Imaging tools have dramatically reshaped how scientists study the world, from charting faraway galaxies with radio telescope networks to revealing intricate structures inside living cells. Even with decades of progress, one major obstacle has…
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Fast-spinning asteroid 2025 MN45 rewrites rotation record
This artist’s illustration depicts the fast-spinning asteroid 2025 MN45. It’s the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter greater than 500 meters (0.3 miles) that scientists have yet found; 2025 MN45 is 710 meters (0.44 miles) in diameter…. Continue Reading
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Astronomy enthusiast advises on 2026 celestial viewing – DiscoverWestman
- Astronomy enthusiast advises on 2026 celestial viewing DiscoverWestman
- The Best Skywatching and Stargazing Events of 2026 Scientific American
- The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 2026…
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Giant cosmic ‘sandwich’ is the largest planet-forming disk ever seen — Space photo of the week
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the largest planet-forming disk ever observed around a young star. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, Kristina Monsch (CfA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)) QUICK FACTS
What it is: IRAS…
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"Motivational Brake” Could Point to Schizophrenia and Depression Treatments – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
- “Motivational Brake” Could Point to Schizophrenia and Depression Treatments Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
- Why Finding Motivation Is Often Such a Struggle Nautilus | Science Connected
- We’ve finally found the mental ‘brake’…
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What’s the oldest river in the world?
Rivers may seem as old as the hills, but they have life cycles just like other natural features do. Many grow and make their meandering mark on the landscape, before ultimately drying up. Some rivers last longer than others, however. So…
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Lazuli: First-Ever Private Telescope Bigger Than Hubble to Launch By 2029
A privately funded space telescope larger than Hubble could reach orbit before the end of the decade. The Lazuli Space Observatory was announced on 9 January 2026 at a special session of the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting.
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Events for January 2026 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will hand over command of the International Space Station to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov on January 12, 2026 at 2:35 pm ET. NASA will provide live coverage on NASA+, Amazon Prime,…
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Psyche moves north of Aldebaran
Asteroid 16 Psyche is easy to find this evening as it moves a less than two degrees north of Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull.
The strange, metallic…
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NASA cuts ISS mission short after astronaut medical issue
In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) short after an astronaut had a medical issue.
The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth…
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