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8+ hour, 41+ min ago   (878+ words) What happens to Webb’s mysterious little red dots as the universe ages? The Saguaro galaxy’s red nucleus offers a way to explore their hidden surroundings. When the James Webb Space Telescope began finding tiny, intensely red sources in the early…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (451+ words) A company has secured £300 million to boost its satellite manufacturing and space intelligence services. Open Cosmos, based at Harwell Campus and founded in 2015, is now one of Europe’s fastest-growing satellite manufacturers and has recorded five years of profitable growth and…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1044+ words) IBM and NASA have released an open AI model that can help scientists identify lunar ice, map craters and study volcanic features across the Moon. Those applications make for an easy headline, although they are not the most important part…...

11+ hour, 56+ min ago   (246+ words) Planets suitable for life may form naturally - without a rare coincidence of cosmic circumstances. Planetologists reached this conclusion after conducting over 1,000 computer simulations of terrestrial planet formation, according to SciTech Daily. For the past 30 years, scientists modeled planet formation using…...

7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (228+ words) The bright planet and the young crescent moon will make an attractive pairing on Monday evening This week’s Starwatch is a challenge but a beautiful reward awaits for anyone who succeeds. The question is: how early in the evening can…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (914+ words) The wrinkled scars on Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, indicate that it was once larger and has since shrunk–and it may be shrinking more than scientists previously thought. According to NASA, the smallest planet in our solar…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (67+ words) The Times Moon has water for future cities, but it could get a bit grubby Smaller settlements of about 1,000 people to run factories would allow the lunar water reserves to last far longer than large municipalities £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (945+ words) September 14, 2026 | 10:44 am This is evident in the September 14 occultation; only observers in western and central Indonesia will be able to witness the event using telescopes or the naked eye. Even then, viewing conditions range from excellent to extremely difficult depending…...

15+ hour, 11+ min ago   (561+ words) After another failed launch in June 1959, the Soviets had their second Cosmic Rocket (later renamed Luna 2) ready in September the same year. If the scientists and researchers of the time were just getting on top of the technology that helped…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (533+ words) A University of Iowa geology professor working with NASA helped discover a rare mineral on the Jezero crater on Mars. Valerie Payré, an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, has been working on the Mars 2020 rover…...