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Japan's new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit

Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch program.

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This simulation reveals what really happens near black holes

Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever before. By combining Einstein’s gravity with realistic behavior of light and matter, researchers have built simulations that closely match real astronomical observations. These…

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Star's Death Plunge Reveals Spacetime Twisting Around a Black Hole

Just as Einstein said it would.

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Pilot declared ‘Mayday’ after flying through Musk rocket explosion

The explosion of a SpaceX rocket earlier this year put multiple passenger planes and hundreds of people in danger, new documents reveal.

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'Monster Stars' May Finally Have Been Glimpsed at The Dawn of Time

The seeds of something truly terrifying.

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Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations

In the quarter century that humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated countless holidays more than 250 miles above Earth while traveling 17,500 miles per hour. Crews have marked Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanuk…

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Subaru Telescope reveals a hidden giant planet

Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi, the OASIS survey tracked subtle stellar wobbles to pinpoint where unseen worlds were lurk…

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Japan’s H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket suffered an issue with its second stage late Sunday resulting in the loss of the Michibiki 5 (QZS-5) navigation satellite.
The post Japan’s H3 suffers second-stage anomaly, QZS-5 satellite lost appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on December 22

See the moon phase expected for December 22, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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Featured Image: Gamma Rays from Massive Stars

An investigation of the Milky Way's youngest super star cluster tests whether the winds of massive stars could be a source of cosmic rays.
The post Featured Image: Gamma Rays from Massive Stars appeared first on AAS Nova.

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Bumpy Road Ahead: Can Binary Interactions Make Supernovae Periodically Brighter?

Astrobites reports on simulations that explore whether a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion star could be the cause of bumpy supernova light curves.
The post Bumpy Road Ahead: Can Binary Interactions Make Supernovae Periodically Brighter? appeared first o…

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Asteroids Seen Colliding Near a Neighboring Star 25 Light-Years Away

And not for the first time, either.

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Artemis 2 astronauts rehearse countdown for upcoming moon launch

NASA is gearing up to send four Artemis astronauts on looping test flight around the moon in 2026.

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NASA loses contact with MAVEN, Perseverance continues roving around Jezero

In early December, NASA lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars…
The post NASA loses contact with MAVEN, Perseverance continues roving around Jezero appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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ESA's JUICE Mission Reveals More Activity from 3I/ATLAS

During November 2025, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) used five of its science instruments to observe 3I/ATLAS. The instruments collected information about how the comet is behaving and what it is made of.

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Cosmic rays from a nearby supernova may help explain Earth-like planets

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my research would eventually lead me to ask a question about the origin of Earth-like planets. Yet that is exactly where it brought me.

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Isaacman emphasizes accelerating NASA programs as he takes agency’s reins

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he wants NASA to move faster on programs such as Artemis but acknowledged he needs time to get up to speed on NASA’s activities.
The post Isaacman emphasizes accelerating NASA programs as he takes agency’s reins appeared first on SpaceNews.

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