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NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals secrets of a powerful, spinning neutron star

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 6:00pm
Observations of a pulsar, consisting of a dead star spinning 600 times a second, and feasting on a stellar companion reveal the source powering its emissions.
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NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 5:00pm
NASA will not host the U.S. government's primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.
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Best cameras for kids 2025 — cheap, quality photos and videos

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 4:00pm
These are the best cameras for children interested in photography, shooting videos and content creation, as tested and rated by our experts.
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'Project Hail Mary' author Andy Weir is 'really psyched' about the sci-fi film's epic 1st trailer (exclusive)

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 4:00pm
The fan favorite author of 'The Martian' admits, 'I'm really happy with how the film is turning out.'
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Satellite images track Grand Canyon wildfires burning across thousands of acres

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 3:38pm
Lightning-ignited Grand Canyon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, as NOAA’s GOES satellites continue to monitor the fires.
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Dust devils on Mars leave 'fingerprints' that can guide future Red Planet missions

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 3:00pm
The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells.
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Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories.
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The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $4.3 million

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 1:05pm
Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million.
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Astrophotographer captures galactic fireworks near the Seahorse Nebula in eerie deep-space photo

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 1:00pm
10 supernova explosions have been seen brightening the Fireworks Galaxy over the past century.
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Best binoculars by price — Find the perfect pair for your budget

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 1:00pm
Bring the universe closer — here’s our round-up of the best binoculars by price for those looking for something cheap, looking to invest a little more or those 'forever home' binoculars
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JWST finds unusual black hole in the center of the Infinity Galaxy: 'How can we make sense of this?'

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 12:00pm
Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the 1st evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole.
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Astronomers witness the birth of a planetary system for the 1st time (video)

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 11:01am
Astronomers have witnessed the birth of an entirely new star system for the first time. The budding planets are forming around the infant star HOPS-315.
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NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 feels the supersonic wind blow in test tunnel | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2025

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 9:07am
NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tested a model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel to measure the noise underneath the jet.
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Our Milky Way galaxy may be surrounded by 100 undetected 'orphan' galaxies

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 9:00am
New research suggests that the Milky Way should be surrounded by as many as 100 undetected tiny and faint "orphan" galaxy companions.
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If aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 8:00am
"Our work is a new piece of evidence that suggests that Mars was once a much more complex and active planet than it is now."
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Colossal eruption carves 250,000-mile-long 'canyon of fire' into the sun (video)

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 7:36am
A massive filament eruption carved a 250,000-mile-long "canyon of fire" into the sun — and sent a CME sailing into space.
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Why is the moon's far side so weird? China's lunar sample-return mission may have figured it out

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 6:00am
The impact that carved out the moon's huge South Pole-Aitken basin may explain the puzzling differences between the lunar near and far sides.
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SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:18pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 26 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 15, 2025.
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The precursors of life could form in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 6:00pm
New research indicates that cellular "pockets" that are the first step toward protocells, the precursors of life, could form in the methane seas of Saturn's moon Titan.
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SpaceX launches 3rd batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation (video)

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 4:00pm
SpaceX launched 24 of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites early Wednesday morning (July 16), the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 liftoff.
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