The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

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New 'Jump Space' trailer blasts off with intense interstellar action ahead of September launch (video)

Space.com - 11 hours 15 min ago
Leap into the killer cosmic combat for Keepsake Games' retitled first-person PvE shooter
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 175 — More AI in Space

Space.com - 12 hours 39 min ago
On Episode 175 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Daniel Selva to talk about crew interactions and trust with AI using computers.
Categories: Astronomy

Neptune Know-It-All: A Neptune trivia quiz

Space.com - 13 hours 15 min ago
In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps astronomers fascinated.
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Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block

Space.com - 14 hours 15 min ago
The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.
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That yellow spot -- what is it?


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What's hovering above the Sun?


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Sometimes even the sky surprises you.


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NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize

Space.com - 15 hours 15 min ago
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.
Categories: Astronomy

Neglecton Particles Could Be Key to More Stable Quantum Computers

Scientific American.com - 16 hours 45 min ago

Scientists have revived an ignored area of math to envision a path toward stable quantum computing

Categories: Astronomy

See the half-lit first quarter moon shine in the grasp of a celestial scorpion tonight

Space.com - 17 hours 15 min ago
The moon will appear in the constellation Scorpius at sunset on Aug. 30-31.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

Space.com - 21 hours 44 min ago
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of them up from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Perseverance Rover Studies Giant Sand Ripples on Mars

Universe Today - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 6:56pm

NASA's Perseverance rover has turned its attention to towering sand formations called megaripples at a site named Kerrlaguna on Mars. These windblown features, standing up to 1 metre tall, are providing new insights into how wind shapes the red planet today and could even help prepare for future human missions to Mars.

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Catching Ghost Particles in Real Time

Universe Today - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 6:56pm

Scientists at the South Pole have developed revolutionary new algorithms that can track mysterious particles coming from space called neutrinos in just 30 seconds, helping astronomers around the world hunt for the sources of cosmic radiation. This breakthrough technology has already eliminated some promising candidates and is transforming our ability to solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries.

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James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 5:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.
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Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?

Space.com - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 4:41pm
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious collection of moons.
Categories: Astronomy