Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go upwards.

— Fred Hoyle

Astronomy

'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 2:06pm
Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says his plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon is part of his plain to "get there first and claim that for America."
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Proposed House Bill Would Weaken Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangering Whales, Dolphins and More

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 1:30pm

Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species

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'Destroy All Humans!' declared war on humanity 20 years ago, and we're still waiting for another good sequel

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 1:00pm
The only Crypto we care about is the mischievous extraterrestrial seeking world domination.
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 12:00pm
The four crewmembers of NASA's Artemis 2 mission donned their launch suits to conduct their first suited crew test together at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on July 31.
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MRI Accidents Explained: What Causes Deaths and Injuries in Scanners

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 11:20am

When serious accidents happen in magnetic resonance imaging scanners, it’s usually because people ignore one very important rule

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Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 11:00am

If the EPA abdicates its responsibility to address climate change, it will harm health and the planet in exchange for pandering to fossil fuel interests

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Exotic 'lava worlds' are a hot new frontier in exoplanet science

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 11:00am
Thanks to groundbreaking models and the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists are poised to explore their mysterious evolution and reveal clues about planetary formation across the galaxy.
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Manipulate the power of the Infinity Stones with 42% savings on the Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet set

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 10:09am
The incredibly detailed and stunning-looking Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet set has a massive 42% off at Amazon.
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China wants to return samples from Mars. Will there be any international cooperation?

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 10:00am
International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."
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Curiosity rover celebrates 13 years on Mars with well-deserved naps and Red Planet 'coral'

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 9:00am
Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries while learning to do more with less.
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Watch: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch

ESO Top News - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 8:54am

Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package – is set for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time).

Watch live on ESA Web TV One.

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Meteor lights up West Virginia night sky | Space photo of the day for Aug. 6, 2025

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 8:00am
The shooting star was part of the Perseid and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers.
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Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could trigger northern lights Aug. 8 (video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 7:32am
The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.
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'The threat has evolved': Humanity faces the ultimate apex aliens in stunning new 'Invasion' season 3 trailer (video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 7:00am
Apple TV+'s absorbing sci-fi series intensifies as our heroes enter the alien mothership starting Aug. 22.
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An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world

Space.com - Wed, 08/06/2025 - 6:00am
The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.
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Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds

Space.com - Tue, 08/05/2025 - 6:00pm
Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.
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NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole

Space.com - Tue, 08/05/2025 - 5:00pm
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole.
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NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

Space.com - Tue, 08/05/2025 - 3:48pm
NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.
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NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead

Space.com - Tue, 08/05/2025 - 3:00pm
NASA has stopped trying to revive its Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which went dark a day after its Feb. 26 launch.
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