The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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Best Amazon Prime Day telescope deals 2025

2 hours 57 min ago
We've scoped out the best telescope deals available this year featuring top models from reputable retailers.
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See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)

3 hours 32 min ago
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves inward through the solar system.
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Trump explains why he pulled Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 5:00pm
President Donald Trump says he withdrew the nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator after learning of his donations to Democratic political candidates.
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Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 4:00pm
Astronomers use algorithms to analyze the numerous images coming from space, but how accurate are they?
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Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 3:00pm
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.
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Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 model rocket deals

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 2:00pm
Here are the best Amazon Prime Day model rocket deals as we round up the biggest discounts ahead of the sales event, which launches on July 8.
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The ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has the right pH for life — barely

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 2:00pm
"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus."
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Intelligent aliens could be drawn to Earth by 'leaking' airports

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 1:00pm
Radar signals from "leaky" civilian and military aviation systems could act as a beacon to alien life, revealing intelligent life on Earth while helping us pinpoint them.
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What time is the full moon on July 10?

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Find out what time the full moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to see the Buck Moon from your location, and why it looks bigger near the horizon.
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 11:26am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on July 8, 2025.
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How your smartphone is powered by debris from a nova star explosion

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 10:00am
The discovery could explain why younger stars seem to have more lithium than the Big Bang theory says they should have.
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The best viral star projector is now 25% off for Amazon Prime Day

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 9:24am
The Orzorz Star Projector, the best viral model and best under $100, is now 25% off this Amazon Prime Day in one of the best star projector deals.
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How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 9:00am
At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.
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NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on experiment in microgravity | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2025

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 8:00am
Aboard the International Space Station, Ayers pulls out physics research hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox
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Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 drone deals

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:43am
We've rounded up the best Amazon Prime Day drone deals as the retailer's annual sales event kicks off on July 8 and runs through to July 11.
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Anti-Prime Day camera deal from Walmart — be ready to capture the crescent moon crossing the Pleiades on July 20

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:31am
The Sony A7 III is $1380 from Walmart on this anti-Prime deal and is a huge $118 cheaper than Amazon!
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Can Canada get to orbit? Companies NordSpace and ProtoSpace hope to launch country's 1st space mission (exclusive)

Tue, 07/08/2025 - 6:00am
Canadian company NordSpace hopes to be the first in the country's history to launch an orbital rocket from Canadian soil. They've got the support of ProtoSpace, a specialized aerospace manufacturing provider hoping to support Canada's budding space industry.
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US Air Force cancels plans to build Starship landing pads on island bird sanctuary

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 5:00pm
The U.S. military is suspending its efforts to secure a small Pacific island as the test landing site for a new program using rockets to rapidly deliver cargo anywhere on Earth.
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Best Amazon Prime Day star projector deals 2025

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 4:30pm
We've shone a light on the best Amazon Prime Day star projector deals now that the annual Summer sales event has begun and will run until July 11.
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Captured dark matter may transform some 'failed stars' into 'dark dwarfs'

Mon, 07/07/2025 - 4:00pm
Brown dwarfs, also known as "failed stars," could be corrupted by dark matter and transformed into "dark dwarfs" powered by the universe's strangest stuff.
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