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JUICE mission to Jupiter completes Venus flyby
The JUICE mission successfully performed a gravity assist around Venus on August 31, 2025, helping it pick up speed for its long journey to Jupiter.
September 2, 2025
Sun activity archive for September 2025
Sun activity archive for September 2025. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
September 1, 2025
Space-time, the interwoven fabric of space and time
Space-time lies at the heart of modern physics, yet its true nature remains unclear. Is it a fixed structure, a dynamic field, or just a metaphor?
August 31, 2025
Exotic steam world exoplanets focus of new research
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz developed a new model to study steam world exoplanets, or sub-Neptunes, with hot steamy atmospheres and layers of exotic water.
August 31, 2025
Southern right whale returns on a tide of hope
The southern right whale is returning to south Australia in record numbers since 2016! That's thanks to 30 years of marine park protection.
August 31, 2025
Hurricane Katrina retrospective: 20 years after the storm
It is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes to ever impact the United States.
August 29, 2025
Baby planet caught carving a path in its star’s dusty disk
Astronomers spot a baby planet shaping its star’s protoplanetary disk. This is a rare look at planet formation in action, 430 light-years from Earth.
August 29, 2025
Star survives black hole, returns for another round
Astronomers have made the first confirmed detection of a star surviving destruction at the hands of a supermassive black hole. Then it returned for round 2.
August 28, 2025
How to find aliens: Look when their planets are aligned
A new study proposes a novel idea for how to find aliens: Look for their deep space communications when their planets are in alignment, as seen from Earth.
August 28, 2025
See the Trifid nebula aka Messier 20 tonight
If you have a dark sky, you can spot the Trifid nebula as a fuzzy patch within the Milky Way. And binoculars or a telescope will reveal more details.
August 28, 2025
