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Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission

By Jamie Carter published

The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled.

Solar Eclipses
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Titan A.E. came out 25 years ago, and history has been kind to the infamous flop that killed Fox Animation Studios

By Jeff Spry published

Send your birthday love to Planet Bob as we reminisce about this spirited post-apocalyptic gem.

Space Movies & Shows

Powerful solar flare erupts from sun triggering radio blackouts across North America (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18.

The Sun
An illustration shows a cloud of dark matter slipping past a distant star

Dark matter 'lampshades' dimming stars could solve one of the greatest scientific mysteries

By Robert Lea published

Dark matter "lampshades" could slip between Earth and distant stars, causing tiny amounts of dimming that may help explain one of the greatest puzzles in science.

Astronomy
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Milky Way arcs over Kitt Peak National Observatory | Space photo of the day for June 16, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Stargazing
Astronomers have used fast radio bursts (FRBs)— brief, bright radio signals fromdistant galaxies— to pinpoint the location of the universe’s “missing” matter in the spacebetween galaxies. This artist’s conception depicts this ordinary matter in the warm, thin gas inthis region—called the intergalactic medium (IGM)— which has been difficult for scientists todirectly observe until now. Different colors of light travel at different speeds through space. Here,the artist has used blue to highlight denser regions of the cosmic web, transitioning to redderlight for void areas.

Scientists find universe's missing matter while watching fast radio bursts shine through 'cosmic fog'

By Robert Lea published

Rapid bursts of energy that last milliseconds but emit as much energy as the sun does in decades are helping astronomers pierce the cosmic fog between galaxies to find the universe's missing matter.

Astronomy
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ULA launching Amazon's 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites today: Watch live!

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Amazon's Kuiper 2 mission is set to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket today (June 16), and you can watch the launch live online.

Launches & Spacecraft
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New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life

By Daniel Apai published

The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

Solar System
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Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.

Earth
A powerful black hole jet rips through space from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Cen A

Astronomers discover ultrapowerful black hole jet as bright as 10 trillion suns lit by Big Bang's afterglow

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"It's like looking for candlelight in close vicinity to a flashlight that's blazing toward us."

Black Holes
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