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  • Aerospace Names Blake Bullock as EVP

    Aerospace Names Blake Bullock as EVP

    The Aerospace Corp. has appointed national security space executive Blake Bullock as executive vice president, placing her in charge of the company’s technical organizations as it supports government space missions. Aerospace announced…

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  • January: Bristol scientists discover early sponges were soft | News and features

    January: Bristol scientists discover early sponges were soft | News and features

    Sponges are among earth’s most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, suggest sponges evolved at least 650 million…

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  • Watch a real supernova blast evolve over 25 years in new telescope video

    Watch a real supernova blast evolve over 25 years in new telescope video

    Astronomers have turned a famous star explosion into a 25‑year time‑lapse, using a NASA telescope to watch the superheated gas race through space and slam into its…

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  • The initial conditions for planet formation

    The initial conditions for planet formation

    Leonardo Testi, Ugo Lebreuilly, Elenia Pacetti, Anaëlle Maury, Veronica Roccatagliata, Patrick Hennebelle, Ralf Klessen, and Sergio Molinari investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus

    The origin of…

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  • From an interstellar comet to alien worlds, these are the biggest, weirdest space discoveries of 2025

    From an interstellar comet to alien worlds, these are the biggest, weirdest space discoveries of 2025

    The year 2025 was a vintage one for astronomy. In January, we were hooked on reports of a building-sized asteroid – 2024 YR4 – on course to collide with Earth.

    The risk was quickly downgraded from worrying to virtually non-existent, but it…

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  • Zoom in on the Perseus Cluster

    Zoom in on the Perseus Cluster

    Galaxy NGC 1275 is the brightest member of the Perseus Cluster, an excellent target to try for during tonight’s dark window.

    • On January 8,…

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  • NASA tracks 3I/ATLAS’ exit from the solar system: Is it an alien probe or just an interstellar comet? Scientists might have an answer! |

    NASA tracks 3I/ATLAS’ exit from the solar system: Is it an alien probe or just an interstellar comet? Scientists might have an answer! |

    Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS sparked alien probe theories, fueled by Harvard scientist Avi Loeb’s suggestions. However, extensive research using powerful telescopes like the Green Bank Telescope found no evidence of artificial signals….

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