QUICK FACTS
What it is: NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy
Where it is: 102 million light-years away in the constellation Scorpius
When it was shared: Sept. 29, 2025
Here’s a story for the ages — or maybe a story of the ages.
Category: 7. Science
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New simulation reveals how Earth’s magnetic field first sparked to life
Earth is lucky to have a magnetic field that shields the planet — and everything living on it — from dangerous cosmic radiation. Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that…
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New simulation reveals how Earth’s magnetic field first sparked to life
Earth is lucky to have a magnetic field that shields the planet — and everything living on it — from dangerous cosmic radiation. Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that…
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Scientists map Martian winds using 1,039 dust devils, revealing strong near-surface winds
A dust devil photographed on Mars (Image source: ESA, TGO, and CaSSIS; cropped) Continue Reading
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Satellite internet is here. A startup is now promising on-demand sunlight at night
Internet beamed from satellites is slowly going mainstream. Just a week ago, T-Mobile announced that its T-Satellite service now supports Google Maps, WhatsApp, X, and a bunch of other apps. AT&T and Verizon are already in line, while…
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Which planets are the youngest and oldest in our solar system?
About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But after that, the details leave more room for…
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Complete Guide To Seeing Comet Lemmon This Week Close To Big Dipper
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) appears in the sky above Molfetta, Italy, on October 11, 2025, around 6:00 AM to the right of the Big Dipper, before dawn. Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), discovered at the beginning of the year, experiences an unexpected and…
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Captivity changes the gut bacteria of pandas and bears
Captive life does more than change routines for bears and pandas. It also changes the microscopic communities living in their guts, and for giant pandas in zoos, those communities shrink in variety compared to wild pandas.
A new cross-species…
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The Sky Today on Sunday, October 12: The Saturn Nebula shines
Kick off spooky season with the Saturn Nebula, a ghostly vision that looks just like our solar system’s ringed planet.
- The primary focus for…
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Million-sun-mass Mystery Object Found Lurking In Deep Space
Astronomers have used a worldwide array of telescopes to spot the smallest dark object ever identified in the universe. Discovering more of these faint, hidden masses and understanding what they are could help eliminate certain…
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