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Northern lights may be visible in 10 states tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Idaho as incoming speedy solar wind continues to buffet Earth's magnetic field.
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Japan's new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit
Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch program.
Rachellepaquin2007
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This simulation reveals what really happens near black holes
Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever before. By combining Einsteinβs gravity with realistic behavior of light and matter, researchers have built simulations that closely match real astronomical observations. Theseβ¦
Chiromosue
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Patches of the moon to become spacecraft graveyards, say researchers
As number of lunar satellites soars, sites will be marked out where defunct hardware can be crash-landedPatches of the moon are destined to become spacecraft graveyards where dead lunar satellites and other defunct hardware can be crashed into the ground, far away from sites of cultural and scientifβ¦
Jasonbraun26
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Black hole stars really do exist in the early universe
Mysterious βlittle red dotsβ seen by the James Webb Space Telescope can be explained by a new kind of black hole enshrouded in an enormous ball of glowing gas
James
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Star's Death Plunge Reveals Spacetime Twisting Around a Black Hole
Just as Einstein said it would.
Yehnui
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Pilot declared βMaydayβ after flying through Musk rocket explosion
The explosion of a SpaceX rocket earlier this year put multiple passenger planes and hundreds of people in danger, new documents reveal.
Fasching77
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ESA's JUICE Mission Reveals More Activity from 3I/ATLAS
During November 2025, ESAβs Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) used five of its science instruments to observe 3I/ATLAS. The instruments collected information about how the comet is behaving and what it is made of.
David
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NASA's SPHEREx telescope completes its 1st cosmic map of the entire sky and it's stunning!
"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to eventually create a home for us in it."
Dbaker26
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'Monster Stars' May Finally Have Been Glimpsed at The Dawn of Time
The seeds of something truly terrifying.
Jegsports
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Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations
In the quarter century that humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated countless holidays more than 250 miles above Earth while traveling 17,500 miles per hour. Crews have marked Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukβ¦
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Featured Image: Gamma Rays from Massive Stars
An investigation of the Milky Way's youngest super star cluster tests whether the winds of massive stars could be a source of cosmic rays.
The post Featured Image: Gamma Rays from Massive Stars appeared first on AAS Nova.
The post Featured Image: Gamma Rays from Massive Stars appeared first on AAS Nova.
Blizz
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Subaru Telescope reveals a hidden giant planet
Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare βfailed starβ by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope in HawaiΚ»i, the OASIS survey tracked subtle stellar wobbles to pinpoint where unseen worlds were lurkβ¦
Tim_moore001
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Japanβs H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost
Japanβs flagship H3 rocket suffered an issue with its second stage late Sunday resulting in the loss of the Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) navigation satellite.
The post Japanβs H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost appeared first on SpaceNews.
The post Japanβs H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost appeared first on SpaceNews.
Vdredasq23
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Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on December 22
See the moon phase expected for December 22, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
Amandachaucer
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Bumpy Road Ahead: Can Binary Interactions Make Supernovae Periodically Brighter?
Astrobites reports on simulations that explore whether a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion star could be the cause of bumpy supernova light curves.
The post Bumpy Road Ahead: Can Binary Interactions Make Supernovae Periodically Brighter? appeared first oβ¦
The post Bumpy Road Ahead: Can Binary Interactions Make Supernovae Periodically Brighter? appeared first oβ¦
Budhathoki23
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Asteroids Seen Colliding Near a Neighboring Star 25 Light-Years Away
And not for the first time, either.
Shelly
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Artemis 2 astronauts rehearse countdown for upcoming moon launch
NASA is gearing up to send four Artemis astronauts on looping test flight around the moon in 2026.
Arthur G
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NASA loses contact with MAVEN, Perseverance continues roving around Jezero
In early December, NASA lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Marsβ¦
The post NASA loses contact with MAVEN, Perseverance continues roving around Jezero appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova may help explain Earth-like planets
How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my research would eventually lead me to ask a question about the origin of Earth-like planets. Yet that is exactly where it brought me.
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