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Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2025

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 8:30am
The Vera Rubin Observatory in the Atacama Desert recalibrated under a purple night sky.
Categories: Astronomy

Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 6:00am
The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday morning (July 21).
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX aborts satellite launch 11 seconds before liftoff (video)

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 7:21pm
SpaceX aborted the planned launch of two of SES' O3b mPOWER communications satellites just before liftoff on Monday evening (July 21). The company will try again tomorrow (July 22).
Categories: Astronomy

'Chaos' reigns beneath the ice of Jupiter moon Europa, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 6:00pm
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.
Categories: Astronomy

Eclipse chasers share insider tips, travel advice and skywatching secrets for the 2026 total solar eclipse

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 5:00pm
Our expert travel guide to the 2026 total solar eclipse in Greenland, Iceland and Spain is packed with insider tips, travel advice and skywatching secrets from seasoned eclipse chasers.
Categories: Astronomy

This new 'CosmoCube' moon orbiter could eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 4:00pm
U.K. scientists plan to send a small spacecraft to the moon's far side to detect faint radio signals emitted shortly after the Big Bang.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolls out for its 1st test drive (video)

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 3:00pm
NASA recently took its new X-59 "quiet' supersonic jet for a drive during taxi tests, one of the final hurdles between the aircraft and its first flight.
Categories: Astronomy

These 3 popular skywatching star clusters may be branches of the same family tree

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 2:00pm
The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, adolescent and elderly.
Categories: Astronomy

When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 1:00pm
Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution.
Categories: Astronomy

'Most impressive!' Darth Vader's screen-used 'Star Wars' lightsaber could fetch $3 million in September auction

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00pm
Propstore will also trot out this rare relic for a 3-city press tour this August
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Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 11:00am
Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that has persisted for millennia.
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ESA selects 5 rocket companies for European Launcher Challenge

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 10:42am
Germany's Isar and RFA, France's Maiaspace, Spain's PLD Space, and UK-based Orbex have been pre-selected for ESA's €169 million launcher initiative.
Categories: Astronomy

Amateur astrophotographer captures trio of breathtaking nebulas from the Central Australian Desert (photos)

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 9:00am
"There's some great targets in the southern hemisphere, including the Carina Nebula."
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Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:30am
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.
Categories: Astronomy

What are these strange swirls around an infant star? 'We may be watching a planet come into existence in real time'

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:00am
Astronomers have discovered a baby exoplanet "spiral architect" carving complex swirls into a disk of gas and dust around the young star HD 135344B.
Categories: Astronomy

Earth will spin faster today to create 2nd-shortest day in history

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 6:00am
Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973.
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South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045

Sun, 07/20/2025 - 12:00pm
South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.
Categories: Astronomy

This wild bioplastic made of algae just aced a Mars pressure test. Can astronauts use it to build on the Red Planet?

Sun, 07/20/2025 - 11:00am
Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.
Categories: Astronomy

Discover where the Eagle might have landed: How to find Apollo 11's backup sites on the moon

Sun, 07/20/2025 - 9:00am
Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: 'We're definitely expecting the unexpected'

Sun, 07/20/2025 - 6:00am
Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts... oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.
Categories: Astronomy