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Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 5:00pm
Astronomers have discovered an object at the edge of the solar system that is locked in a strange rhythmic dance with the ice giant Neptune.
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Newly discovered 'cosmic unicorn' is a spinning dead star that defies physics: 'We have a real mystery on our hands'

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 4:00pm
Two teams of astronomers have simultaneously discovered a strange, spinning dead star that seems to defy our current understanding of both neutron stars and white dwarfs.
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The 2025 Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower is upon us! Here's what you need to know

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 3:00pm
The Southern Delta Aquariids are active alongside the trusty Perseid meteor shower.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds': Jess Bush and Martin Quinn talk feeling comfortable in their characters for Season 3 (exclusive)

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 2:00pm
'I'm trying to make it as realistic as possible, so that a modern day Scottish person could see themselves in space one day.'
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Record-breaking high-altitude shot of sun's surface captured from one of Europe's tallest mountains (photo)

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 2:00pm
"The mountaineer defies gravity; the astronomer looks up. Both seek to reach the unreachable."
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Space station astronauts bid farewell to private Ax-4 crew | On the ISS this week July 14-18, 2025

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 1:00pm
The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews wrapped up their time together as science and maintenance activities continued aboard the International Space Station.
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Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 11:39am
A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River that runs through the national park.
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Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 in tragic paragliding accident

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 11:30am
Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.
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See Venus, the moon and fiery star Aldebaran form a dawn triangle this weekend

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 11:00am
Rise and shine! Venus, Aldebaran and the moon team up for a dazzling dawn display.
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The new 'Alien: Earth' trailer is here, and we can't wait to be terrified by xenomorphs once again (video)

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 10:30am
Hulu released a new trailer for "Alien: Earth," a new sci-fi horror miniseries from "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley that premieres on Aug. 12.
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The Vera Rubin Observatory could find dozens of interstellar objects

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 10:00am
As astronomers rush to study a newly discovered comet from beyond our solar system, a powerful new observatory may turn rare interstellar sightings into routine events.
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This excellent value for money star projector is on sale for less than $14

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 9:54am
We've tested numerous star projectors and one of the best value options, the YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights projector, is 26% off on Amazon, now under $14.
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'The future for this baby planet doesn’t look great.' Exoplanet is shrinking before the X-ray eyes of NASA's Chandra space telescope

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 9:00am
Astronomers have used the Chandra X-ray telescope to observe an exoplanet as it disintegrates because its parent star is bombarding it with radiation.
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A lunar eclipse steals the show in a colorful sky | Space photo of the day for July 18, 2025

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 8:30am
A lunar eclipse was seen over the U.S. Naval Observatory Deep South Telescope in Chile.
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NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 to oppose mass layoffs, budget cuts. 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.'

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 8:00am
Workers from within NASA will protest the space agency leadership's "preemptive over-compliance" of the White House's proposed budget, gutting science and eliminating jobs.
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Who is Dr Roger Korby? A brief history of Christine Chapel's new boyfriend in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 7:00am
Dr Korby once crossed paths with Kirk's Enterprise, though he was a very different man at the time…
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A doomed exoplanet is caught in a 'death spiral' around its star. Can it survive?

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 6:00am
A massive doomed exoplanet on a death spiral toward its parent star has three possible catastrophic fates.
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What's the deal with Lex Luthor's pocket universe in James Gunn's 'Superman'?

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00pm
Superman is full of awesome sci-fi elements, but the most fascinating one might be Lex Luthor's pocket dimension. How does that even work?
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Scientists extracted water and oxygen from moon dust using sunlight. Could it work on the lunar surface?

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 5:00pm
Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.
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Lunar lava tubes on Earth? China completes underground moon simulation test area (video)

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 4:00pm
China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a "simulated moon underground space."
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