are torn apart.

Space

Every 'Star Wars: Visions Volume 3' episode, ranked from worst to best

The award-winning anthology of animated Star Wars shorts is back with a third batch crafted by Japanese studios. Here's our take on all of them.

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'Supergirl' at 10: The Arrowverse TV show laid the blueprint for James Gunn's DC Universe

How the "Supergirl" TV series shaped DC's modern age of heroes.

Space

Is Earth 'on the brink'? 2024 was likely our planet’s hottest year in 125,000 years

Two new climate reports warn Earth's vital signs are flashing red after the hottest year in 125,000 years, but say recovery is still possible with swift action.

Space

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

Space

Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station

Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time ever today (Oct. 28), delivering payloads and supplies to ISS astronauts.

Space

You won't see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom closest to the sun on Oct. 30 — but these spacecraft will

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest pass to the sun on Oct. 30, and various spacecraft will be watching, seeking clues about the icy wanderer's chemistry and composition.

Space

Can bowhead whales with their 200-year lifespan help us to slow ageing?

Researchers find Earth’s longest-living mammal is particularly good at fixing faulty DNA – and cold water may help

The Guardian - UK

Enormous black hole unexpectedly found in tiny galaxy

An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way’s tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about how small galaxies hold themselves together.

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Mercury shines farthest from the sun in the evening sky on Oct. 29

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset.

Space

Sun's far side erupts in satellite image | Space photo of the day for Oct. 29, 2025

A massive coronal mass ejection erupted from the sun's far side late on Oct. 21, 2025 and was captured by a NOAA coronagraph.

Space

Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say

Space agencies around the world are planning moon missions that will depend on water ice for resources, but much remains unknown about its availability of water ice on the lunar surface.

The Independent UK

Groundbreaking new method could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer’s

New method may also help improve the development of dementia drugs

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Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired

Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of fluid flowing out of the brain

The Independent UK

Rapidly adapting sea creatures found in Japan’s deepest ‘Ring of Fire’ trenches

Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity at these depths

The Independent UK

World’s earliest known mosquito larva found trapped in 99-million-year-old amber

Finding indicates extinct forms of mosquitoes coexisted with modern ones during the dinosaur era

Space

Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space Station

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky completed a 6 hour and 54 minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of private Griffin moon lander delayed to 2026

The mission had previously targeted a launch at the end of 2025.

Space

NASA spots a spooky face glowing on the sun just in time for Halloween (photo)

A haunting grin appeared on the sun as bright active regions and dark coronal holes combined to create a jack-o'-lantern face just in time for Halloween.

Space

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

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