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The Sky This Week from March 21 to 28: Galilean moon action

Astronomy | 2025-03-21, 05:32

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday,

Oxygen was just found in a distant galaxy — and it may provide answers on ...

The Independent | 2025-03-21, 04:23

The galaxy is 13.4 billion light-years away from Earth

The ax has become an important part of the Space Force’s arsenal

Ars Technica | 2025-03-21, 01:37

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico—For decades, America's big defense contractors have known they can count on a steady flow of business from the Pentagon.

War in Space is coming. Satellites will be armed with lasers and the MOON will ...

The Daily Mail | 2025-03-21, 01:21

It's official – space is a war-fighting domain. Who says so? The British, the Americans, Nato and, among many other nations, the Russians. Already in that domain are satellites for spying, encrypting communications, guiding missiles and ensuring the smooth

China’s space dogfighting: A new frontier in the battle for orbital dominance

Natural News | 2025-03-21, 01:08

The U.S. Space Force revealed that China is practicing "dogfighting" maneuvers with satellites in low Earth orbit, using coordinated movements to... ...

Aleksei Navalny Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

New York Times | 2025-03-21, 00:43

Hisham Matar won the fiction prize, and Sandra Cisneros received the lifetime achievement award. ...

Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China

New York Times | 2025-03-21, 00:43

Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest. ...

How Warp Drives Don't Break Relativity

Universe Today | 2025-03-21, 00:08

Somehow, we all know how a warp drive works.

Evidence Grows That Dark Energy Changes Over Time

Wired | 2025-03-20, 22:58

The latest Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results fall short of the discovery threshold but strengthen evidence for dynamical dark energy. ...

Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t count on seeing it

Daily Camera | 2025-03-20, 22:49

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior

Learning from a snag in space

Deccan Herald | 2025-03-20, 22:45

<p>The return of the two NASA astronauts – Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams – who were stuck onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months is a cause for celebration. </p><p>Their

Oxygen discovered in most distant known galaxy

Science Daily | 2025-03-20, 22:22

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. This record-breaking detection is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed in the early Universe. ...

Universe could be more complicated, dark energy might evolve in unexpected ways

Interesting Engineering | 2025-03-20, 22:11

Scientists have shed new light on the dark energy, which they believe might evolve over time in unexpected ways. Widely thought to be a “cosmological constant”, the dark energy’s impact may be weakening over time, according to new results from the

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reveals who REALLY saved him while stranded in space for 286 ...

The Daily Mail | 2025-03-20, 22:00

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has revealed who he believes truly rescued him while he was stranded in space for more than nine months. The astronaut admitted that being stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) was not ideal but said: 'It all works out for

Guess what your tax dollars don't pay for? Astronaut overtime

Boing Boing | 2025-03-20, 21:58

So your spacecraft breaks down and your 8-day space jaunt turns into a 9-month orbital

Universe’s First Light Captured in Clearest Image Ever

Greek Reporter | 2025-03-20, 21:54

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope that captured the clearest image of the universe’s first light. Credit: M. Devlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 Scientists using the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) have captured the clearest images of the universe’s first light,

What is the Difference Between Equinox and Solstice?

Greek Reporter | 2025-03-20, 21:54

Summer solstice sunrise over Stonehenge. Credit: Andrew Dunn / CC BY-SA 2.0 The Earth’s seasons change because the planet is slightly tilted as it moves around the Sun. This tilt makes different places on Earth get more or less sunlight at differing

NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Returns to Earth After Months of Engaging in Cutting-Edge Science Sponsored by ...

no EC The Colchester Sun | 2025-03-20, 21:31

Investigations supported by astronauts include protein crystallization studies to improve therapeutics; research to test a new drug for Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's; along with experiments designed by students ...

When space meets sea, Crew-9 Dragon meets dolphins: Space photo of the day

Space | 2025-03-20, 21:08

A pod of bottlenose dolphins seemingly took interest in the capsule that dropped out of the sky, circling and surfacing as SpaceX team members worked to recover their spacecraft. ...

Which is better for astrophotography? Sony, Canon or Nikon?

Space | 2025-03-20, 21:08

Three giants in the camera industry — but which one has the best astrophotography features for you? ...

Living Space: 9 things you should definitely declutter before spring

Detroit news | 2025-03-20, 20:50

There is often a lot of talk surrounding spring cleaning, but many tips and guides don’t mention an important first step: decluttering. After all, if you fail to declutter your home first, your hard work scrubbing won’t be as effective. Too much unnecessary

Chinese Space Station's Robotic Arm On-Orbit

Yahoo Daily News | 2025-03-20, 20:46

China's Wentian lab module's

OTD In Space – March 20: NASA Launches Palapa B2P Satellite For Indonesia

Yahoo Daily News | 2025-03-20, 20:46

On March 20, 1987, NASA launched an Indonesian communications satellite called Palapa B2-P. It would later become the first

SpaceX to set new rocket-reuse record on March 21 launch of US spy satellites

Space | 2025-03-20, 20:14

SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Friday morning (March 21) when it launches a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. ...

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