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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.
Categories: Astronomy

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?
Categories: Astronomy

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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Europe working to launch 'Invictus' hypersonic space plane by 2031 (video)

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 3:00pm
The European Space Agency is funding the development of a hypersonic space plane pathfinder, which will start flying by 2031, if all goes according to plan.
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2 billion-year-old moon rock found in Africa reveals secret lunar history

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 2:00pm
The basaltic meteorite is a piece of lunar rock that formed in a lava flow 2.35 billion years ago, long after volcanism on the moon was supposed to have ended.
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A vast shadow will sweep over Saturn's cloud tops early on July 18: Here's how to see it

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 1:00pm
Titan shadow transit seasons occurs just once every 15 years.
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Best tabletop telescopes for stargazing in 2025

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00pm
All of the telescopes here are easy to set up on a tabletop, making them an easy option for beginners and professional stargazers.
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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00pm
China's Tianwen 2 mission captured stunning views of Earth and the moon from deep space just days after launch.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds': Rebecca Romijn and Christina Chong on Una and La'an living their best lives in Season 3 (exclusive)

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00pm
'It's fun to see Una come down on someone. We don't get to see that very often.'
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Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 11:00am
Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.
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Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 10:00am
Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.
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