Astronomy news

• SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027

  09-04-2025 23:44 via space.com
  
  SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027
  
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• SpaceX's next Dragon cargo ship launch for NASA will lift off on April 21

  09-04-2025 23:16 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship packed with tons of supplies to the International Space Station on April 21.
  
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• Keeping space safe is the 'ultimate team sport', and the US Space Force has a new playbook

  09-04-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Space Force is leaning more heavily into its allies around the world and unveiling a new International Partnership Strategy, the service's chief said today.
  
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• China and Pakistan agree to fly 1st foreign astronaut to Chinese space station

  09-04-2025 22:16 via space.com
  
  For the first time, the Chinese space program will train a Pakistani astronaut, who will also be the first foreign astronaut to visit China's space station.
  
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• Trump's pick for NASA chief tells Senate he's aiming for the Red Planet. 'We will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars'

  09-04-2025 22:06 via space.com
  
  Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's pick to be the next NASA chief, shares the president's ambitious Mars goals.
  
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• The epic total solar eclipse of 2024 caused some birds to stop singing

  09-04-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists were watching for changes in bird vocalization patterns during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's what they found.
  
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• Conservationists raise alarm over Air Force plan to land SpaceX Starships on bird sanctuary atoll

  09-04-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  “Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..."
  
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• Best small telescopes 2025: Portable, lightweight models to travel with

  09-04-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  These are the best small telescopes you can buy in every category.
  
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• That's no space station, it's a student-led drone show: Space photo of the day

  09-04-2025 18:41 via space.com
  
  The Space Foundation's 40th Space Symposium got underway with space history lighting up the night sky over Colorado Springs.
  
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• China's Chang'e 6 lunar samples suggest our moon is debris from an ancient Earth impact

  09-04-2025 18:30 via space.com
  
  Analysis of samples brought back from the farside of the Moon by the Chang'e 6 mission have found the water content of the lunar farside mantle is much more depleted compared to the nearside.
  
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• Nearby exoplanet could offer clues about atmospheres around hot, rocky alien worlds

  09-04-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  A nearby Earth-sized planet beyond our solar system could soon add to the diversity of known terrestrial worlds with their own "air."
  
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• Capture the Lyrid meteor shower with our best camera for astrophotography, now $600 cheaper

  09-04-2025 17:55 via space.com
  
  The Nikon Z8 was rated as our best overall camera for astrophotography, and is $600 off on Amazon, perfect for capturing the Lyrid meteor shower!
  
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• 'Predator: Badlands' trailer unveiled at CinemaCon shows the hunter becoming the hunted, but the rest of us will have to wait to see it

  09-04-2025 17:30 via space.com
  
  CinemaCon attendees got to watch the first Predator: Badlands footage, and the description makes it sound like another refreshing take on the series.
  
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• Lunar Outpost unveils sleek new 'Eagle' moon rover (photos)

  09-04-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Lunar Outpost unveiled its new "Eagle" moon rover at the 40th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, and it looks straight out of science fiction.
  
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• Voyager, Sputnik and more: New collectible pins celebrate humanity's robotic space explorers

  09-04-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  A design studio's plan for a new collectible set seeks to "pin" down the pivotal probes from space exploration history. Chop Shop is seeking fans of robotic spacecraft to help produce lapel pins.
  
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• How science gets tested on alien worlds: 'We quickly realize how much there is yet to discover'

  09-04-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  New insights into the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres indicates planet-wide rainfall might take place following hydrogen atmosphere and water mixing.
  
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• Watch Atlas V rocket launch 1st big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites

  09-04-2025 12:01 via space.com
  
  A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.
  
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• Watch Atlas V rocket launch 1st big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites today

  09-04-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.
  
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• Newly discovered comet SWAN25F captured in stunning photo blazing across UK skies

  09-04-2025 11:56 via space.com
  
  The striking Comet SWAN25F photograph was captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury at 4:50 a.m. local time on April 9.
  
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• Newly discovered Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) captured in stunning photo blazing across UK skies

  09-04-2025 11:56 via space.com
  
  The striking Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) photograph was captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury at 4:50 a.m. local time on April 9.
  
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• How Trump's tariffs could shake up the global space industry

  09-04-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Trump-era trade policies could reshape the global space economy, straining transatlantic ties and pushing Europe toward new partnerships and greater autonomy.
  
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• 13 Apr 2025 (5 days away): Omega Centauri is well placed

  09-04-2025 01:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 13 Apr 2025 (5 days away): Centaurus A is well placed

  09-04-2025 01:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 13 Apr 2025 (4 days away): The Moon at apogee

  09-04-2025 01:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 13 Apr 2025 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  09-04-2025 01:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Latin America and the Caribbean, Saint Helena, South Africa, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Bouvet Island and Grenada.
  
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• 13 Apr 2025 (4 days away): Full Moon

  09-04-2025 01:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 11 Apr 2025 (2 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky

  09-04-2025 01:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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