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Archive for July 21st, 2025

‘Most impressive!’ Darth Vader’s screen-used ‘Star Wars’ lightsaber could fetch $3 million in September auction

July 21st, 2025 by me

Propstore will also trot out this rare relic for a 3-city press tour this August

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ESA selects 5 rocket companies for European Launcher Challenge

July 21st, 2025 by me

Germany’s Isar and RFA, France’s Maiaspace, Spain’s PLD Space, and UK-based Orbex have been pre-selected for ESA’s €169 million launcher initiative.

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Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)

July 21st, 2025 by me

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that has persisted for millennia.

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Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025

July 21st, 2025 by me

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.

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Amateur astrophotographer captures trio of breathtaking nebulas from the Central Australian Desert (photos)

July 21st, 2025 by me

“There’s some great targets in the southern hemisphere, including the Carina Nebula.”

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What are these strange swirls around an infant star? ‘We may be watching a planet come into existence in real time’

July 21st, 2025 by me

Astronomers have discovered a baby exoplanet “spiral architect” carving complex swirls into a disk of gas and dust around the young star HD 135344B.

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Earth will spin faster on July 22 to create 2nd-shortest day in history

July 21st, 2025 by me

Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973.

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