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Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind

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March 13th 2025 at 12:30 pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has found perhaps its most profound discovery to date. The uncovered preferred direction for galaxies supports the idea that the universe was born in a black hole.

© Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2025)

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Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: 'It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice'

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March 12th 2025 at 12:30 pm
Astronomers have discovered the smallest dwarf galaxy ever seen. It is a mystery how the satellite galaxy of Andromeda survived the blistering conditions of the early universe.

© CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal investigator: Alan McConnachie; Image processing: Marcos Arias)

World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)

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March 11th 2025 at 11:30 pm
Earth's largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of South Georgia Island, a common rendezvous spot for big bergs, new satellite images show.

© NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, ocean bathymetry data and digital elevation data from the British Oceanographic Data Center's General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans(GEBCO) and the British Antarctic Survey

This week's 'blood moon' eclipse mirrors one Christopher Columbus used to scare indigenous people in 1504

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March 10th 2025 at 1:30 pm
On March 13-14, 2025, skywatchers in the Americas will witness a total lunar eclipse that mirrors one Christopher Columbus is said to have used to his advantage over five centuries ago.

© Created in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic furnished with Columbus image (credit: mikroman6 / Getty Images)

Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality

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March 9th 2025 at 5:30 pm
AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum communication technologies.

© Johan Jarnestad/ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.

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By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)
March 8th 2025 at 2:30 pm
The first astronauts preparing to fly to the moon in more than 50 years want your help identifying their "moon mascot." NASA's Artemis II crew is seeking an original idea for their zero-g indicator.

© NASA/Freelancer

FAA investigating SpaceX Starship Flight 8 explosion that disrupted commercial flights

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By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)
March 8th 2025 at 4:27 am
Nine minutes after its launch, SpaceX's latest Starship to attempt to reach space exploded, leaving a trail of debris in its wake. Airports in Florida were forced to halt flights.

© Stefanie Waldek, used with permission

'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'

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By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)
March 5th 2025 at 12:25 am
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth this month after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station —one that has become politically charged here on Earth.

© NASA

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  • Cadrim star projector review
    This angular star projector takes up little shelf space and operates very quietly. It is great for gamers, movie fans and people looking for a sleep aid.
     
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Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’ − her legacy continues today

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March 3rd 2025 at 5:30 pm
Thirteen years before any other woman joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – or the NACA, NASA’s predecessor – in a technical role, a young lab assistant named Pearl Young was making waves in the agency.

© NASA Langley Archives

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  • Pikoy Galaxy Projector review
    This palm-sized star projector is a great value and would be the perfect gift to enhance the ambiance of anyone's space.
     
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  • Govee Star Light Projector review
    The Govee Star Light Projector is an excellent star projector for noisy environments, but it isn't a good one for your bedside table.
     
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Scientists warn of consequences as over 800 NOAA workers are fired: 'Censoring science does not change the facts'

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March 1st 2025 at 2:20 am
Scientists warn that the Trump administration's abrupt firing of hundreds of weather forecasters and climate experts at NOAA will curtail important climate research and result in preventable deaths during extreme weather events and related disasters.

© Byunghwan Lim/Getty Images

Limited edition Athena moon lander merch on sale at Columbia Sportswear now — and it'll definitely sell out

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By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)
February 24th 2025 at 8:30 pm
The gold dots on Columbia Sportswear's new long-sleeve shirt forms more than just the silhouette of a lunar lander. It also represents the tech used to protect the craft and outdoor explorers.

© collectSPACE.com

Leaping robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'

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By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)
February 23rd 2025 at 2:30 pm
NASA has awarded funds to 15 trailblazing concepts for space technology that could help us explore and inhabit the solar system.

© Saurabh Vilekar, Marco Quadrelli, Selim Shahriar, Gyula Greschik, Martin Bermudez, Ryan Weed, Ben Hockman, Robert Hinshaw, Christine Gregg, Ryan Benson, Michael Hecht

20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising

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February 22nd 2025 at 5:30 pm
Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a decades-long comprehensive analysis.

© Modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA

Largest-ever discovery of 'missing link' black holes revealed by dark energy camera (video)

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February 19th 2025 at 7:31 pm
Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of "missing link" intermediate-mass black holes ever seen, but there should have been more.

© (Main) NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/M. Zamani (Inset) Legacy Surveys/D. Lang (Perimeter Institute)/NAOJ/HSC Collaboration/D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

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  • The force is strong with this JEDI
    The force will be strong with this next-generation imager; JEDI will be a featured instrument on the Vigil space mission set to launch in 2031.
     
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Astronomers have brought you a space Valentine: The Tarantula of the cosmos

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February 14th 2025 at 8:00 pm
As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

© X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./L. Townsley et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL-CalTech/SST; Optical: NASA/STScI/HST; Radio: ESO/NAOJ/NRAO/ALMA; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, N. Wolk, K. Arcand

Auction offers Neil Armstrong's reply to NASA engineer's Apollo 11 mission patch ideas

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By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)
February 9th 2025 at 7:30 pm
Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but it was too late. The Apollo 11 crew had a design for the first moon landing. Armstrong's note and the patch idea that inspired it are now up for auction.

© Goldberg Coins & Collectibles/collectSPACE.com

'This idea that it takes like 250 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, I think that's just bizarre.' Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for 'I Heart Pluto' festival

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By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)
February 6th 2025 at 2:30 am
Filmmaker Adam Nimoy helps celebrate the 95th anniversary of Pluto's discovery this month at the 6th annual 'I Heart Pluto' festival from Feb. 13-17.

© NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

Sci-fi thriller 'Ash' gets terrifying 1st trailer that's dripping with Lovecraftian cosmic horror vibes

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By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)
February 4th 2025 at 9:30 pm
Aaron Paul and Eiza González star in the new trailer for 'Ash,' an upcoming sci-fi film about astronauts fighting for survival on a hostile planet.

© <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RLJE_Films">RLJE Films</a>

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