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Archive for July 31st, 2025

Venus reaches its highest point in the eastern predawn sky on Aug. 1: Here’s how to see it

July 31st, 2025 by me

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1.

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Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

July 31st, 2025 by me

The Sculptor galaxy is a treasure trove of information that astronomers around the world cannot wait to pick apart.

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Step aside, Captain Kirk! Spock is the Enterprise’s real interstellar ladies’ man

July 31st, 2025 by me

Spock may be renowned for his impeccable logic, but “Strange New Worlds” has offered a glimpse of the Vulcan’s surprisingly complicated love life

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ERIS spots spiral disc around young star | Space photo of the day for July 31, 2025

July 31st, 2025 by me

A possible planet may be carving the disc around the young star

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New world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

July 31st, 2025 by me

Meet the astonishing phenomenon of megaflash lightning.

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Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a water-rich ocean planet: ‘This has certainly increased the chances of habitability’

July 31st, 2025 by me

The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, the JWST has found the planet could be a water-rich ocean world.

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Watch SpaceX launch Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA today

July 31st, 2025 by me

The four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission are scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station today (July 31), and you can watch the action live.

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Powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite loaded up for launch in India | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2025

July 31st, 2025 by me

The satellite will scan the Earth twice every 12 days.

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