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Scientists just made the 1st antimatter 'qubit.' Here's why it could be a big deal

Scientists made an antimatter qubit made from an antiproton that is in a state of quantum superposition. This breakthrough will allow the strength of the particle's magnetic moment to be measured with unprecedented precision.

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Wild new 'Skyfall' Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct."

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Spain offers 400 million euros to revive Thirty Meter Telescope as Trump suggests cancelling project

The Spanish government may have a way to save the Thirty Meter Telescope.

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The largest supernova catalog ever made has some news about the dark universe

A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that dark energy is weakening.

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2 Earth weather satellites accidentally spy on Venus

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade, scientists recently discovered.

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Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025

The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.

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This star escaped a supermassive black hole's violent grips — then returned for round 2

A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!

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The Milky Way brightens the moonless summer sky this week: Here's where to look

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.

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How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?

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Ozzy Osbourne's journey through space, time and sci-fi: A Tribute to the 'Prince of Darkness'

A Space.com obituary for the ‘Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne.

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Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is packed with water ice that could be older than Earth

Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system.

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Space Force's Golden Dome chief says space-based missile interceptors are possible today. 'We have proven every element of the physics'

The head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program says the technologies needed to create such an ambitious space-based missile defense system already exist.

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Scientists may have solved a chemistry mystery about Jupiter's ocean moon Europa

A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved.

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See Tianzhou 9 cargo mission dock at China's Tiangong space station (video)

The Tianzhou 9 freighter arrived at China's Tiangong space station last week, packed with supplies. Watch its arrival in this video.

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New Neil Armstrong Prize to honor achievements in space

Purdue University's new Neil Armstrong Space Prize, named for the school's most famous astronaut-alum, will honor achievements in "space discovery, innovation and human achievement."

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Sharp-eyed US-Indian satellite set to launch July 30 to monitor Earth's surface, warn of natural disasters

NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters.

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SpaceX launches 2 powerful internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites toward medium-Earth orbit today (July 22), then aced its landing on a ship at sea.

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Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2025

The Vera Rubin Observatory in the Atacama Desert recalibrated under a purple night sky.

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Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch

Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, is one of the six people who will fly to suborbital space on Blue Origin's next tourist mission.

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Europe tests largest-ever Mars parachute in the stratosphere above the Arctic (video)

A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

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SpaceX launching NASA's TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather July 23 after delay: How to watch live

The mission will blast off on a Falcon 9 rocket with three other small satellites that will act as technology demonstrators.

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