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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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South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045

July 20th, 2025 by me

South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.

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This wild bioplastic made of algae just aced a Mars pressure test. Can astronauts use it to build on the Red Planet?

July 20th, 2025 by me

Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.

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Discover where the Eagle might have landed: How to find Apollo 11’s backup sites on the moon

July 20th, 2025 by me

Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity’s first steps on another world.

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: ‘We’re definitely expecting the unexpected’

July 20th, 2025 by me

Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts… oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 169 — The Day Mars Died

July 19th, 2025 by me

On Episode 169 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by JPL Chief Engineer Emeritus Rob Manning to look back at the Mariner 4 Mars mission 60 years later.

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