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APOD - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 4:00am

Have you ever seen the band of our Milky Way Galaxy?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Best night vision monoculars in 2025

Space.com - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 1:00pm
Looking for a night vision monocular that won't break the bank, or is quality more of a priority? We have compiled the current crop of night vision monoculars into one handy guide.
Categories: Astronomy

China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust

Space.com - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 10:00am
A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.
Categories: Astronomy

Marvel delays 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars' by 7 months each

Space.com - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 9:00am
The Avengers won't be assembling for a little while longer, as Disney confirms 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars' delayed until to December 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Categories: Astronomy

New 8K-resolution photos of the sun show off incredible details of raging sunspots

Space.com - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 8:00am
Advanced image restoration techniques have produced reconstructed views of the sun with an 8K image resolution for the first time.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists question possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b in new study: 'We never saw more than insignificant hints'

Space.com - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 6:00am
The skepticism continues over recent claims of possible hints of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b.
Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 12:00am

What if you could fly over


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APOD - Sun, 05/25/2025 - 12:00am

What if you could fly over


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SpaceX reveals why its Starship Flight 8 Ship exploded, failure traced to 'flash' in rocket's engines

Space.com - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 2:04pm
SpaceX has completed its investigation into what went wrong during the eighth test flight its Starship rocket, which ended in an explosion over the Bahamas.
Categories: Astronomy

Who is the 'one who is lost' in 'Doctor Who' 'Wish World'?

Space.com - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 2:00pm
It turns out "the one who is lost" goes way back in "Doctor Who" lore.
Categories: Astronomy

The Event Horizon Telescope's Next Feat? Multi-Color Pictures of Black Holes

Universe Today - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 1:27pm

Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new way to observe the radio sky at multiple frequencies, and it means we will soon be able to capture color images of supermassive black holes.

Categories: Astronomy

Best star projectors under $100 in 2025

Space.com - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 10:00am
Want to bring the cosmos into your home without breaking the bank? We've rounded up the best star projectors for under $100, from ambient to accurate.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: 'We hence call this system the cosmic joust'

Space.com - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 9:00am
A galactic collision 11 billion light-years away reveals how an actively feeding supermassive black hole disrupts star formation in a nearby galaxy.
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 162 — Lunar Landing Day

Space.com - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 8:23am
On Episode 162 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the effort to make July 20 a national holiday called "Lunar Landing Day."
Categories: Astronomy

YgiTK Northern Galaxy Lights star projector review

Space.com - Sat, 05/24/2025 - 8:00am
We recommend this unit as a great value-for-money non-scientific star projector. It boasts bright lights, a good loudspeaker and multiple music-streaming methods.
Categories: Astronomy

Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited

APOD - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 8:00pm

Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited


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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California, completes 450th booster landing (video)

Space.com - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 7:39pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.
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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 launch today?

Space.com - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 6:40pm
SpaceX is aiming to launch its Starship Flight 9 test mission no earlier than Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), but only if conditions allow.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers Conduct a Preliminary Search for Exoplanets Around Alpha Centauri

Universe Today - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 5:11pm

An international team of researchers has announced the preliminary findings of Webb's observations of the Alpha Centauri system. According to their analysis, Webb could detect a Jupiter-sized planet and a very bright zodiacal dust disk around Alpha Cen A. More information will be released soon!

Categories: Astronomy

Trump's Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 5:00pm
US President Trump has proposed a Golden Dome defence system that includes missile interceptors in space. But the idea would cost hundreds of billions of dollars – and could accelerate the weaponisation of space
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