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Astronomers discover 'raw materials for life' can form in planetary systems even before stars

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 12:00pm
"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, the origins of the building blocks of life themselves."
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Hurry! Today is your last chance to get 60% off Disney Plus for four months

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 11:07am
Today is the last day you can get 60% off Disney Plus, which is the perfect pre-Prime Day streaming deal and in time for Fantastic Four's upcoming release.
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Satellites trace a triangle above Gemini North Telescope | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2025

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 11:00am
The satellites were seen in the night skies near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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World Asteroid Day 2025: Watch live views of near-Earth asteroids for free online on June 30

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 9:33am
World Asteroid Day 2025: Watch live views of near-Earth asteroids for free online on June 30
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'Apollo 13' at 30: The space movie where scientists have the right stuff too

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 9:00am
Ron Howard's classic celebrates the mission control geniuses who got the astronauts home.
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NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft and citizen scientists discover a cool new alien world

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 9:00am
With the aid of NASA's exoplanet-hunter TESS, citizen scientists have discovered a new gas giant that is cool, literally and figuratively.
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NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover

Mon, 06/30/2025 - 6:00am
NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.
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'War of the Worlds' at 20: Steven Spielberg made three-quarters of an apocalyptic classic

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 12:00pm
Spielberg's contemporary spin on H. G. Wells would be up there with his best if only he could have nailed the ending.
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Blue Origin launches 6 tourists on suborbital trip from Texas, including 750th person ever to fly into space

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 11:11am
Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 13th crewed New Shepard rocket on a successful suborbital spaceflight on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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New satellite constellation will scan the entire Earth every 20 minutes to find wildfires

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 11:00am
Muon Space released the first images from its new wildfire detection satellite, FireSat.
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How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 10:00am
The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.
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Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 9:00am
Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life
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Is the US forfeiting its Red Planet leadership to China's Mars Sample Return plan?

Sun, 06/29/2025 - 6:00am
"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."
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Did you ever hear the tragedy of 'Star Wars: Underworld', George Lucas' cancelled Star Wars TV show?

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 11:00am
George Lucas had big plans for a live-action TV series before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 — so what happened?
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 167 — An Outpost on the Moon

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 10:32am
On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company innovating in cislunar technology.
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Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 10:00am
The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious
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The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 9:00am
The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.
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Japan launches GOSAT-GW on 50th and final liftoff of the H-2A rocket (video)

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 8:38am
The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
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Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won't cover them.

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 6:00am
Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.
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SpaceX sends two batches of Starlink satellites on Saturday doubleheader (video)

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 12:37am
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets lifted off with Starlink satellites on June 28, 2025. The first launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and the second from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.
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