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These 3 popular skywatching star clusters may be branches of the same family tree

Submit on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 01:11

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, adolescent and elderly.

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When did our solar system’s planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

Submit on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 00:11

Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution.

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‘Most impressive!’ Darth Vader’s screen-used ‘Star Wars’ lightsaber could fetch $3 million in September auction

Submit on Monday, July 21st, 2025 23:11

Propstore will also trot out this rare relic for a 3-city press tour this August

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ESA selects 5 rocket companies for European Launcher Challenge

Submit on Monday, July 21st, 2025 22:11

Germany’s Isar and RFA, France’s Maiaspace, Spain’s PLD Space, and UK-based Orbex have been pre-selected for ESA’s €169 million launcher initiative.

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Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)

Submit on Monday, July 21st, 2025 22:11

Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that has persisted for millennia.

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Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025

Submit on Monday, July 21st, 2025 20:12

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.

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Amateur astrophotographer captures trio of breathtaking nebulas from the Central Australian Desert (photos)

Submit on Monday, July 21st, 2025 20:12

“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’

Submit on Monday, July 21st, 2025 19:12

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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