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Archive for July 18th, 2025

Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 in tragic paragliding accident

July 18th, 2025 by me

Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.

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Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

July 18th, 2025 by me

A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River that runs through the national park.

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The new ‘Alien: Earth’ trailer is here, and we can’t wait to be terrified by xenomorphs once again (video)

July 18th, 2025 by me

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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See Venus, the moon and fiery star Aldebaran form a dawn triangle this weekend

July 18th, 2025 by me

Rise and shine! Venus, Aldebaran and the moon team up for a dazzling dawn display.

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This excellent value for money star projector is on sale for less than $14

July 18th, 2025 by me

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 Vera Rubin Observatory could find dozens of interstellar objects

July 18th, 2025 by me

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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A lunar eclipse steals the show in a colorful sky | Space photo of the day for July 18, 2025

July 18th, 2025 by me

A lunar eclipse was seen over the U.S. Naval Observatory Deep South Telescope in Chile.

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Exoplanet is shrinking before the X-ray eyes of NASA’s Chandra spacecraft: ‘The future for this baby planet doesn’t look great’

July 18th, 2025 by me

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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