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10 fun tours and adventures for the ultimate total solar eclipse 2026 experience

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 1:00pm
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will offer some fabulous travel options. Here are some adventures to consider.
Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 12:00pm

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Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Don't miss the Pleiades shine with Venus in the predawn sky on July 5

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 11:07am
Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target.
Categories: Astronomy

Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 11:00am
The growth of domestic solar installations opens the possibility of hackers targeting their smart inverter devices as a way to cause widespread power-system failures
Categories: Astronomy

Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 11:00am
The growth of domestic solar installations opens the possibility of hackers targeting their smart inverter devices as a way to cause widespread power-system failures
Categories: Astronomy

Get Paramount Plus for just 99 cents a month and stream season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 10:59am
Paramount Plus is now just 99 cents a month for two months, meaning you can stream season three of Strange New Worlds without breaking the bank.
Categories: Astronomy

The best July 4 camera deals 2025: Top deals we've spotted so far

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 10:36am
Ahead of the Amazon Prime Day sales, here are some of the best July 4 camera deals available right now.
Categories: Astronomy

We finally understand why quasicrystals can exist

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 10:00am
Not quite crystals and not quite a glass, quasicrystals are an oddity whose properties are not well understood – but now we know how they can remain stable
Categories: Astronomy

We finally understand why quasicrystals can exist

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 10:00am
Not quite crystals and not quite a glass, quasicrystals are an oddity whose properties are not well understood – but now we know how they can remain stable
Categories: Astronomy

Climate Change’s Fingerprints Came Early, a Thought Experiment Reveals

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 10:00am

Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment investigation

Categories: Astronomy

Could signs of Mars life be hidden in its thick layers of clay?

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 10:00am
Mineral-rich layers of clay suggest that ancient life could be possible on the Red Planet
Categories: Astronomy

Week in images: 30 June - 4 July 2025

ESO Top News - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 9:13am

Week in images: 30 June - 4 July 2025

Discover our week through the lens

Categories: Astronomy

Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 9:00am
Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research
Categories: Astronomy

Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 9:00am
Working in tandem, a quantum computer and a supercomputer modelled the behaviour of several molecules, paving the way for useful applications in chemistry and pharmaceutical research
Categories: Astronomy

Satellite spies both ISS and China's Tiangong space station | Space photo of the day for July 4, 2025

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 9:00am
Both stations are hubs of scientific research.
Categories: Astronomy

Best Canon lenses in 2025: Get the best lens for your Canon camera this Amazon Prime Day

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 9:00am
Get the best Canon lenses for your Canon camera and there are savings on the horizon with Amazon Prime Day running from July 8 to 11.
Categories: Astronomy

Biting the 'Bullet': Amazing new JWST photo shows titanic collision of galaxy clusters

Space.com - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 9:00am
It's another step on the road to one day discovering what dark matter could be.
Categories: Astronomy

Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 8:19am
Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewriting that view
Categories: Astronomy

Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 8:19am
Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewriting that view
Categories: Astronomy

Carbon-offset schemes aren't prepared for forests to burn

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/04/2025 - 8:00am
Forest-based carbon-offset projects need a buffer to guarantee their climate benefits will last – but they may not have nearly enough in reserve
Categories: Astronomy