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A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space picture of the day for April 16, 2025

April 17th, 2025 by me

One of the first two modules that will form NASA’s Gateway platform in orbit around the moon has arrived at its last stop before the launch site.

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Glitch forces Japan’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective ‘safe mode’ in deep space

April 17th, 2025 by me

An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective “safe mode” while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.

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Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit (video)

April 17th, 2025 by me

Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary “failed star” brown dwarfs at a 90-degree tilted angle!

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A ‘cosmic car radio’ could help scientists tune in to dark matter within the next 15 years

April 17th, 2025 by me

Scientists have developed a cosmic car radio that could tune into the frequency of axions, a prime dark matter suspect.

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Every ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 episode, ranked from worst to best

April 16th, 2025 by me

Netflix’s award-winning dystopian anthology from twisted British creator Charlie Brooker is back!

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NASA’s Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: ‘It has been all we had hoped for and more’

April 16th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet’s ancient history.

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‘Planetary defense is knowing what’s out there and what could do harm to us.’ Meet the scientist who helped build NASA’s asteroid response plan

April 16th, 2025 by me

A Q&A with Lindley Johnson, a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way ‘twin’ ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (Image)

April 16th, 2025 by me

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen, a “Milky Way twin” that existed 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

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