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Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system.

Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system.
Since the discovery of the first world beyond the solar system in the 1990s, astronomers have become adept at spotting extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. But while NASA's exoplanet catalog has burgeoned to over 6,000 confirmed entries, moons around these worlds, known a…
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U.S. Forces Struggling to Counter Iran’s Kheibar Shekan Ballistic Missile.

U.S. Forces Struggling to Counter Iran’s Kheibar Shekan Ballistic Missile.
Iran’s Kheibar Shekan medium-range ballistic missile has emerged as one of the most significant challenges to the U.S.-led war effort against the country, with U.S. officials increasingly warning that the weapon’s improving performance and more sophisticated employment are …
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Russia debuts anti-Starlink EW system that can blind terminals by overloading 'satellites' receiving antennas'.

Russia debuts anti-Starlink EW system that can blind terminals by overloading 'satellites' receiving antennas'.
Russia has unveiled a new electronic warfare system designed to disrupt Starlink communications by interfering directly with satellites instead of attacking ground terminals. The system, dubbed Volna Kupol Garant, directs concentrated radio signals toward Starlink satellites…
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Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made 'rapidly'

Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made 'rapidly'
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran, provided a deal is struck "rapidly" with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he had been asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to "hold off" on any attack as…
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A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect.

A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect.
On Aug. 5, Earth's moon is due for a human-made, high-speed impact from an identified flying object: a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. The event will lead to a literal "dust up" on the lunar landscape. That Falcon 9 upper stage is a leftover from the launch …
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NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission.

NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission.
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov. Launch is tar…
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‘Super-Earth’ planet shows signs it could have an atmosphere.

‘Super-Earth’ planet shows signs it could have an atmosphere.
Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could have an atmosphere, making it potentially suitable for life. Called LHS 1140b, the object is about five times the mass of our planet, or a “super-Earth.” This plan…
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US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces.

US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces.
The U.S. military said early Thursday it had completed “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militi…
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NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse.

NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse.
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will stream the eclipse live with views across the path and interviews with subject matter experts t…
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IUS launches ‘powerful’ strikes after IRGC attack on Jordan.

IUS launches ‘powerful’ strikes after IRGC attack on Jordan.
IRGC says it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Jordan after US forces bombed a building on Iran’s Qeshm Island, killing a couple and their two-year-old child; explosions from US attacks were also heard on Kish Island, in Bushehr and in four locations in Khuzestan province. Kuw…
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NASA Fuels Roman Space Telescope for Late August Launch.

NASA Fuels Roman Space Telescope for Late August Launch.
Technicians completed fueling NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, bringing it an important step closer to launch. On July 25, the team completed operations that carefully loaded 290 gallons of hydrazine fuel into the observatory at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci…
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NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation in Andromeda Galaxy Winding Down.

NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation in Andromeda Galaxy Winding Down.
A new study using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope finds that star formation in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline, with an even steeper drop in the last 40 million years. Andromeda, a spiral galaxy comparable in size to our Milky Wa…
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China takes satellite race with SpaceX to sea.

China takes satellite race with SpaceX to sea.
China’s latest sea-based rocket launch shows how mobile launch platforms, onboard artificial intelligence and expanding commercial constellations are converging into a broader Chinese effort to strengthen military resilience, accelerate satellite deployment and compete for …
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Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker.

Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker.
Syngenta, the producer of a herbicide banned in more than 70 countries and which has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, will stop selling paraquat in Australia, saying new regulations has made it “commercially unviable”. The decision to pull the product follows new restrict…
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Over 1,000 imported vehicles remain unclaimed at Hambantota Port.

Over 1,000 imported vehicles remain unclaimed at Hambantota Port.
Around 1,025 imported vehicles remain unclaimed at the Hambantota Port, with importers yet to complete the clearance process, according to Sri Lanka Customs. Customs Spokesman Chandana Punchihewa said that 625 of these vehicles have been at the port for more than six months …
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U.S.-Russian ISS crew returns to Earth after 241 days, landing in Kazakhstan.

U.S.-Russian ISS crew returns to Earth after 241 days, landing in Kazakhstan.
After 241 days aboard the International Space Station, a U.S.-Russian crew returned safely to Earth on Sunday, highlighting continued cooperation between the US and Russia. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed in …
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SpaceX will now try to launch critical Starship Flight 13 test today after delays. Here's what to expect.

SpaceX will now try to launch critical Starship Flight 13 test today after delays. Here's what to expect.
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will take to the skies again on Friday (July 24), and you can watch the thundering action live. Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on Friday durin…
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test.
SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket on a critical 13th test flight late Friday, but there was no triskaidekaphobia on this mission. The July 24 test launch, Space's Starship Flight 13 mission, sent a towering rocket the size of a 40-story skyscraper into…
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Trump to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections in primetime speech, sources say.

Trump to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections in primetime speech, sources say.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.  One component: Allegations that Beijing compromised U.S. voter data and evidence the …
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Israel shared intelligence with US of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, sources say | CNN Politics.

Israel shared intelligence with US of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, sources say | CNN Politics.
Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain. One…
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Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check.

Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check.
Is there life on Mars … in clay? Scientists think that the minerals in clay could be the key to finding signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. The European Space Agency is still working toward launching its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars to search for signs of lif…
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China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids.

China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids.
China has announced that it wants to develop a "space-ground" asteroid early-warning network, while providing few details on what it could look like. But recent papers and presentations to the United Nations provide clues as to what the country has in mind for pla…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9). The Falcon 9 lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 GMT), carrying 29 of the company's Starlink broadband satel…
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The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites.

The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites.
The United States government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some ocean advocacy experts say the move is part of a larger trend of allowing the spaceflight industry to use the ocean as a dumping ground. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean E…
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is hanging out in the clean room at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, preparing for its epic journey to space. What is it? Roman is NASA's next big flagship mission, designed to explore the universe like we've neve…
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Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought.

Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought.
Is the Milky Way even bigger than we thought? New observations have revealed that our galaxy's spiral arms could stretch farther and wider than we previously concluded. The Milky Way's spiral structure was discovered over 175 years ago in 1850. But new information co…
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Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission.

Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission.
The first non-American to reach the moon is ready for a new mission. Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, best known for his flight around the moon in April on NASA's Artemis 2 mission, will step back from active astronaut duty in September. Hansen, who…
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