"I never think about the future. It comes soon enough."

— Albert Einstein

Astronomy

'The Dream is [still] Alive': First IMAX film shot in space at 40 years

Space.com - 10 hours 9 min ago
James Neihouse had one more thing to share. He pulled out a frame displaying strips of tape, each of which had notes from astronauts who filmed the IMAX movie "The Dream is Alive" 40 years ago.
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'I'm really excited about the engineering of it all.' Katy Perry is psyched for her Blue Origin launch on April 14

Space.com - 11 hours 9 min ago
The pop star is leaning into STEM ahead of her spaceflight.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 156 — Rocket Blast

Space.com - 11 hours 10 min ago
On Episode 156 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik welcome Phil Metzger to discuss the dangerous realities of rocket plumes.
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SpaceX launches 9th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)

Space.com - 11 hours 27 min ago
SpaceX launched the ninth batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Calfornia's central coast today (April 12).
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The ISS Meets Venus

APOD - 12 hours 9 min ago

Made with a telescope shaded from bright sunlight by an umbrella,


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38 Hours in the M81 Group

APOD - 12 hours 9 min ago

From a garden on planet Earth, 38 hours of exposure


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What's at the tip of this interstellar jet?


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Sometimes, the Moon visits the Pleiades.


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How much mass do flocculent spirals hide?


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Why are there so many moonquakes?


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Moon Near the Edge

APOD - 12 hours 9 min ago

Moon Near the Edge


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You don't need to like every episode of 'Doctor Who'. In fact, it's probably a good thing if you don't

Space.com - 13 hours 8 min ago
If the perennially versatile 'Doctor Who' isn't a mixed bag, it isn't fulfilling its true potential.
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How to watch Blue Origin launch Katy Perry and crew to space on a historic all-female spaceflight on April 14

Space.com - 14 hours 9 min ago
Blue Origin will stream the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which features a star-studded, all-female crew, on April 14.
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Easter is coming late in 2025, astronomically speaking. Here's why

Space.com - Fri, 04/11/2025 - 8:00pm
Easter falls on the Sunday that follows the first full moon occurring on or after the day of the spring equinox. So it seems like Easter should be this weekend. Here's why it isn't.
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The newest GOES weather satellite in NOAA's fleet is now fully operational (video)

Space.com - Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:46pm
The powerful GOES-19 satellites, one of the most advanced ever built, has taken on a new name.
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Auroras could spice up April's Full Pink 'micromoon' this weekend

Space.com - Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:21pm
There’s a chance to see both a Full Pink micromoon and the northern lights in the sky for some this weekend.
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Trump administration could slash NASA science budget by 50%, reports suggest

Space.com - Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:04pm
Budget passback documents reportedly suggest the White House wants to cut NASA's budget by half — possibly closing down Goddard Space Flight Center.
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US military launches initiative to find the best quantum computer

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:00pm
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to know which of the quantum computers now in development have the best chance of being game-changing technologies
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US military launches initiative to find the best quantum computer

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:00pm
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to know which of the quantum computers now in development have the best chance of being game-changing technologies
Categories: Astronomy