‘Black hole stars’ from the dawn of the universe are coming into focus
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Scientific American
JWST images illuminate ‘black hole stars’ at cosmic dawn
First glimpsed as “little red dots” in deep-space images from the James Webb Space Telescope, these giant, gas-shrouded black holes are full of surprises
Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
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the Guardian
Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light about 30bn light years from Earth
Total Solar Eclipse Witnessed over Spain August 12th 2026 #solareclipse (First Since 1905)
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YouTube
Total Solar Eclipse Witnessed over Spain August 12th 2026 #solareclipse (First Since 1905)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war
https://spacenews.com/space-command-identifies-capabilities-it-needs-for-the-next-space-war/
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SpaceNews
Space Command identifies capabilities it needs for the next space war
The Best Photos of the Big August Solar Eclipse
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WIRED
The Best Photos of the Big Solar Eclipse
It’s been a century since the Iberian Peninsula has been in the full shadow of the moon. Here’s what it looked like in the path of totality.
'Deepen India-US space partnership': NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base project under Artemis Accords
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/deepen-india-us-space-partnership-nasa-invites-isro-to-join-moon-base-project-under-artemis-accords-101786495739711-amp.html
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Hindustan Times
'Deepen India-US space partnership': NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base project under Artemis Accords
The invitation was announced after the ninth meeting of the India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group, held at Isro headquarters in Bengaluru on August 5-6. | India News
NASA invites ISRO for Moon base programme, seeks wider space cooperation with India
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The Times of India
Nasa invites Isro for Moon base programme, seeks wider space cooperation with India
NEW DELHI: Nasa on Tuesday invited Isro to join its Moon Base programme under the Artemis Accords, as India and the United States discussed expanding cooperation in civil and commercial space activities.
In pictures: Eclipse turns daylight into darkness in Europe.
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News
In pictures: Eclipse turns daylight into darkness in Europe - BBC News
Millions of people across Europe put on special glasses to watch the Moon’s shadow carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent.
NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon - NASA
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NASA
NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon - NASA
The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require
After 68 Years, Caltech Will Have to Bid to Keep JPL Contract
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Venus's polygonal plains could point to a watery past
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Phys.org
Venus's polygonal plains could point to a watery past
Venus may be overwhelmingly inhospitable today, but many planetary scientists believe that it wasn't always this way. Billions of years ago, some observational evidence suggested that our planetary neighbor ...
'Very Unexpected': NASA Rover Zapped a Rock on Mars And Found a Gemstone Surprise | The mineral was corundum, the crystalline material that forms rubies and sapphires.
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ScienceAlert
'Very Unexpected': NASA Rover Zapped a Rock on Mars And Found a Gemstone Surprise
How did it get there?
Astronomers Discover a Brand-New Type of Object: Part Black Hole, Part Star.
https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-discover-a-brand-new-type-of-object-part-black-hole-part-star-2000797643
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Gizmodo
Astronomers Discover a Brand-New Type of Object: Part Black Hole, Part Star
The researchers are calling it a "one in a billion" discovery.
Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery
https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/farthest-black-hole-star-ever-found-could-help-solve-the-james-webb-space-telescopes-little-red-dot-mystery
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Space
Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery
"Something spectacular must have happened in the early universe."
Why space is actually a terrible place to cool a data center
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The New Stack
Why space is actually a terrible place to cool a data center
AI data centers in space sound great, but practically speaking, they may be next to impossible.