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New moon of July 2025 sees Saturn swim with the fishes tonight

Saturn will be quite distinct in the Pisces constellation.

Space

Largest-ever supernova catalog ever provides further evidence dark energy is weakening

A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that dark energy is weakening.

Space

Fast internet is getting in the way of understanding the universe, scientists warn

The rush for faster and more widely available internet is making it harder to understand the cosmos, according to scientists.

The Independent UK

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2 Earth weather satellites accidentally spy on Venus

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade, scientists recently discovered.

Space

See Tianzhou 9 cargo mission dock at China's Tiangong space station (video)

The Tianzhou 9 freighter arrived at China's Tiangong space station last week, packed with supplies. Watch its arrival in this video.

Space

Scientists may have solved a chemistry mystery about Jupiter's ocean moon Europa

A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved.

Space

Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is packed with water ice that could be older than Earth

Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system.

Space

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Sir Francis Graham-Smith obituary

Pioneering radio astronomer whose work locating celestial objects led to a greater understanding of the universe

The Guardian - UK

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?

Space

The Milky Way brightens the moonless summer sky this week: Here's where to look

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on Aug. 23.

Space

This star escaped a supermassive black hole's violent grips — then returned for round 2

A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!

Space

SpaceX launches 2 powerful internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites toward medium-Earth orbit today (July 22), then aced its landing on a ship at sea.

Space

This 200-light-year-wide structure could be feeding our galaxy's center: 'No one had any idea this cloud existed'

Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding star-building material to the heart of the Milky Way.

Space

Don't miss the crescent moon cozy up to Jupiter early on July 23

The thin crescent moon and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye for early risers on July 23.

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Makenzie Lystrup stepping down as director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Makenzie Lystrup will step down as head of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on Aug. 1. She'll be the second NASA center director to depart in just a two-month span.

Space

Nearly 300 NASA scientists sign 'Voyager Declaration' to protest Trump space science budget cuts

Nearly 300 current and former NASA employees — including astronauts, engineers and scientists — have signed the "Voyager Declaration," a formal statement raising alarm over recent actions and steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

Space

SpaceX launches NASA's TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather (video)

NASA's TRACERS mission blasted off July 23 on a Falcon 9 rocket with three other small agency satellites that will act as technology demonstrators to monitor space weather.

Space

Europe tests largest-ever Mars parachute in the stratosphere above the Arctic (video)

A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

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Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time

The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday morning (July 21).

Space

'Chaos' reigns beneath the ice of Jupiter moon Europa, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of Nasa workers rebuke ‘arbitrary’ Trump cuts in scathing letter

Nearly 300 current and former employees signed the letter criticizing the ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at the agency

Space

This new 'CosmoCube' moon orbiter could eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

U.K. scientists plan to send a small spacecraft to the moon's far side to detect faint radio signals emitted shortly after the Big Bang.

Space

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, adolescent and elderly.

Space

When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution.

Space

Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that has persisted for millennia.

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