The Milky Way brightens the moonless summer sky this week: Here’s where to look
July 23rd, 2025 by me
Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.
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Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025
July 23rd, 2025 by me
The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.
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This star escaped a supermassive black hole’s violent grips — then returned for round 2
July 23rd, 2025 by me
A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!
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Sharp-eyed US-Indian satellite set to launch July 30 to monitor Earth’s surface, warn of natural disasters
July 23rd, 2025 by me
NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters.
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SpaceX launches 2 powerful internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)
July 23rd, 2025 by me
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two of SES’s O3b mPOWER communications satellites toward medium-Earth orbit today (July 22), then aced its landing on a ship at sea.
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This 200-light-year-wide structure could be feeding our galaxy’s center: ‘No one had any idea this cloud existed’
July 23rd, 2025 by me
Astronomers have discovered a 200-light-year-wide Giant Molecular Cloud dubbed the Midpoint cloud that seems to be feeding star-building material to the heart of the Milky Way.
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‘They are coming here.’ AI soldiers invade Earth in thrilling new ‘Tron: Ares’ trailer
July 23rd, 2025 by me
‘A malfunctioning program who wants to live. Why is that?’
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Don’t miss the crescent moon cozy up to Jupiter early on July 23
July 23rd, 2025 by me
The thin crescent moon and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye for early risers on July 23.
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