"If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe."

— Carl Sagan

Astronomy

Astronauts get stuffy noses in space because of microgravity, scientists find

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 8:00am
Scientists are calling attention to an extremely common health problem that's been making astronauts uncomfortable: sinus issues.
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Semiconductor wafer on ISS goes under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2025

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 7:00am
This is part of a NASA-supported project hoping to fabricate "device-ready" wafers from space-grown crystals.
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'Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 4' revealed, with a new developer promising a return to 'mass-battle, base-building roots' (video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 6:00am
Warhammer 40K's most iconic real-time strategy series is back next year and under new leadership.
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Nocs Provisions Zero Tube 10x25 waterproof monocular review

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 5:25am
Your new favorite lightweight spotting companion — the Noca Provisions Zero Tube.
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SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 5:00am
An automated system co-developed by SpaceX prevents disruption to radio astronomical observations caused by megaconstellations in low Earth orbit.
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The Milky Way's faintest satellite may not be what astronomers thought. 'These results solve a major mystery in astrophysics'

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 4:00pm
A distant galaxy nicknamed "Cosmic Grapes" is bursting with massive star-forming clumps — far more than expected — offering fresh clues about how galaxies grew in the early universe.
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Supernovas are hard to detect. Scientists just found a way to spot them hours after they explode

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 3:15pm
Astronomers have learned how to find supernova explosions in their earliest stages, giving us an unprecedented look at how these stars blow up.
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Pixar's 'Elio' stars get space food tips from a real-life astronaut in this exclusive bonus clip (video)

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 2:14pm
The family-friendly animated outer space flick scores its home video release starting today (Aug. 19).
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'NASA is science': How real space exploration inspired Moleskine's new NASA-themed notebook collection (interview)

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 2:00pm
We chatted to Moleskine President Ward Simmons about their new NASA-inspired notebook collection.
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Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video)

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 11:58am
Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.
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See a razor-thin crescent moon join Jupiter and Venus in the predawn sky on Aug. 20

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 11:23am
See the waning crescent moon rendezvous with Jupiter and Venus in the eastern sky on Aug. 20.
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A rare Black Moon rises with the sun tomorrow Here's what to expect

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 9:45am
A Black Moon rises tomorrow (Aug. 23), though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event.
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Wheelie smart? Take our Mars rover quiz to prove it!

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 9:16am
This quiz is dedicated to the mechanical marvels that have rolled across the surfaces of alien worlds: the iconic space rovers!
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"I find your abundance of faith… encouraging." Watch this new trailer for 'Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past' (video)

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 9:00am
You want a piece of this? You won't have to wait long for as this Disney+ animated sequel strikes back on Sept. 19.
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Fly through the eye of Hurricane Erin and see the powerful storm from space (video)

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 8:00am
Take a flight with us to see Hurricane Erin through the eyes of NOAA satellites and the Air Force's Hurricane Hunters.
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Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 7:00am
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are gearing up for their planned 2026 moon launch by photographing an inflatable version of Earth's nearest neighbor.
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'Devil Comet' contains 'strongest evidence yet' that comets delivered water to Earth

Space.com - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 5:00am
While observing the Halley-type comet 12P/Pons-Brooks with ALMA and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility, researchers determined that the comet's water is strikingly similar to the water on Earth.
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SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10

Space.com - Mon, 08/18/2025 - 5:00pm
The FAA has closed its investigation into SpaceX's Starship failure this spring and given the green light for Starship Flight Test 10 to proceed this weekend.
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1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores (photos)

Space.com - Mon, 08/18/2025 - 4:00pm
Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic
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Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)

Space.com - Mon, 08/18/2025 - 3:00pm
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than six hours outside the Tiangong space station on Friday (Aug. 15), installing a debris shield on the third spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.
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