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If the supernova standard candle is wrong, it could solve the Hubble tension
Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off their fringe cosmological models, we should note what this new study doesn't overturn. It doesn't say the Big ...
Astronomy
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Chang'e-6 samples reveal first evidence of impact-formed hematite and maghemite on the moon
A joint research team from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS) and Shandong University has for the first time identified crystalline hematite (α-Fe2O3) and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) formed ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 14, 2025
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Shocked galaxy clusters: Unraveling the mysteries of radio relics
Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe, with each containing hundreds or even thousands of galaxies. When two of these giants collide, they send powerful shock waves through one another, ...
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2025
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ALMA resolves close companion orbiting giant red star
Close companions can influence stellar evolution in many ways. While some companions can be detected around young stellar objects, direct observational evidence of companions around asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars or ...
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2025
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Twin Mars orbiters launched on New Glenn rocket to study Martian atmosphere
Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2025
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ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars
Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet's predicted location by a factor of 10, ...
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2025
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Demand for JWST's observational time hits a new peak
Getting time on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the dream of many astronomers. The most powerful space telescope currently in our arsenal, the JWST has been in operation for almost four years at this point, after ...
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2025
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Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage
Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation's space station Friday after more than a week's delay because the return capsule they had planned to use was damaged, likely from being hit by space debris.
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2025
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Image: A robotic helping hand at the ISS
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took this photo on July 23, 2025, as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. Visible in the image is the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic ...
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2025
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Our solar system is moving faster than expected
How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by astrophysicist Lukas Böhme ...
Astronomy
Nov 13, 2025
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Black hole mergers could give rise to observable gravitational-wave tails
Black holes, regions of spacetime in which gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, are intriguing and extensively studied cosmological phenomena. Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts that when two black ...
Exploring the origin of a distant Type Ibn supernova found far from its host galaxy
An international team of astronomers has performed photometric and spectroscopic observations of a distant Type Ibn supernova known as SN 2024acyl. Results of the observational campaign, published November 6 on the arXiv ...
What should you do if you find a meteorite? Space rock experts explain
On Sunday November 2, people in eastern Victoria witnessed a bright streak across the sky followed by a loud sonic boom that felt like an earthquake. The event was captured by security cameras and mobile phones.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 13, 2025
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Race for first private space station heats up as NASA set to retire ISS
With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world's first commercial space station.
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2025
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When space junk comes home
Early one February morning in 2025, Adam Borucki discovered something extraordinary behind his warehouse in Poland: a charred metal tank, roughly 1.5 meters across. It had crashed from space during the night, part of a SpaceX ...
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2025
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Blue Origin set for space launch after repeated delays
Third time's the charm? Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin will try once again Thursday to launch its New Glenn Rocket.
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2025
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Euclid's first data release sheds light on galaxy evolution
The ESA's Euclid space telescope has been in space for just over a year, investigating some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos. By observing cosmic structures up to a distance of 10 billion light-years, the observatory ...
Astronomy
Nov 13, 2025
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Let's go on an ESCAPADE: NASA's small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars' atmosphere
Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That's the future that NASA's ESCAPADE, or escape and plasma acceleration and dynamics explorers, mission will help unleash: one where ...
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2025
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Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft. How the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration
China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early November 2025.
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2025
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The rust that could reveal alien life
Iron rusts. On Earth, this common chemical reaction often signals the presence of something far more interesting than just corroding metal—for example, living microorganisms that make their living by manipulating iron atoms. ...
Astrobiology
Nov 13, 2025
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