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Citizen scientists just discovered the most powerful 'odd radio circle' twins in space we've ever... Three new ORCS – "odd radio circles" – have been found associated with giant, active galaxies, giving astronomers clues as to how these immense, enigmatic structures form.

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Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-imaging satellite today Rocket Lab will launch a radar satellite for the Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective today (Oct. 14), and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video) SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

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'More joyous and sillier than 'Rick and Morty': 'Solar Opposites' showrunners on creating their own... We talk to "Solar Opposites "executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel about the show's wild final season.

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The Taurid meteor shower 2025 has begun and could spawn dramatic fireballs in the coming... The Taurid meteor streams have a reputation for generating impressive fireball meteors.

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Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests.

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How do asteroids spin in space? The answer could help us prevent a catastrophic Earth... From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could one day save Earth.

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Ramses: ESA’s mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis Video:
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Friday the 13th of April 2029 will be our lucky day.Apophis, a 375-metre-wide asteroid, will safely pass Earth at a distance of less than 32 000 kilometres. For a few hours, Apophis will be closer than satellites in geostationary orbit and visible to the naked eye from Europe and Africa.Space ...

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Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic – known as the South Atlantic Anomaly – has expanded ...

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Week in images: 06-10 October 2025 Week in images: 06-10 October 2025
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Earth from Space: Cyclone Errol Image:
This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia.

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Completed Plato spacecraft is ready for final tests By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final key tests to confirm that it is fit for launch. ...

See Titan’s shadow transit Saturn – next chance 2038!

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See Titan’s shadow transit Saturn – next chance 2038! by Mark Armstrong
On 6 October the shadow of Titan, Saturn’s giant moon, can be seen crossing Saturn’s creamy cloud tops. This shadow transit event starts at 04:18 UT, favouring the US.
Titan is also in transit, starting its journey a few ...

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October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO! 4 Min Read
October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO!
An artist’s impression of gravitational waves generated by binary neutron stars.
Credits:
R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL
by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of ...

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NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch A stylized illustration shows the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft entering Mars’ orbit.Credits: James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA
NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE ...

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NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories, including acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy and NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, met Sept. 29, 2025, for a principals meeting during the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Sydney.
Credit: NASA/Max van Otterdyk
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Nova outburst in Centaurus by Mark Armstrong
There’s a ‘new’ star in the constellation of Centaurus. A nova dramatically appeared on 22 September, discovered by John Seach of Grafton, Australia.
Credit: Ernesto Guido, Marco Rocchetto and Luca Izzo
The nova is easy to find, located just 1.5 ...

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Astronomy Now relaunches digital platform by Astronomy Now Editor, Stuart Clark
We are pleased to announce that our new Astronomy Now app is live!
Since taking ownership of the magazine in July, creating an enhanced digital experience has been a high priority for our new Astronomy Now ...

Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1e displays tentative evidence for an atmosphere

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Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1e displays tentative evidence for an atmosphere An artist’s impression of the Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, depicted at the lower right, is silhouetted as it passes in front of its host star. Scientists call this event a transit. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI).
Astronomers have seen tentative ...

ISS On-Orbit Status Report - NASA

ISS Daily Summary Report Discontinued Beginning Monday, July 29th, the IMC Daily Summary will be discontinued.
To learn more about the groundbreaking science and engineering happening daily on the International Space Station, please visit the space station blog at https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/, or browse a variety of space station ...