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July full moon 2025 rises this week: Here’s what to expect from the ‘Buck Moon’

Submit on Monday, July 7th, 2025 21:11

July’s full ‘Buck Moon’ rises close to aphelion, making it the furthest full moon from the sun in 2025.

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

Submit on Monday, July 7th, 2025 21:11

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it.

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ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft unexpectedly well, early tests find

Submit on Monday, July 7th, 2025 20:11

In a recent contest, teams of researchers competed to see who could train an AI model to best pilot a spaceship. The results suggest that an era of autonomous space exploration may be closer than we think.

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New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

Submit on Monday, July 7th, 2025 18:11

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.

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Want to bulk up and build muscle? Don’t go to space

Submit on Monday, July 7th, 2025 17:11

Tissue samples sent to the International Space Station reveal what can happen to astronauts on long-term missions.

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Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000

Submit on Sunday, July 6th, 2025 22:11

A collection of more than 50 pieces of memorabilia previously owned by Sally Ride, the first American woman to reach space, sold at auction last week for more than $145,000.

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US military cuts climate scientists off from vital satellite sea-ice data

Submit on Sunday, July 6th, 2025 21:11

In the latest attack on science by the Trump administration, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center will no longer receive data from a fleet of military satellites.

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

Submit on Sunday, July 6th, 2025 21:11

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

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