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Planetary parade: Mercury falls into line for rare seven-planet alignment

The seven will appear to form a straight line in the night sky in display that won’t be seen again until 2040

The Guardian - AU

This hurricane season might be kinder than the last. But DOGE cuts at NOAA could still impact the ability to save lives

The agency’s forecasting can mean the difference between life and death for those caught in the path of the storm

The Independent UK

Private Athena moon lander beams home gorgeous views of Earth from space (photos)

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, snapped some amazing shots of its home planet shortly after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 26.

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NASA must 'consider alternatives' to put Artemis astronauts on the moon, experts tell US Congress

Space policy experts told U.S. Congress that NASA must consider alternatives to its current plan to return astronauts to the moon with the Artemis program.

Space

Private Blue Ghost lander sees far side of the moon in breathtaking detail ahead of lunar landing (video)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander has beamed home stunning views of the moon from an altitude of just 62 miles (100 kilometers).

Space

NASA supercomputer finds billions of comets mimicking the Milky Way's shape: 'The universe seems to like spirals!'

Astronomers have discovered that billions of comets in an icy shell around the solar system called the Oort Cloud mimic the spiral structure of the Milky Way.

Space

Gutting climate data threatens public

Deleting websites and ignoring scientific data threatens to undo clean air and water regulations

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Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King: all-female crew to helm next space flight on Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket

Activist Amanda Nguyen, movie producer Kerianne Flynn and former Nasa scientist Aisha Bowe will also be on flight

The Guardian - US

Katy Perry heading to space in Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket

The all-female crew also includes journalist Lauren Sanchez, the wife of American billionaire Mr Bezos, and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King.

The Independent UK

Belyayev's birthday 'candle': Russia launches ISS cargo ship with logo honoring cosmonaut's centennial (video)

Russia celebrated a late cosmonaut's 100th birthday with a special logo on the launch shroud of a space station resupply spacecraft.

Space

Pompeii volcanic eruption was so hot it turned brain to glass

Fiery ash cloud that dissipated quickly was likely first deadly event during Mount Vesuvius eruption

The Independent UK

Space station’s lack of dirt may damage astronauts’ health, says study

Scientists find sterile ISS environment could explain rashes and cold sores and suggest adding microbes to stations

The Guardian - UK

Collateral damage in war against DEI

Senate Republicans flagged thousands of grants as “woke DEI” research. But what does that really mean?

Salon

Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket

Perry and a celebrity female crew will launch on Blue Origin's NS-31 mission this spring.

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February new moon 2025: The young moon occults Mercury and passes by Venus

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets currently visible in the night sky.

Space

It's Pokémon Day! Here are 10 Pokémon from space to celebrate the iconic series

You'll need NASA's help to catch 'em all: Here are ten Pokemon from space to celebrate Pokemon Day

Space

NASA set to deliver a knock-out PUNCH to mysteries of the solar wind

A new mission designed to better understand the heliosphere will be the first to map in three dimensions how the solar corona becomes the solar wind.

Space

SpaceX delays Flight 8 of Starship megarocket to March 3

SpaceX has pushed back the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket by three days, to Monday (March 3).

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James Webb Space Telescope joins cosmic detectives in hunt for dark matter

The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the hunt for dark matter, aiding cosmic detectives in searching for signals indicating axion decay.

Space

Watch SpaceX, NASA launch SPHEREx and PUNCH science probes tonight after multiple delays (video)

SpaceX is aiming to launch NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH science missions on March 11 at 11:10 p.m. ET after delays.

Space

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellite on new Falcon 9 rocket, aces nighttime landing (video)

A new SpaceX rocket launched a pristine batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (Feb. 26) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff.

The Independent UK

‘Woodhenge’ unearthed in Denmark likely linked to UK’s Stonehenge

Henge structures made of giant stone slabs or wood have been discovered in Britain, Ireland, parts of continental Europe, and even Russia

Space

SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)

SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space

These dwarf galaxies in the Hydra cluster are baffling scientists: 'We found something we didn't expect'

Astronomers were surprised to see the behavior of ultrafaint dwarf galaxies located in the Hydra cluster.

Space

NASA leadership shakeup continues as agency settles into Trump's 2nd term

Among other changes, Vanessa Wyche, who previously led Johnson Space Center, has been named NASA's acting associate administrator.

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