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Archive for July, 2025

Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA’s stunning new satellite image?

July 6th, 2025 by me

Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars’ surface.

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ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant ‘sprite’ above a thunderstorm

July 6th, 2025 by me

Sprites have been known to form above intense thunderstorms.

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‘Humanity’s time is over!’ Apple TV+ drops release date and intense first teaser for ‘Invasion’ Season 3

July 5th, 2025 by me

A scene from Apple TV+’s “Invasion” Season 3

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Devour a cosmic-sized chunk of Marvel lore ahead of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’, with the ‘The Coming of Galactus’ novel

July 5th, 2025 by me

Titan Books’ new novelization of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s ‘Galactus Trilogy’ heralds the coming of July’s ‘Fantastic Four’ blockbuster.

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For 100 years, we have marveled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors

July 5th, 2025 by me

Humans have used the stars to navigate, keep time, and understand our place in the universe.

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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world’s most powerful radio telescope into ‘survival mode’

July 5th, 2025 by me

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

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A ‘Golden Handle’ will appear on the moon tonight. Here’s how to see it

July 5th, 2025 by me

The “Golden Handle” appears each month when the sun illuminates a mountain range lining a vast impact crater.

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Trump’s signing of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas

July 5th, 2025 by me

The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” now enacted, directs that space shuttle Discovery be removed from the Smithsonian and placed on display at Space Center Houston by January 2027.

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