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Russia launches satellite for Iran toward orbit alongside 2 space weather probes (photos)

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 14:11

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 satellites, along with an Iranian spacecraft and 17 cubesats, toward orbit early Friday morning (July 25).

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Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 04:11

Thanks to auroras and other space weather, humans have adapted techniques to overcome these issues.

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Wild new ‘Skyfall’ Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 03:11

“With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct.”

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Spain offers 400 million euros to revive Thirty Meter Telescope as Trump suggests cancelling project

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 03:11

The Spanish government may have a way to save the Thirty Meter Telescope.

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Satellite data reveals 2023 was record-breaking for marine heatwaves — are we at a ‘climate tipping point?’

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 02:12

The impacts ripple into human systems — reducing fishery yields, straining aquaculture and affecting industries that rely on stable ocean conditions.

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Scientists just made the 1st antimatter ‘qubit.’ Here’s why it could be a big deal

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 02:11

Scientists made an antimatter qubit made from an antiproton that is in a state of quantum superposition. This breakthrough will allow the strength of the particle’s magnetic moment to be measured with unprecedented precision.

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No, the whole world won’t go dark on Aug. 2 — but a once-in-a-century eclipse is coming

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 01:11

A viral claim says the world will go dark on Aug. 2. It won’t — but a record-breaking solar eclipse is coming in 2027.

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These gorgeous new images of the cosmos from NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope took our breath away (video)

Submit on Friday, July 25th, 2025 01:11

NASA has unveiled a dazzling new collection of cosmic images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, capturing spectacular stars and galaxies in unprecedented detail.

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