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Golden Dome for NATO is better than one for America
Space News - 1 Sep 2025 13:00
President Trump should invite NATO allies to join the Golden Dome Initiative, transforming the proposed Golden Dome for America into a Golden Dome for NATO. Such a shift would better match todays security realities and s...
Scientists discover explosive origins of superspeed electrons streaming from the sun
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 12:00
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has tracked near-light-speed electrons back to the sun, finding two distinct families generated by solar flares and CMEs.
Watch live online as an asteroid the size of a commercial jet passes within Earth-moon distance on Sept. 3 (video)
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 22:00
On Wednesday (Sept. 3), the asteroid 2025 QDB will come to within just over half the distance between Earth and the moon, and you can watch its progress live online.
Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions - an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 20:00
Today, NASA recovers over 90% of the water used in space.
'The rocket is your savior!': New live-action 'Borderlands 4' trailer urges humans to 'Quit Earth', and we can't argue
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 19:00
A new live-action trailer for the upcoming sci-game "Borderlands 4" is here urging us all to "Quit Earth" and get on the rocket.
33 hungry SpaceX Raptors from below | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2025
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 18:00
The view underneath SpaceX's Starship spacecraft shows the Super Heavy booster's complex array of 33 Raptor engines.
Hasbro Vs. Disney lightsabers: What's the difference?
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 18:00
Hasbro, the toy manufacturer, and Disney, who own the rights to Star Wars, both make top lightsabers, but what are the differences between them?
An affordable, sub-250g drone with excellent build quality, features and a decent camera is at its lowest-ever price, now 17% off on Amazon
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 17:00
The Potensic Atom 2 is an upgrade on its successful predecessor and now you can get the lowest-ever price on a useful bundle when you get it on Amazon.
'Klingon Next Door' is a hilarious look at what Star Trek's angriest aliens do in their down time
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 17:00
Titan Books' hardcover cartoon collection makes you see militant Klingons in a whole new light.
'We've known it's been coming for a while': Inside the decision to eliminate the UK Space Agency
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 15:00
The writing has been on the wall for years that the UK Space Agency would be scrapped, but will its end after a mere 15 years in existence undermine Britain's space ambitions?
Pluto's dwarf planet partner Charon may have spilled its guts to create 2 of the pair's moons
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 14:00
"The surfaces of Nix and Hydra are as close to unaltered as you can get."
A sharper image of the early universe: Program brings greater understanding to star and galaxy formation
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 13:00
What was the universe like in the first few hundreds of millions of years after it came into existence? How did the first stars and galaxies form? Those are questions that astronomers now have a better chance of answerin...
Official death count of 2023 Hawaii wildfires doesnt capture true toll, study suggests
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 13:00
Beyond the blaze, wildfires can have rippling effects on a communitys health and the land.
New findings reveal the cause of potentially damaging electrical discharges on satellites
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 10:20
For the first time, researchers have found that the number of electrical discharges on a spacecraft directly correlates to the number of electrons in the surrounding environment-information that could help scientists bet...
Space Force wants toweave AI into everyday operations
Space News - 1 Sep 2025 10:00
The service is rolling out initiatives, including a series of AI Challenges - hackathon-style competitions The post Space Force wants toweave AI into everyday operations appeared first on SpaceNews.
Could a unique rectangular telescope be the key to finding Earth 2.0?
SPACE.com - 1 Sep 2025 10:00
A new concept for a next generation space telescope could provide an affordable breakthrough in the hunt for Earth's twin.
What technosignatures would interstellar objects have?
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 09:59
The recent discovery of the third known interstellar object (ISO), 3I/ATLAS, has brought about another round of debate on whether these objects could potentially be technological in origin. Everything from random YouTube...
Radio emission observations reveal delayed outflow from a tidal disruption event
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 09:50
Astronomers have performed radio observations of WTP 14adeqka-a tidal disruption event discovered a decade ago. Results of the observational campaign, published August 22 on the pre-print server arXiv, provide crucial in...
Habitable planet potential increases in the outer galaxy
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 09:37
What can the galactic habitable zone (GHZ), galactic regions where complex life is hypothesized to be able to evolve, teach scientists about finding the correct stars that could have habitable planets?
'Soot planets' might be more common than 'water worlds'
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 09:36
According to astronomers, water worlds, though admittedly not those containing Kevin Costner, are one of the most common types of planets in our solar system. This is partly due to low density estimates and the abundance...
Photochemistry and climate modeling of Earth-like exoplanets
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 09:35
What role can the relationship between oxygen (O2) and ozone (O3) in exoplanet atmospheres have on detecting biosignatures? This is what a study submitted to Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as an international ...
JWST reveals 3I/ATLAS's coma is largely carbon dioxide
Phys.org - 1 Sep 2025 09:01
All (or at least most) astronomical eyes are on 3I/ATLAS, our most recent interstellar visitor that was discovered in early July. Given its relatively short observational window in our solar system, and especially its im...