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  16.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The precursors of life could form in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan ]]></title>
  17.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>NASA scientists have found that cell-like compartments called vesicles, needed to form the precursors of living cells, could form in the lakes of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.</p><p>These lakes and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15257-titan-saturn-largest-moon-facts-discovery-sdcmp.html">Titan</a>'s seas are filled with liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane rather than water. And though we know <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/ingredients-for-life-came-from-space-new-study">water is a key ingredient of life</a> on Earth, astrobiologists have theorized that Titan's liquid hydrocarbons could allow the molecules needed for life to form, whether that life is similar to what we see on Earth or a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30404-alien-life-search-super-earths.html">very different form of life. </a></p><p>This new research suggests a way vesicles could form on Titan based on what we know about its <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/33351-titan-chemistry-could-facilitate-life.html">atmosphere and chemistry</a>. The formation of such compartments is a key step on the road to the development of "protocells."</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_9Inj8DyH_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="9Inj8DyH">            <div id="botr_9Inj8DyH_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>"The existence of any vesicles on Titan would demonstrate an increase in order and complexity, which are conditions necessary for the origin of life," Conor Nixon of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/path-toward-protocells-on-titan/" target="_blank">said in a statement</a>.</p><p>"We're excited about these new ideas because they can open up new directions in Titan research and may change how we <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/alien-life-could-exist-on-saturns-big-moon-titan-but-finding-it-will-be-tough">search for life on Titan</a> in the future."</p><h2 id="the-path-to-life-starts-with-pockets-2">The path to life starts with pockets</h2><p>The process of creating vesicles begins with molecules called amphiphiles, dual-nature molecules with both water-loving (hydrophilic) and water-repellent (hydrophobic) ends. Under certain conditions, these molecules can self-organize to create vesicles.</p><p>On Earth, when amphiphiles meet water, they group together to form spheres similar to soap bubbles with the water-loving end facing outwards, protecting the hydrophobic end.</p><p>If two layers of amphiphiles are together, they can form a bilayer "ball" with a shell of water sandwiched between the two layers of molecules. A structure that resembles a living cell.</p><p>This process would be very different on Titan due to its environment, one that is radically different than Earth's.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:828px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.16%;"><img id="JGbeVsQKF52UzmzJfywZZk" name="Hydrocarbon lake and methane rain clouds on Titan" alt="mountain ridges surround a dark green lake beneath grey and green skies" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JGbeVsQKF52UzmzJfywZZk.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="828" height="465" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An artist's impression of the hydrocarbon lakes and methane clouds on Titan. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Jenny McElligott/eMITS)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Titan isn't just the largest moon in the solar system; it is also the moon with the densest <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/13305-saturn-moon-titan-air-history.html">atmosphere.</a> This is primarily because of Titan's cool temperature and its distance from the sun, which prevents its atmosphere from being stripped by the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22215-solar-wind.html">solar wind.</a></p><p>From 2004 to 2017, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17754-cassini-huygens.html">Cassini spacecraft</a> was able to stare through this substantial atmosphere to discover how the meteorological cycle of Titan has influenced its surface.</p><p>Though the majority of Titan's atmosphere is composed of nitrogen, its clouds are composed of methane that erodes the surface and river channels as it falls as rain and fills its lakes and seas. When exposed to sunlight, the methane evaporates and rises to the atmosphere again, regenerating <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/2001-30-year-forecast-predicting-titan-clouds.html">Titan's clouds.</a></p><p>The activity of methane through Titan's atmosphere allows complex chemistry to happen, particularly when sunlight splits methane molecules, creating fragments that recombine as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/how-complex-organic-molecules-form-deep-space">complex organic molecules.</a></p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:900px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:72.11%;"><img id="BKy4w9obHje3nLAYvxN2Tn" name="TitanVesicle" alt="a four-panel image showing fuzzy circles joining together to form larger circles" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BKy4w9obHje3nLAYvxN2Tn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="900" height="649" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Illustration of the proposed mechanism for vesicle formation on Titan. (1) Methane lakes and seas on Titan’s surface become coated with a film of amphiphiles. (2) Methane raindrops splash the lake surface. (3) Splashes create a mist of droplets coated in the same film. (4) Droplets settle back onto the lake and sink, becoming coated in a bilayer which becomes a vesicle. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Christian Mayer (Universität Duisburg-Essen) and Conor Nixon (NASA Goddard))</span></figcaption></figure><p>This team theorizes that vesicles might form on Titan when sea-spray droplets are thrown into the atmosphere by methane raindrops landing on the surface of lakes and seas.</p><p>If the surfaces of Titan's seas are coated with layers of amphiphiles, the sea-spray droplets will be too. That means when those launched droplets fall back to the methane seas, they meet the amphiphile sea-layer and form a bilayer vesicle, enclosing the original droplet.</p><p>Over time, these vesicles could be dispersed through the lakes and seas, interacting and potentially leading to the creation of protocells.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/saturn-titan-methane-ice-life">Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/saturn/scientists-confused-by-missing-coastal-features-on-titan-saturns-largest-moon">There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/alien-life-could-exist-on-saturns-big-moon-titan-but-finding-it-will-be-tough">Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough</a></p></div></div><p>The discovery is sure to generate excitement for NASA's forthcoming <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasas-dragonfly-nuclear-powered-helicopter-clears-key-hurdle-ahead-of-2028-launch-toward-huge-saturn-moon-titan">Dragonfly mission</a>, which will set off for Titan in 2028. Arriving in 2034, the nuclear-powered rotocopter craft aims to explore prebiotic chemistry and habitability on the Saturnian moon.</p><p>Understanding this process as it occurs on Titan, if it is occurring, could shed light on the mystery of how life emerged on Earth.</p><p>The team's research was published on July 10 in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/proposed-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-protocelllike-structures-on-titan/F4093F34F6FD80380CEE909C37B2CECE" target="_blank">International Journal of Astrobiology</a>.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  34.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch SpaceX launch the 3rd batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation early on July 16 ]]></title>
  35.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>SpaceX plans to launch the third batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband megaconstellation early on Wednesday morning (July 16), and you can watch the action live.</p><p>A <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html">Falcon 9</a> rocket topped with 24 Kuiper craft is scheduled to lift off from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/33926-cape-canaveral.html">Cape Canaveral Space Force Station</a> in Florida on Wednesday, during a 27-minute window that opens at 2:18 a.m. EDT (0618 GMT).</p><p>Wednesday, by the way, is the 56th anniversary of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16758-apollo-11-first-moon-landing.html">Apollo 11</a> launch. That famous NASA mission put <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15519-neil-armstrong-man-moon.html">Neil Armstrong</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16280-buzz-aldrin.html">Buzz Aldrin</a> down on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_mkdAaIo5_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="mkdAaIo5">            <div id="botr_mkdAaIo5_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>SpaceX will stream the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/atlas-v-rocket-launches-2nd-batch-of-satellites-for-amazons-project-kuiper-megaconstellation-video">Project Kuiper</a> launch live via its website and its X account. Coverage will begin about 15 minutes before liftoff.</p><p>Project Kuiper is Amazon's version of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/low-earth-orbit">Starlink</a>, the broadband megaconstellation that SpaceX operates in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/low-earth-orbit">low Earth orbit</a> (LEO). Kuiper will eventually consist of more than 3,200 satellites, which will be lofted on more than 80 launches over the coming years. (The Starlink network, which is already up and running, consists of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html" target="_blank">nearly 8,000 satellites</a> — and that number is growing all the time.)</p><p>Wednesday morning's launch will be the third such mission. The first two Kuiper liftoffs were performed by United Launch Alliance <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/40250-atlas-v-rocket.html">Atlas V</a> rockets in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/amazon-launches-27-satellites-to-begin-building-huge-project-kuiper-internet-constellation">April</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/atlas-v-rocket-launches-2nd-batch-of-satellites-for-amazons-project-kuiper-megaconstellation-video">June</a> of this year.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/amazon-launches-27-satellites-to-begin-building-huge-project-kuiper-internet-constellation">Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video)</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/fcc-approves-amazon-constellation-kuiper">Amazon gets a green light to launch 3,000-satellite Kuiper constellation</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/satellite-megaconstellations-spacex-starlink-interference-astronomy">Blinded by the light: How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?</a></p></div></div><p>If all goes to plan during Wednesday's mission, which SpaceX calls KF-01, the Falcon 9's first stage will come back to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a> 8.5 minutes after launch. It will land on the SpaceX droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.</p><p>It will be the first launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=kf-01" target="_blank">SpaceX mission description</a>. That's a rarity, as SpaceX is known for its rocket reuse; one of the company's Falcon 9 boosters has a whopping <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-10-25-b1067-ccsfs-asog">29 launches</a> under its belt.</p><p>The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue hauling the 24 Project Kuiper satellites to LEO. They'll be deployed at an altitude of 289 miles (465 kilometers) over a nearly eight-minute span that begins roughly 56 minutes after launch. The Kuiper craft will later raise their orbits to their final altitude of 392 miles (630 km).</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  44.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQ3hGctGHSqkWwDABeuWb9-1280-80.jpg">
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  52.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Revenge of the Savage Planet is an 'upbeat, optimistic dystopia' that pulls no punches on our corporate overlords (interview) ]]></title>
  53.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Sci-fi often takes itself a bit too seriously, but the infinite cosmos isn't just for contemplating the mysteries of the universe like <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15421-black-holes-facts-formation-discovery-sdcmp.html">black holes</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/6638-supernova.html">supernovas</a>; it's also a great place for a few gags, as games like The Outer Worlds and Journey to the Savage Planet have shown.</p><p>While we have to wait a bit longer for the follow-up to the former, the latter just got an ambitious sequel in Revenge of the Savage Planet. We were lucky enough to speak with Alex Hutchinson, the game's Director, about this anarchic sci-fi adventure.</p><p>"Revenge of the Savage Planet is a pseudo-sequel to Journey of the Savage Planet, a game we did when we were called Typhoon Studios several years ago. And it's kind of an upbeat, optimistic dystopia," declares Hutchinson.</p><p>While Journey of the Savage Planet was a first-person, single-player adventure, the studio that formed from the ashes of Typhoon Studios, Raccoon Logic, decided to both expand the scope and the player's perspective for the follow-up.</p><p>"It's a comedy third-person action adventure game that you can play by yourself or with up to one other friend, where you have been sent to a strange alien world as part of a colonization mission," notes Hutchinson. "20 years into that 100-year mission, they decided it was too expensive and difficult, and they fired you and you've been abandoned on the far reaches of space, and it's up to you to make the best of it."</p><h2 id="a-new-perspective-2">A new perspective</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="wQn27iWHeK5opxVEVuFhRc" name="Revenge of the Savage Planet 4" alt="Revenge of the Savage planet screenshot" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQn27iWHeK5opxVEVuFhRc.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>It's a bold move to switch something as iconic as your viewpoint in the sequel to a popular game. As Hutchinson explains, the choice wasn't an easy one, but it was necessary for the type of game they wanted to make.</p><div><blockquote><p>"I do miss the intimacy of first-person."</p></blockquote></div><p>"Our animation director, Mike Manilo, said if you want comedy in the character, there's only so much you can do with two hands stuck on the front of the screen," remarks Hutchinson. "Then the LDs [level designers] were saying — and I think it's true — that platforming is easier when you can see your feet. And then we added a whole layer of systemic gameplay that meant that you catch on fire and it's slippery — all these things — and it was very hard to represent just with hands [...] and then we can do sweet hats as well and all kinds of strange outfits. So it seems good, but I do miss the intimacy of first-person."</p><p>Another big change for the sequel is the addition of co-op play, available both via split screen and online. The game features cross-play, too, so you play with your buddy even if they're on another console or PC. This was a big deal for the team, especially the split-screen addition.  "Our best memories of gaming were [...] sitting next to my best friend with a pizza," reminisces Hutchinson. "Getting that feeling back into people would be cool."</p><h2 id="very-strange-new-worlds-2">Very strange new worlds</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="GFXks4W7CSPfb7Ynzo9RSc" name="Revenge of the Savage Planet 9" alt="Revenge of the Savage planet screenshot" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GFXks4W7CSPfb7Ynzo9RSc.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>As it turns out, the game's title isn't entirely accurate; it's called Revenge of the Savage Planet, but this expansive sequel is spread across four different planets within a single solar system. Rather than basing their worlds on real-life exoplanets, as is common within sci-fi, each planet has a vastly different environment, taking players along an almost Mario-esque sequence of Jungle, Desert, Fire & Ice, and Savannah.</p><p>"The challenge for us was that in real space, everything is a rock. There's sort of nothing there," laments Hutchinson, "And you get The Martian with Matt Damon eating poop mushrooms and clinging to life and we were like no — let's go back to when we didn't know anything and we thought that all these planets would be exciting and teaming with life".</p><div><blockquote><p>"We had an idea for a meat planet."</p></blockquote></div><p>Nintendo gamers will recall some of the wackier worlds that Mario has explored over the years. Revenge almost took a similar path, with a suitably grim twist. "Back in the platform days, there was ice, fire, all those sorts of things, and then there was sweets — Candy World and then Sports World," recalls Hutchinson. "For a while, we had an idea for a meat planet".</p><p>Fans of the series will be familiar with the deeply disturbing "meat buddy" commercial that crops up in the games, advertising a way to recycle meat off-cuts into a sentient companion. Great news for Super Meat Boy fans, but nightmare fuel for the rest of us.</p><p>"The idea that there was a meat planet and then this will make it worse, maybe, but all of the crevices would be wounds. You know what I mean? And then there'd be like you and then sort of cysts and things attacking you. It would just be horrific. And we were going to call it innard space."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Ee3LHpZbKhQovXUFDwjZM6" name="Meat buddy revenge of the savage planet" alt="Meat buddy from Revenge of the Savage Planet" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ee3LHpZbKhQovXUFDwjZM6.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1280" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Sadly (or thankfully), this idea was nixed in the development stage — not because it was too gross — but because of the amount of work it would have been for the developers. "It was more the art team saying that there's not one asset we can reuse in that world," reveals Hutchinson.</p><p>Even without a meaty biome to explore, Revenge of the Savage Planet's environments are packed with things to discover and places to explore, with a huge focus on verticality. "I really like the idea that there were sort of three layers everywhere; that there was a ground layer, there was the sky layer, and then an underwater layer or underground layer, so that you really felt like it was a three-dimensional place and not just like a topographic map."</p><p>While your player character has a very generous jump to assist with the platforming elements, one feature the team sadly wasn't able to pursue was different gravity levels on each planet. "One of our lead artists, Jeremy Price, he was very keen, and it's just a number. So it's very easy to do, but then it's hard… There's lots of things in games that are easy to do half the task.  And then, when you look at the implications of it and all of the impacts of it, it's painful," clarifies Hutchinson. "We kept it consistent just because the level designers want predictability and then the artists start freaking out about you breaking the world and just leaping out of the whole map".</p><h2 id="creatures-from-beyond-the-stars-2">Creatures from beyond the stars</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="GdzDjTofaRuwrpLrpAgLPc" name="Revenge of the Savage Planet 6" alt="Revenge of the Savage planet screenshot" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdzDjTofaRuwrpLrpAgLPc.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Alien planets are all well and good, but what about the alien… aliens? Fear not, because Revenge of the Savage Planet is jam-packed with weird, dangerous, and hilarious creatures for you to "interact with." From screaming chickens and inflating mushrooms to giant armored gorillas, the critters are equal parts threats to overcome and jokes to chuckle at.</p><div><blockquote><p>"It's a super cute creature, but it's full of resources you need, so f*** it"</p></blockquote></div><p>"We just wanted to get away from the sort of Tolkienification and Dungeons and Dragonsification of monsters," stated Hutchinson. "I'm a big fan of the monstrous manual from DND, but [...] I realized that I liked it because at the time it was full of bizarre things that I hadn't thought of before and it was fun and interesting and you didn't know what was going to be a friend and what was going to attack you."</p><p>"We went back to sort of golden age science fiction [...] with weird monsters in them and just tried to stay away from dwarves and orcs and goblins and all that sort of stuff."</p><p>As a veteran of the games industry, Hutchinson has worked on many well-known titles, including 2008's life simulator <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/17390/SPORE/"><u>Spore</u></a>, which allowed players to create a species and advance it from a single-celled organism to a spacefaring empire. It wasn't just your species out there, though — there were whole ecosystems that interacted with each other.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ohXtf8eCpiHbW8m8kjE9fW" name="Revenge of the Savage Planet 10" alt="Revenge of the Savage planet screenshot" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohXtf8eCpiHbW8m8kjE9fW.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>While that worked well for a simulation game, the developers felt it was less necessary for this style of game. "In the context of an action adventure, you're sort of ripping past them. We always tell that joke [...] that it's a super cute creature, but it's full of resources you need, so f*** it," jokes Hutchinson.</p><p>"We wanted to give them the semblance of life. So, they have what we call hotspots where they interact a little bit with the environment, but it's mostly the illusion of depth on that front. They're mostly there to challenge."</p><h2 id="i-for-one-welcome-our-new-corporate-overlords-2">I, for one, welcome our new corporate overlords</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="VvQn3BpbbVvfVDwyqF8JRc" name="Revenge of the Savage Planet 2" alt="Revenge of the Savage planet screenshot" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VvQn3BpbbVvfVDwyqF8JRc.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>As we approach an increasingly <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight"><u>privatized vision for human space travel</u></a> in reality, Revenge of the Savage Planet pulls no punches when lampooning the corporate world. The studio — or rather, the previous incarnation of the studio — had some <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.eurogamer.net/after-the-nightmare-of-developing-games-for-google-revenge-of-the-savage-planet-rises-from-the-ashes"><u>well-publicised dealings with Google</u></a>, which were an obvious influence here. However, even beyond a bit of cathartic sticking it to the man, Revenge of the Savage Planet has a lot to say about our potentially capitalist-driven race to the stars.</p><div><blockquote><p>"In our world, rich people go on rockets, and in our fiction, poor people go on rockets to try and get a job at the far edge of space."</p></blockquote></div><p>A lot of the team at Raccoon Logic had previously worked on a serious sci-fi game over at Ubisoft prior to the concept being shelved. "We were talking to NASA, [...] it was very earnest and we were trying to simulate gravity and simulate air pressure [...] and it was kind of neat, but not fun enough — that's why it didn't go anywhere," recalls Hutchinson. "In this one, we're very much on the Elon Musk half-ass space attempt as opposed to the NASA attempt."</p><p>The Elon Musk parallels don't stop with slightly explosion-prone spacecraft and bizarre management decisions. "The other inspiration was company towns, like pre-union mining [...] you get your Alta bucks and you spend them at the Alta store to buy Alta merchandise that you don't need," explains Hutchinson. It's a prescient piece of social commentary as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/spacex-wants-starbase-to-become-an-official-city-in-texas"><u>SpaceX seeks to turn Starbase into an actual city</u></a>.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="fefnpsiSr4geLX6UKMNdXY" name="Revenge of the Savage Planet 5" alt="Revenge of the Savage planet screenshot" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fefnpsiSr4geLX6UKMNdXY.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Racoon Logic)</span></figcaption></figure><p>"We got Mr. Beast building a compound for his workers. And then you've got Elon building a compound for his [...] wives or whatever the hell he's doing. So yeah, it's hard to write sci-fi at the moment."</p><p>For the moment, the ideas for these neo-company towns are being reserved for the Earth-side employees of private spaceflight companies like SpaceX. As Hutchinson remarks, "Maybe that's where it's a fiction and not a reality. Whereas in our world, rich people go on rockets and in our fiction, poor people go on rockets to try and get a job at the far edge of space."</p><p><em><strong>Revenge of the Savage Planet is available now on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, & PC. The game is also available via Xbox Game Pass.</strong></em></p><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="5715fa0b-c9c1-4147-a590-6feb4243cf6a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Xbox Series X|S: $29.99" data-dimension48="Xbox Series X|S: $29.99" data-dimension25="$29.99" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2787320/Revenge_of_the_Savage_Planet/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:426px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:150.23%;"><img id="Y9jfVqdfvQm3PyWeu43Jm8" name="Revenge-of-the-Savage-Planet-Box-Art" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y9jfVqdfvQm3PyWeu43Jm8.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="426" height="640" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p>Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical sci-fi action adventure. Jump, shoot, and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.</p><p><strong>Xbox Series X|S: </strong><a href="https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/revenge-of-the-savage-planet/9N7HBTQ391VG/0010/B366LDK4XFWW" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="5715fa0b-c9c1-4147-a590-6feb4243cf6a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Xbox Series X|S: $29.99" data-dimension48="Xbox Series X|S: $29.99" data-dimension25="$29.99">$29.99</a><br><strong>PlayStation 4 & 5:</strong> <a href="https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP7458-PPSA20154_00-REVESAVAGEPLANET" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$31.99</a><br><strong>PC:</strong> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2787320/Revenge_of_the_Savage_Planet/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steam</a> | <a href="https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/revenge-of-the-savage-planet-9dc14c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Epic Games Store</a><a class="view-deal button" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2787320/Revenge_of_the_Savage_Planet/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="5715fa0b-c9c1-4147-a590-6feb4243cf6a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Xbox Series X|S: $29.99" data-dimension48="Xbox Series X|S: $29.99" data-dimension25="$29.99">View Deal</a></p></div> ]]></dc:content>
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  71.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Each summer, amateur astronomers from all over the world look forward to observing the famous Perseid meteor shower, but often overlook four lesser showers that reach their peak between July 29 and Aug. 16.</p><p>This year, a waning gibbous moon three days past <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html">full moon</a> phase will seriously hamper the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/32868-perseid-meteor-shower-guide.html">Perseid meteor shower</a>, so why not take this opportunity to try and view the other four, all but one of which will enjoy dark skies?</p><p>Summertime meteors, occasionally flitting across your line of sight, are especially noticeable between early-July and the final week of August. And between Aug. 3 and 15, there are no fewer than four different minor displays (in addition to the Perseids) that are active.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="sT3QY0MQ">            <div id="botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Anyone gazing at the night sky these nights for even a short length of time is likely to spot a few "shooting stars" darting across the sky. In general, Earth encounters richer meteoric activity during the second half of the year. And you're more likely to see twice as many meteors per hour in the predawn hours as compared to the evening hours. This is due to the fact that during the pre-midnight hours we are on the "trailing" side of Earth, due to our orbital motion through space.</p><p>So, any meteoric particle generally must have an orbital velocity greater than that of Earth's to "catch" us. However, after midnight, when we are turned onto Earth's "leading" side, any particle that lies along Earth's orbital path will enter our atmosphere as a meteor.</p><p>As such objects collide with our atmosphere at speeds of 7 to 45 miles (11 to 72 km) per second, their energy of motion rapidly dissipates in the form of heat, light, and ionization, creating short-lived streaks of light popularly referred to as "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/meteor-showers-shooting-stars.html">shooting stars.</a>"</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Best camera for astrophotography:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="9hB5DgDED77sAKgSRnUJ3j" name="Nikon-d850-product-shot.jpg" caption="" alt="The Nikon D850 DSLR" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9hB5DgDED77sAKgSRnUJ3j.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pinterest-pin-exclude"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Nikon)</span></figcaption></figure><p class="fancy-box__body-text">If you're looking for a good camera for meteor showers and astrophotography, our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nikon-d850-review">top pick is the Nikon D850</a>. Check out our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">best cameras for astrophotography</a> for more and prepare for the Perseids with our guide on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/how-to-photograph-meteor-showers">how to photograph a meteor shower</a>.</p></div></div><p>The only equipment you'll need is your eyes and a modest amount of patience. The actual number of meteors a single observer can see in an hour depends strongly on sky conditions. The rates given in the table are based on your ability to see stars as faint as magnitude +6.5 — considered to be the threshold of naked eye visibility — that you are an experienced observer, and an assumption that the radiant is directly overhead. The radiant is the place in the sky where the paths of shower members, if extended backward, would intersect when plotted on a star chart. Your clinched fist held at arm's length is equal to roughly 10 degrees in the sky. So, if the radiant is 30 degrees ("three-fists") above the horizon, the hourly rate is halved; at 15 degrees it is cut to a third.</p><p>Of the four minor showers active in the coming weeks, the Kappa Cygnids are the most favorably placed for northern observers: the constellation of Cygnus from where these meteors appear to dart from, lies high overhead at around 10:30 p.m. making it favorably placed for viewing all night long. Two of the other showers listed come from the region around the constellations of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21511-aquarius-constellation-facts-about-the-water-bearer.html">Aquarius</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21414-capricornus-constellation.html">Capricornus</a>. These constellations are currently highest in the southern sky between roughly 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. local daylight time.</p><p>While the hourly rates from the four minor meteor streams are but a fraction of the numbers produced by the Perseids, combined, overall, they provide a wide variety of meteors of differing colors, speeds and trajectories.</p><p>These four are listed in the table below:</p><div ><table><caption>Minor summer meteor showers</caption><thead><tr><th class="firstcol " ><p>Shower name</p></th><th  ><p>Period of visibility</p></th><th  ><p>Peak date</p></th><th  ><p>Hourly rate</p></th><th  ><p>Remarks</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="firstcol " ><p>Delta Aquarids</p></td><td  ><p>July 12 - Aug. 23</p></td><td  ><p>July 29-31</p></td><td  ><p> 25</p></td><td  ><p>Swift, faint, yellow-white.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="firstcol " ><p>Alpha Capricornid</p></td><td  ><p>July 3 - Aug. 15</p></td><td  ><p>July 31</p></td><td  ><p>5</p></td><td  ><p>Slow, bright, a few fireballs.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="firstcol " ><p>Eta Eridanids</p></td><td  ><p>July 31 - Aug. 19</p></td><td  ><p>Aug. 7</p></td><td  ><p>3</p></td><td  ><p>Moderately bright, swift speed</p></td></tr><tr><td class="firstcol " ><p>Kappa Cygnids</p></td><td  ><p>Aug. 3 - Aug. 28</p></td><td  ><p>Aug. 16</p></td><td  ><p>3</p></td><td  ><p>Slow moving, sometimes flaring fireballs</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The first of our showers is the Delta Aquarids, with a broad three-day maximum running from July 29 through 31. though activity has been noted as early as July 12, extending to Aug. 23. This shower actually is composed of two radiants, one north and the other south, suggesting that we are seeing two distinct streams of celestial debris burning up in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17683-earth-atmosphere.html">Earth's atmosphere</a>. As many as two dozen swift, faint meteors per hour are provided by this shower.</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html">The moon</a> will be at a waxing crescent phase during the time of peak activity and will set well before midnight; hence it's well out of the picture when the double radiant crosses the meridian at about 2:30 a.m., meaning favorable viewing circumstances throughout the morning hours. The pieces of space debris that interact with our atmosphere to create the southern Delta Aquariids are suspected to originate from comet <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96P/Machholz" target="_blank">96P/Machholz.</a> This short-period comet orbits the sun about once every five years. Comet Machholz was discovered by the late <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/comet-observer-don-macholz-tribute">Donald Machholz</a> in 1986.</p><p>A much weaker shower is the Alpha Capricornids, which begin about July 3, peaks on July 31, and ends on Aug. 15. Moonset comes at 11:00 p.m. on the evening of July 30, and the time when the radiant crosses the meridian comes at 1:30 a.m., which means that this stream is well-presented this year and also overlaps with the peak of the Delta Aquarids.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:70.36%;"><img id="tWHVwdWDCDGqhwxHQsPZjF" name="JULY METEOR MAP(1)" alt="a map of the night sky showing several constellations and star-shaped icons indicating from where several meteor showers originate" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tWHVwdWDCDGqhwxHQsPZjF.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1351" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The positions of the northern and southern radiants of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower, as well as the radiant Capricornid  meteor shower are shown for the morning of July 31st at 2 a.m. local daylight time, when both showers are expected to be at maximum activity.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Joe Rao)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Though averaging only around 5 per hour, the Alpha Capricornids frequently produce bright yellow fireballs that can be quite spectacular. These meteors are the dross shed by the comet <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/169P/NEAT">169P/NEAT</a>, whose path Earth crosses at this time each year.</p><p>The last minor shower before the Perseids is the Eta Eridanids, having detectable members from July 31 to Aug. 19. At peak activity on Aug. 7 the moon will not set until 3:30 a.m. as the radiant is gaining altitude in the southeast; dawn breaks an hour later, leaving little time for observing. Only about three members per hour are seen under good conditions. These meteors appear to be related to a trail of dust shed by a faint comet traveling in a parabolic orbit that was observed through telescopes between May and June 1852. by French astronomer, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Chacornac" target="_blank">Jean Chacornac.</a></p><p>A waning gibbous moon (19 days old) will dominate morning skies on Aug. 12 to spoil the Perseids. The radiant, near the famous Double Star Cluster of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/perseus-constellation.html">Perseus</a>, rises in the evening and is 70 degrees high in the north-northeast at the break of dawn. When maximum occurs in a dark sky, this rich stream averages more than 90 members per hour, though higher rates have been seen on occasion. Many flaring meteors with trains are seen under good skies, but only the brightest of them will be visible in 2025. This shower normally extends from July 17 through Aug. 24.</p><p>The last summer shower is the Kappa Cygnids (followed by the Orionids in the last half of October). The limits of this shower run from Aug. 3 to 28, with the peak on Aug. 16. Though the maximum is only three per hour, the stream does provide flaring fireballs and the careful observer may be nicely rewarded for the time spent. At 24 days in age, the waning crescent moon will come up at 11:45 p.m., but the hours before midnight are the ones to choose for this shower. The radiant passes almost directly overhead at 10:30 in the evening.</p><p>Our data is based on two sources: The international Meteor Organization (IMO) <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="about:blank">Meteor Shower Calendar for 2025</a>, compiled by Jürgen Rendtel and the Meteor section of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.rasc.ca/handbook">2025 Observer's Handbook</a> of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, compiled by Margaret Campbell-Brown and Peter Brown.</p><p>We will have more to say about the Perseids in early August, so be sure to stay tuned to Space.com for further details.</p><p><em>Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.amnh.org/our-research/hayden-planetarium" target="_blank"><em>Hayden Planetarium</em></a><em>. He writes about astronomy for </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/" target="_blank"><em>Natural History magazine</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://skyandtelescope.org/"><em>Sky and Telescope</em></a><em> and other publications.</em></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  74.                            <![CDATA[ Each summer, skywatchers around the world look forward to the famous Perseid meteor shower, but often overlook four lesser showers that peak between July 29 and Aug. 16. ]]>
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  88.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Boldness is all!' — 'Murderbot' is getting a season 2 on Apple TV+ ]]></title>
  89.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The snarky SecUnit just got a sizable jolt of Hollywood creative juice with the recent announcement that the sci-fi comedy series <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/murderbot-release-date-plot-cast-and-everything-we-know-about-apples-upcoming-dark-sci-fi-comedy"><strong>Murderbot </strong></a><strong>will return for a second season,</strong> as announced last week by Apple TV+.</p><p>Created by brothers <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/its-funny-science-fiction-but-its-not-parody-murderbot-creators-talk-nailing-the-tone-for-apple-tv-s-latest-sci-fi-series-exclusive">Chris and Paul Weitz</a> ("American Pie," "About A Boy”), this popular and critically acclaimed 10-episode adaptation of author <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/martha-wells-murderbot-fugitive-telemetry-interview">Martha Wells's </a>"All Systems Red," the initial entry in her Hugo and Nebula Award-winning "The Murderbot Diaries" series, first premiered on May 16, 2025.</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/murderbot-declares-that-humans-are-idiots-in-first-tantalizing-trailer-for-apple-tv-s-upcoming-sci-fi-series">Alexander Skarsgård </a>("True Blood," "The Northman") headlines "Murderbot's" amusing ensemble cast that includes Tamara Podemski, Akshay Khanna, Sabrina Wu, Tattiawna Jones, Noma Dumezweni, and David Dastmalchian.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="hj5e6oujxCZjZLUzjKXTJS" name="mb1" alt="Six sci-fi characters huddled around a computer screen" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hj5e6oujxCZjZLUzjKXTJS.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The talented cast of Apple TV+'s "Murderbot" Season 1 </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Apple TV+)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Skarsgård's self-hacking security android is a run-down protection robot leased out by The Company to a group of space hippies surveying a supposedly uncharted planet, where he tries to tolerate the over-emotional humans while binge-watching thousands of hours of soap operas like the melodramatic show "The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon" and hiding the fact that he's overridden his internal governor module.</p><p>As the narrative unfolds, a vast conspiracy involving alien artifacts is uncovered while Murderbot learns to understand and reluctantly accept its flawed human employers.</p><div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vEioDeOiqEs" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p>Season 2 will likely do away with the PreservationAux team as "Artificial Condition" — Wells’s second "Murderbot" novel — finds the sassy cyborg picking up a new mission amid a different collection of strange humans. Depending on your reactions to the show, that’ll either be a blessing or a bummer, but based on the series' praise, it won’t matter as long as the humorous security robot returns.</p><p>"Chris, Paul, Alexander and the entire 'Murderbot' team have delivered a brilliantly original, addictive, witty and vibrant adaptation that has captured the imagination of audiences everywhere," said Matt Cherniss, head of programming at Apple TV+ in a statement. "We can’t wait to unveil what's next for 'Murderbot' and, of course, 'Sanctuary Moon' in Season 2."</p><p><strong>"Murderbot" Season 1 is currently streaming exclusively on AppleTV+.</strong></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  92.                            <![CDATA[ Apple TV's excellent adaptation of Martha Wells’s witty sci-fi novels scores another mission as Murderbot is renewed for season 2. ]]>
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  106.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers hike up Mount Blanc for the view | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2025 ]]></title>
  107.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>A team of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/">astronomy</a>-loving mountaineers, led by Cyril Dupuy, founder of the French smart telescope company <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="http://www.vaonis.com/" target="_blank">Vaonis</a>, recently hiked the icy slopes of Mount Blanc. There, they captured the highest photograph of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a> ever taken in Europe.</p><h2 id="what-is-it-2">What is it?</h2><p>From April 29 to May 1 of this year, the team ascended Western Europe's tallest peak, carrying with them their <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/vaonis-vespera-observation-station-smart-telescope-review">Vespera Pro </a>smart telescope. Despite being blocked from the true peak of Mount Blanc by a hazardous snow bridge, the team succeeded in their scientific expedition, setting up their telescope to get unprecedented views of the sky.</p><h2 id="where-is-it-2">Where is it?</h2><p>This photo was taken on Mount Blanc at 14,100 feet (4,300 meters) above sea level, a bit below the 15,780-foot (4,810 m) summit.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1600px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="nVELs3cgRQf9mjApPXbqCh" name="Montblanc5 (1)" alt="Two people hike on a nearby mountain at dusk with a crescent moon overhead" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nVELs3cgRQf9mjApPXbqCh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1600" height="900" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A team of astronomy fans hikes up the cold slopes of Mount Blanc at dusk in the spring of 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Vaonis )</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="why-is-it-amazing-2">Why is it amazing?</h2><p>From their position close to the summit of Mount Blanc, the team was able to capture high-altitude images of the sun with the Vespera Pro telescope. They were even able to observe <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dark-primordial-galaxy-no-stars-green-bank-observatory">Malin-1,</a> the largest known spiral galaxy, which lies more than a billion light years from Earth.</p><p>"Inspired by the Janssen Observatory built atop Mont Blanc in the late 19th century, I decided to follow in trailblazer Jules Janssen's footsteps and capture from the Alpine skies a unique image of the sun as well as the largest known spiral <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15680-galaxies.html">galaxy</a>, a nod to Janssen's research — though this time armed with 21st-century technology," explained Dupuy in a recent statement.</p><p>The trip was one of many that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astrophotographers-to-follow-on-Instagramhttps://www.space.com/astrophotography-for-beginners-guide">astrophotographers</a> like Dupuy take to remote locations with less <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/light-pollution-serious-threat-astronomy-skywatching">light pollution</a> to photograph crisp, clear night skies. By combining long-exposure techniques and camera and telescope technology, astrophotographers can see details far beyond what the naked eye can see: <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/star-clusters">star clusters,</a> the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html">Milky Way</a>, and even the faint glow of other galaxies.</p><h2 id="want-to-learn-more-2">Want to learn more?</h2><p>You can read more about <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30619-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2015-winners.html">astrophotography</a>, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-telescopes-for-deep-space">best telescopes </a>to get started, and more about capturing our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html">night skies. </a></p> ]]></dc:content>
  108.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/astronomers-hike-up-mount-blanc-for-the-view-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-15-2025</link>
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  110.                            <![CDATA[ Four mountaineers and astronomy lovers hiked the tallest peak in Western Europe. ]]>
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  114.                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
  115.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nVELs3cgRQf9mjApPXbqCh-1280-80.jpg">
  116.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Vaonis ]]></media:credit>
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  123.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says ]]></title>
  124.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Starship will fly again before the summer is over, if all goes according to plan.</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html">SpaceX</a> aims to launch the 10th test flight of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html">Starship</a>, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, about three weeks from now, company founder and CEO <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18849-elon-musk.html">Elon Musk</a> said via X <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1944819507954082236" target="_blank">on Monday</a> (July 14).</p><p>It will be the fourth launch of the year for Starship, whose two stages — the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage — are designed to be fully and rapidly reusable.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_Gx3e64DC_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="Gx3e64DC">            <div id="botr_Gx3e64DC_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>It's been a bumpy path to the launch pad for Flight 10. The Ship upper stage originally slated to fly the mission <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacexs-starship-explodes-in-texas-during-preparations-for-10th-test-flight">exploded on a test stand</a> at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on June 18, during preparations for a common prelaunch engine trial.</p><p>SpaceX soon determined a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-traces-starship-test-stand-explosion-to-failure-of-pressurized-nitrogen-tank">likely cause</a> — the failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank in Ship's nosecone area. The company is now working to get a different Ship vehicle ready for Flight 10.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_OXiqdGE6_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="OXiqdGE6">            <div id="botr_OXiqdGE6_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacexs-starship-explodes-in-texas-during-preparations-for-10th-test-flight">SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-starship-flight-9-to-space-in-historic-reuse-of-giant-megarocket-video">SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video)</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html">Starship and Super Heavy explained</a></p></div></div><p>Ship has also had some in-flight issues recently: SpaceX lost the vehicle on Flight 7, Flight 8 and Flight 9, which launched in January, March and May of this year, respectively.</p><p>Super Heavy has performed better. On <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-catches-super-heavy-booster-on-starship-flight-7-test-but-loses-upper-stage-video-photos">Flight 7</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/spacex-loses-starship-upper-stage-again-but-catches-giant-super-heavy-booster-during-flight-8-launch-video">Flight 8</a>, for example, the booster successfully returned to Starbase, where it was caught by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. Flight 9 featured the first-ever reuse of Super Heavy, putting the Flight 7 booster back into action. (SpaceX didn't attempt to catch the booster again; it broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico during Flight 9, shortly after initiating a landing burn.)</p><p>SpaceX plans to employ the chosticks recovery strategy for both Super Heavy and Ship over the long haul, making the reuse of each stage more efficient.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  125.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-will-launch-next-starship-flight-in-about-3-weeks-elon-musk-says</link>
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  127.                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk. ]]>
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  131.                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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  133.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KS2ahLkqDgMEt2mmDLDt6E-1280-80.jpg">
  134.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SpaceX]]></media:credit>
  135.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.]]></media:text>
  136.                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025.]]></media:title>
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  141.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deals you missed on Prime Day — get these extended deals now before they are gone ]]></title>
  142.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals">Amazon Prime Day </a>may be over, but we've spotted some extended deals on a range of products. All these deals are still available right now, but you'll need to be quick, as we're not sure how much longer they'll last.</p><p>We've rounded up the cheapest prices we've found for the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">best telescopes</a>, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html">best binoculars</a>, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras</a>, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-star-projectors">best star projectors</a>, the best <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-lego-space-sets">Lego space sets,</a> the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-drones">best drones</a> and more to help you save some hard-earned dollars.</p><p>Not all remaining deals are exclusive to Amazon but if you missed the annual Summer sales event, fear not, as you'll find the biggest and best Prime Day deals that are still available. All you have to do is scroll down below.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-telescope-deals"><span>The best telescope deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="a0f60335-eefe-4996-b5a3-17f1fa442403" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension25="$399" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8V2G28V?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-6728148089824078506-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="WbNkHew3xhsLfnEpSxs83R" name="ZWO Seestar S30 Telescope" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WbNkHew3xhsLfnEpSxs83R.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $30 </strong>on this smart telescope that we rated four out of five stars in our full<a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/zwo-seestar-s30-all-in-one-smart-telescope-review" data-dimension112="a0f60335-eefe-4996-b5a3-17f1fa442403" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension25="$399"> ZWO Seestar S30 review</a>. With fast set-up, portability and the ability to photograph celestrial object, it's a must-have for dark sky sites.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8V2G28V?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-6728148089824078506-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="a0f60335-eefe-4996-b5a3-17f1fa442403" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension25="$399">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="95c324f3-c600-4241-b55b-d79048bd034f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S50 review." data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S50 review." data-dimension25="$546" href="https://www.amazon.com/ZWO-Seestar-S50-Telescope-Experienced/dp/B0D97JDB49/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1121261895185879033-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1080px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="kp6GLBU7QxzmFMH9MWquY8" name="ZWO Seestar s50.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kp6GLBU7QxzmFMH9MWquY8.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1080" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $29 </strong>on this smart telescope, making it super easy to view the night sky. We awarded it four and a half stars out of five in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/zwo-seestar-s50-smart-telescope-review" data-dimension112="95c324f3-c600-4241-b55b-d79048bd034f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S50 review." data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S50 review." data-dimension25="$546">ZWO Seestar S50 review.</a><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/ZWO-Seestar-S50-Telescope-Experienced/dp/B0D97JDB49/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1121261895185879033-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="95c324f3-c600-4241-b55b-d79048bd034f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S50 review." data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S50 review." data-dimension25="$546">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="e16f0756-824f-4905-9d21-ced516d925ef" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best motorized telescope" data-dimension48="best motorized telescope" data-dimension25="$1499" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-NexStar-8-SE-Telescope/dp/B000GUFOC8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1346296917474416107-20&geniuslink=true&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="iSd8nqZxtwjfmcjBwRYfGG" name="celestron nexstar 8se.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSd8nqZxtwjfmcjBwRYfGG.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $200 </strong>on a telescope we rated the <a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html#section-best-motorized-telescope" data-dimension112="e16f0756-824f-4905-9d21-ced516d925ef" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best motorized telescope" data-dimension48="best motorized telescope" data-dimension25="$1499">best motorized telescope</a> in our <a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">best telescopes guide</a>. In our <a href="https://www.space.com/celestron-nexstar-8se-telescope-review">NexStar 8SE review</a>, we gave it four and a half stars out of five as it is close to perfection for viewing any night sky object.</p><p><strong>Note: </strong>This is still on offer in the UK for £1499 instead of £1699.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-NexStar-8-SE-Telescope/dp/B000GUFOC8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1346296917474416107-20&geniuslink=true&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="e16f0756-824f-4905-9d21-ced516d925ef" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best motorized telescope" data-dimension48="best motorized telescope" data-dimension25="$1499">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="8126f335-b1ca-4124-9394-088931531aa3" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review" data-dimension48="Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review" data-dimension25="$385" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-StarSense-Smartphone-App-Enabled-Compatible/dp/B083JP3QYJ/ref=sr_1_17?tag=georiot-us-default-20&crid=3AEAGWJ6FO5ME&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.S1jJltTtuII17UbIhTH-hhsA1CVdQ3b-2lUSOFR3gyKNt7VEHIWJ2q5XCStLZGAbV9125MXLeUwaZKRkhxse-OlgdXVMCPKyeiVrLrt3yB9c149K-D4fjcQWK06Vp9AaMsho4lRRKKJ8u20gCUejxLnIhevj--QvLHNIsO--45okIifmy4I-0KLEufkcPomZZ1y_Q0iy5OAfFHpJ8qea1nEhEFla7Nhm0D3jpTvDu4yAF5q5wz3VyiN7kAAlTSQNOoR8V5ZMrynnY3eZkyrIwtgKrTGMqUoR-p8baSlLObg.zba7FczdlfMzh71zkpD5gnin2W_3BPDfQ12k7IC0n2g&dib_tag=se&keywords=telescope&qid=1751962165&refinements=p_123%3A1429143%7C15345127%7C234240%7C409797&rnid=85457740011&s=electronics&sprefix=telescope%2Caps%2C175&sr=1-17&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-2901950999224448019-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="XX9aUV7BCmkdF2rgTpVwem" name="celestron-starsense-explorer-dx-102az-16x9.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XX9aUV7BCmkdF2rgTpVwem.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $105</strong> on this telescope that's ideal for beginners. In our <a href="https://www.space.com/celestron-starsense-explorer-dx-102az-review" data-dimension112="8126f335-b1ca-4124-9394-088931531aa3" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review" data-dimension48="Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review" data-dimension25="$385">Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review</a>, we loved how easy it was to setup and use.</p><p><strong>Note: </strong>You can <strong>apply a $30 coupon </strong>to get further savings.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-StarSense-Smartphone-App-Enabled-Compatible/dp/B083JP3QYJ/ref=sr_1_17?tag=georiot-us-default-20&crid=3AEAGWJ6FO5ME&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.S1jJltTtuII17UbIhTH-hhsA1CVdQ3b-2lUSOFR3gyKNt7VEHIWJ2q5XCStLZGAbV9125MXLeUwaZKRkhxse-OlgdXVMCPKyeiVrLrt3yB9c149K-D4fjcQWK06Vp9AaMsho4lRRKKJ8u20gCUejxLnIhevj--QvLHNIsO--45okIifmy4I-0KLEufkcPomZZ1y_Q0iy5OAfFHpJ8qea1nEhEFla7Nhm0D3jpTvDu4yAF5q5wz3VyiN7kAAlTSQNOoR8V5ZMrynnY3eZkyrIwtgKrTGMqUoR-p8baSlLObg.zba7FczdlfMzh71zkpD5gnin2W_3BPDfQ12k7IC0n2g&dib_tag=se&keywords=telescope&qid=1751962165&refinements=p_123%3A1429143%7C15345127%7C234240%7C409797&rnid=85457740011&s=electronics&sprefix=telescope%2Caps%2C175&sr=1-17&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-2901950999224448019-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="8126f335-b1ca-4124-9394-088931531aa3" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review" data-dimension48="Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ review" data-dimension25="$385">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-binocular-deals"><span>The best binocular deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="579ef3e8-65d0-411c-9310-8bb8dc9af7b6" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review." data-dimension48="Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review." data-dimension25="$1220" href="https://www.newegg.com/canon-10-x-42l-is-wp-others/p/N82E16884101203?recaptcha=pass&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=1&ASUBID=space-us-6727049932570523654&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fstargazing%2Fskywatching-kit%2Fwe-have-spotted-all-the-best-hidden-binocular-deals-this-amazon-prime-day&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-9RNBEDXHRScLIMiqeO4viA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:752px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="NLYRy47HLCjQwX2RP4RMHN" name="Canon 10x42L IS WP.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLYRy47HLCjQwX2RP4RMHN.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="752" height="752" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $239 </strong>on these five out of five stars binoculars, which we rated highly in our <a href="https://www.space.com/canon-10x42l-is-wp-binoculars-review" data-dimension112="579ef3e8-65d0-411c-9310-8bb8dc9af7b6" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review." data-dimension48="Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review." data-dimension25="$1220">Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review. </a>The image stabilization is outstanding making them the best stargazing binoculars you can get. We also think they're the best overall binoculars, as per our <a href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html">best binoculars guide</a>. While slightly cheaper during Prime Day, these are still currently discounted.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.newegg.com/canon-10-x-42l-is-wp-others/p/N82E16884101203?recaptcha=pass&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=1&ASUBID=space-us-6727049932570523654&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fstargazing%2Fskywatching-kit%2Fwe-have-spotted-all-the-best-hidden-binocular-deals-this-amazon-prime-day&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-9RNBEDXHRScLIMiqeO4viA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="579ef3e8-65d0-411c-9310-8bb8dc9af7b6" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review." data-dimension48="Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review." data-dimension25="$1220">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="41766ebc-c3e6-447c-bfbe-962ffcea2f9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save over $69 on these binoculars that are perfect for adventures. 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Plus, the ergonomic designs means they're comfortable to use." data-dimension25="$469" href="https://www.newegg.com/p/079-008U-000D0?item=9SIABMTGZ13852&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=4458310941606818459059665&ASUBID=space-us-1198739439589976392&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fbest-binoculars&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-VIYE4DVYzSE7UJthg0JtnQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="tmocDdCanQFyRxhf6MvbkG" name="canon1020IS" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tmocDdCanQFyRxhf6MvbkG.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $69 </strong>on these binoculars that are perfect for adventures. Compact and with image-stabilization, you can't go wrong. Plus, the ergonomic designs means they're comfortable to use.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.newegg.com/p/079-008U-000D0?item=9SIABMTGZ13852&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=4458310941606818459059665&ASUBID=space-us-1198739439589976392&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fbest-binoculars&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-VIYE4DVYzSE7UJthg0JtnQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="41766ebc-c3e6-447c-bfbe-962ffcea2f9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save over $69 on these binoculars that are perfect for adventures. Compact and with image-stabilization, you can't go wrong. 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We loved their lightweight build and sharp views.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Binocular-Waterproof-Rubber-Armored-Full-Size/dp/B0B3JSRZFJ/ref=sr_1_3?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1032526017771415459-20&geniuslink=true&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="99866561-60ad-452d-a54b-20fdf60d182d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension48="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension25="$100">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="f682c785-adc6-4f68-bf1e-1161dd87ed51" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$34" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-71198-Cometron-Binoculars-Black/dp/B00DV6SI3Q/ref=sr_1_21?tag=georiot-us-default-20&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.33ZWJXkX0JET1_H1kZK7M8QLeXfV2y5nIREbMs6CiKZiKIzsjNB6Q3bF6yO5ySynyeTbbTm61GTmsAuwBPEBnw-al-wKtodiox2d_m1GzM15-x1rNByl0DFLGGGvUeZX0OaSAID4rEj3b-tZ0IH2zFdoymjUkNlcoOTNfn_4RZeGJouNrZeH02dpmSrIoCkM1sEbf4V_K_dh9uf2BFKSE71Kh7Kzk2ADknWEUdUlfetVdXFVlRosCKaVvGZDuu3_63iNNxN2kWIImqYJMMen-Wt4c2LB7p1KasM9LiIPH4Q.gflcFcNLsxoI20nByK7CO56phIFOHSOSZywgUO0jiz4&dib_tag=se&keywords=binoculars&psr=PDAY&qid=1751962407&refinements=p_n_deal_type%3A23566064011&rnid=23566063011&s=electronics&sr=1-21&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-1020585092097290907-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:908px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:62.11%;"><img id="vibNDFHsdeycApobbp8jHi" name="Celestron Cometron 7x50 Bincoulars.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vibNDFHsdeycApobbp8jHi.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="908" height="564" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 28% </strong>on the best family binoculars, as per our <a href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html" data-dimension112="f682c785-adc6-4f68-bf1e-1161dd87ed51" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$34">best binoculars guide</a>. These are dedicated astronomy binoculars with large 50mm objective lenses, making them perfect for all the family to use. Receiving four out of five stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/celestron-cometron-7x50-binoculars-review">Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars review</a>, we think these are a bargain not to miss.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-71198-Cometron-Binoculars-Black/dp/B00DV6SI3Q/ref=sr_1_21?tag=georiot-us-default-20&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.33ZWJXkX0JET1_H1kZK7M8QLeXfV2y5nIREbMs6CiKZiKIzsjNB6Q3bF6yO5ySynyeTbbTm61GTmsAuwBPEBnw-al-wKtodiox2d_m1GzM15-x1rNByl0DFLGGGvUeZX0OaSAID4rEj3b-tZ0IH2zFdoymjUkNlcoOTNfn_4RZeGJouNrZeH02dpmSrIoCkM1sEbf4V_K_dh9uf2BFKSE71Kh7Kzk2ADknWEUdUlfetVdXFVlRosCKaVvGZDuu3_63iNNxN2kWIImqYJMMen-Wt4c2LB7p1KasM9LiIPH4Q.gflcFcNLsxoI20nByK7CO56phIFOHSOSZywgUO0jiz4&dib_tag=se&keywords=binoculars&psr=PDAY&qid=1751962407&refinements=p_n_deal_type%3A23566064011&rnid=23566063011&s=electronics&sr=1-21&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-1020585092097290907-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="f682c785-adc6-4f68-bf1e-1161dd87ed51" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$34">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="ffa8819d-8d94-4437-86a6-6a6d0bd4c00d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save a huge $284 on this pair of binoculars that will give you superb optics with 10x magnification and 42mm aperture. Although you could have saved more on Prime Day, nearly $300 off isn't to be grumbled out. Act now to get this deal!" data-dimension48="Save a huge $284 on this pair of binoculars that will give you superb optics with 10x magnification and 42mm aperture. Although you could have saved more on Prime Day, nearly $300 off isn't to be grumbled out. Act now to get this deal!" data-dimension25="$2715" href="https://www.amazon.com/Leica-10x42-Noctivid-Binocular-Degree/dp/B01M29WGM9/ref=sr_1_19?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-6746044134042149095-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:752px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="k5vEDnuRyug2f9JK86s9tC" name="leica 10x42 noctivid.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k5vEDnuRyug2f9JK86s9tC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="752" height="752" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save a huge $284 </strong>on this pair of binoculars that will give you superb optics with 10x magnification and 42mm aperture. Although you could have saved more on Prime Day, nearly $300 off isn't to be grumbled out. Act now to get this deal!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Leica-10x42-Noctivid-Binocular-Degree/dp/B01M29WGM9/ref=sr_1_19?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-6746044134042149095-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="ffa8819d-8d94-4437-86a6-6a6d0bd4c00d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save a huge $284 on this pair of binoculars that will give you superb optics with 10x magnification and 42mm aperture. Although you could have saved more on Prime Day, nearly $300 off isn't to be grumbled out. Act now to get this deal!" data-dimension48="Save a huge $284 on this pair of binoculars that will give you superb optics with 10x magnification and 42mm aperture. Although you could have saved more on Prime Day, nearly $300 off isn't to be grumbled out. Act now to get this deal!" data-dimension25="$2715">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="cbc3ca51-773d-4deb-8f2a-e2f8b3922536" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $34 on these waterproof and fogproof binoculars from Celestron. Durable with a rubber armor exterior, these are a sturdy pair of binoculars to invest in.Note: You can save a further $10 by applying the coupon." data-dimension48="Save $34 on these waterproof and fogproof binoculars from Celestron. Durable with a rubber armor exterior, these are a sturdy pair of binoculars to invest in.Note: You can save a further $10 by applying the coupon." data-dimension25="$74" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-71346-Outland-Binoculars-Black/dp/B004KM82IQ/ref=sr_1_28?tag=georiot-us-default-20&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-hD9bxgVdE1EjWGgepG11ll0Jd_z3E4g2pJug2Xd6dvGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.05hvuBfWCjaBlw5_Ax7hI9uZ1hC2xKzWaAMfSNIKZUw&dib_tag=se&keywords=binoculars&psr=PDAY&qid=1751962592&refinements=p_n_deal_type%3A23566064011&rnid=23566063011&s=electronics&sr=1-28&xpid=w3yjcXdM6-qlv&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-1408871553208274311-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="bfqNjWx9h9sjC7sRpueBkM" name="celestron outland 8x42 I.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bfqNjWx9h9sjC7sRpueBkM.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $34 </strong>on these waterproof and fogproof binoculars from Celestron. 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Durable with a rubber armor exterior, these are a sturdy pair of binoculars to invest in.Note: You can save a further $10 by applying the coupon." data-dimension25="$74">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-camera-deals"><span>The best camera deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="be78a899-2ed5-4430-a743-f59394fe3e07" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best entry-level Canon" data-dimension48="best entry-level Canon" data-dimension25="$1199" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R8-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-CMOS-Sensor-3-Touchscreen-LCD-Optical-Viewfinder-3840-x-2160-Video-4K-Recording/2912198786?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1800&adsRedirect=true&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIPWqBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIPWqBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="UUN2SeozdeLhtazEuEVdVP" name="EOS R8 square.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UUN2SeozdeLhtazEuEVdVP.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $300 </strong>on this <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography#section-best-entry-level-canon" data-dimension112="be78a899-2ed5-4430-a743-f59394fe3e07" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best entry-level Canon" data-dimension48="best entry-level Canon" data-dimension25="$1199">best entry-level Canon</a> as rated by us in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">best cameras for astrophotography guide.</a> We also awarded it four and a half stars out of five in our full<a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography"> </a><a href="https://www.space.com/canon-eos-r8-review">Canon EOS R8 review.</a> Listed on Prime Day at $1160, the current price is still lower than normal so snap it up while you can. This is the perfect full-frame astrophotography camera. <a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R8-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-CMOS-Sensor-3-Touchscreen-LCD-Optical-Viewfinder-3840-x-2160-Video-4K-Recording/2912198786?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1800&adsRedirect=true&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIPWqBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIPWqBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="be78a899-2ed5-4430-a743-f59394fe3e07" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best entry-level Canon" data-dimension48="best entry-level Canon" data-dimension25="$1199">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="7d07ad08-d3b9-481c-ad5e-04badee54217" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension25="$1899" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R6-Mark-II-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-CMOS-Sensor-Autofocus-3-Touchscreen-LCD-Electronic-Viewfinder-Sensor-shi/2203737287?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1800&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIc0bBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIc0bBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="2mmfcLP6BJ7AX9UBtdGuZZ" name="canon eos r6.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2mmfcLP6BJ7AX9UBtdGuZZ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $100</strong> on this outstanding camera that we can't stop rating highly! We rated it as the best for low light in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography" data-dimension112="7d07ad08-d3b9-481c-ad5e-04badee54217" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension25="$1899">best cameras for astrophotography </a>guide and the best rugged option in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras guide. </a>Not only this but we also gave it a whopping five out of five stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r6-mark-ii-review">Canon EOS R6 II review</a>. <a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R6-Mark-II-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-CMOS-Sensor-Autofocus-3-Touchscreen-LCD-Electronic-Viewfinder-Sensor-shi/2203737287?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1800&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIc0bBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIc0bBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="7d07ad08-d3b9-481c-ad5e-04badee54217" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension25="$1899">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="62ee4004-74a4-4eba-b4b6-ddb11444df87" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension48="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension25="$3745" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Mark-II-Digital-camera-mirrorless-45-0-MP-Full-Frame-8K-60-fps-body-only-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth/8124052454?athcpid=8124052454&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=cc&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=XHhFtxXArblrgou1ghQbTbRRL5-JWCVPJ261&athancid=479661403&athena=true&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIcQjBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIcQjBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="iWWNSJFCn5dyGtckrtczg9" name="Canon EOS R5 MKII" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iWWNSJFCn5dyGtckrtczg9.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $554 </strong>on this full-frame camera with dual image processors and 8K video capability. It passed our test with us awarding it four and a half stars out of five in our <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r5-mark-ii-review" data-dimension112="62ee4004-74a4-4eba-b4b6-ddb11444df87" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension48="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension25="$3745">full Canon EOS R5 II review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Mark-II-Digital-camera-mirrorless-45-0-MP-Full-Frame-8K-60-fps-body-only-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth/8124052454?athcpid=8124052454&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=cc&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=XHhFtxXArblrgou1ghQbTbRRL5-JWCVPJ261&athancid=479661403&athena=true&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIcQjBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIcQjBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="62ee4004-74a4-4eba-b4b6-ddb11444df87" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension48="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension25="$3745">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="4e9889b8-cf5a-4960-a2f3-e468847eaa12" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Canon EOS R5 review" data-dimension48="Canon EOS R5 review" data-dimension25="$2643" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-8K-Video-45-Megapixel-Full-Frame-CMOS-Sensor-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Dual-Memory-Card-Slots-12-fps-Mechnica/479661403?classType=REGULAR&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIe1qBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIe1qBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="PeWVXSaK45qYA3rRgFBgcC" name="canon eos r5.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PeWVXSaK45qYA3rRgFBgcC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $550 </strong>on a camera we celebrated in our <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r5-mark-ii-review" data-dimension112="4e9889b8-cf5a-4960-a2f3-e468847eaa12" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Canon EOS R5 review" data-dimension48="Canon EOS R5 review" data-dimension25="$2643">Canon EOS R5 review</a> for its outstanding low-light autofocusing, 8K video capability and eight stops of image stabilization. We also rated it the <a href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras#section-best-hybrid">best hybrid camera</a> in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras">best mirrorless cameras</a> guide. And it's now cheaper than it was on Prime Day with a further $17 off!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-8K-Video-45-Megapixel-Full-Frame-CMOS-Sensor-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Dual-Memory-Card-Slots-12-fps-Mechnica/479661403?classType=REGULAR&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIe1qBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIe1qBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="4e9889b8-cf5a-4960-a2f3-e468847eaa12" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Canon EOS R5 review" data-dimension48="Canon EOS R5 review" data-dimension25="$2643">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="d8b50cc3-db2c-4d37-83d6-743834097fd6" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $100 on a camera designed for vlogging and travel photography. While it was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, this is still a save. Plus, you get a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens." data-dimension48="Save $100 on a camera designed for vlogging and travel photography. While it was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, this is still a save. Plus, you get a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens." data-dimension25="$800" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R50-V-Mirrorless-Camera-w-14-30mm-Lens/15826115471?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1800&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbwbBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbwbBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="xyaDkasNfKxVLNRvnWguQg" name="Canon EOS R50 V Square" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xyaDkasNfKxVLNRvnWguQg.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $100</strong> on a camera designed for vlogging and travel photography. While it was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, this is still a save. Plus, you get a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R50-V-Mirrorless-Camera-w-14-30mm-Lens/15826115471?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1800&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbwbBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbwbBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="d8b50cc3-db2c-4d37-83d6-743834097fd6" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $100 on a camera designed for vlogging and travel photography. While it was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, this is still a save. Plus, you get a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens." data-dimension48="Save $100 on a camera designed for vlogging and travel photography. While it was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, this is still a save. Plus, you get a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens." data-dimension25="$800">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="c54881b4-613d-4d44-82d4-f792e2fff1ba" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best for beginners" data-dimension48="best for beginners" data-dimension25="$1280" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R7-32-5-Megapixel-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only-Black/1387047649?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1600&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbSbBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbSbBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="i4dwviM7VyntWv2jMX3VrV" name="canon eos r7.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i4dwviM7VyntWv2jMX3VrV.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $219 </strong>on a camera we rated as the <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras#section-best-for-beginners" data-dimension112="c54881b4-613d-4d44-82d4-f792e2fff1ba" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best for beginners" data-dimension48="best for beginners" data-dimension25="$1280">best for beginners </a>in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras</a> guide. With seven stops of in-body image stabilization and a 32.5MP sensor, we happily gave it four and a half stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/canon-eos-r7-review">Canon EOS R7 review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R7-32-5-Megapixel-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only-Black/1387047649?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1600&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbSbBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIbSbBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="c54881b4-613d-4d44-82d4-f792e2fff1ba" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best for beginners" data-dimension48="best for beginners" data-dimension25="$1280">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="c27978eb-cf1b-4778-b20d-7b8b868b7b51" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save over $130 on a camera that offers a lot including a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter, dual-pixel autofocus system and clever subject detection. It also has 4K video capability." data-dimension48="Save over $130 on a camera that offers a lot including a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter, dual-pixel autofocus system and clever subject detection. It also has 4K video capability." data-dimension25="$849" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R10-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only/1779294748?classType=VARIANT&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIdRTBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIdRTBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="SVunFiaWXWjoTdZfs58Jpf" name="r10square" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SVunFiaWXWjoTdZfs58Jpf.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $130 </strong>on a camera that offers a lot including a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter, dual-pixel autofocus system and clever subject detection. It also has 4K video capability.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R10-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only/1779294748?classType=VARIANT&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIdRTBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIdRTBRIAxY0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="c27978eb-cf1b-4778-b20d-7b8b868b7b51" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save over $130 on a camera that offers a lot including a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter, dual-pixel autofocus system and clever subject detection. It also has 4K video capability." data-dimension48="Save over $130 on a camera that offers a lot including a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter, dual-pixel autofocus system and clever subject detection. It also has 4K video capability." data-dimension25="$849">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="6172d2da-14ef-4aeb-8a9f-04d10550c59e" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension48="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension25="$899" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1899782-REG/fujifilm_16953962_x_m5_body_silver_with.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="E4H2CHiQxQrFEg8ZQPQkrk" name="xm5" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4H2CHiQxQrFEg8ZQPQkrk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $450</strong> on this X-M5 bundle, perfect for beginners. We gave this camera four stars out of five and rated it as the best for portability in our <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/best-fujifilm-cameras" data-dimension112="6172d2da-14ef-4aeb-8a9f-04d10550c59e" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension48="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension25="$899">best Fujifilm cameras guide</a>. This bundle includes a XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> This camera is back order only probably due to the popularity of this deal!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1899782-REG/fujifilm_16953962_x_m5_body_silver_with.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="6172d2da-14ef-4aeb-8a9f-04d10550c59e" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension48="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension25="$899">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="9ff068dd-293b-4052-abfc-6f5757750cb2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension48="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension25="$1835" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/FUJIFILM-X-H2-Mirrorless-Camera-16757045/2718094337?wmlspartner=imp_1943169&selectedSellerId=102481163&selectedOfferId=C177CC0C323C3A0C9E65051CCF2FC04D&conditionGroupCode=1&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIa0LBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIa0LBRIAxY0&veh=aff&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:700px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="JFagcPcQ3Q2eDmXNPbSRUd" name="x-h2" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JFagcPcQ3Q2eDmXNPbSRUd.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="700" height="700" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $164 </strong>on this workhorse of a camera. We reckon it's the best for professionals in our <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/best-fujifilm-cameras" data-dimension112="9ff068dd-293b-4052-abfc-6f5757750cb2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension48="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension25="$1835">best Fujifilm cameras guide</a>. With a 40MP sensor, CFexpress slot and 8K video capability, this is a must-have cameras for pros.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/FUJIFILM-X-H2-Mirrorless-Camera-16757045/2718094337?wmlspartner=imp_1943169&selectedSellerId=102481163&selectedOfferId=C177CC0C323C3A0C9E65051CCF2FC04D&conditionGroupCode=1&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIa0LBRIAxY0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSIa0LBRIAxY0&veh=aff&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="9ff068dd-293b-4052-abfc-6f5757750cb2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension48="best Fujifilm cameras guide" data-dimension25="$1835">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="aedcb59b-b6b9-4ff6-b6c7-0ee78aca7db5" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Fujifilm X-T5 review" data-dimension48="full Fujifilm X-T5 review" data-dimension25="$1600" href="https://www.newegg.com/p/0ZS-000D-005V1?item=9SIABKXJJ74028&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-_-point+&+shoot-_-fujifilm-_-9SIABKXJJ74028&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords-_-point+&+shoot-_-fujifilm-_-9SIABKXJJ74028&source=region&srsltid=AfmBOopu-HrThMTeP_Agk2NR4z8gsWPdrWuqhJC_fX2yOLv5KKi-v7jNwO8&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=1&ASUBID=space-gb-1553245263454516084&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fstargazing%2Fskywatching-kit%2Flove-fujifilm-these-are-the-best-prices-on-the-last-day-of-amazon-prime-day&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-erdYCZNRhg1Ii7Cizqiy3w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="xXthKdxpjVuiwEMrK6hKuS" name="Fujifilm - X-T5 Mirrorless Camera" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xXthKdxpjVuiwEMrK6hKuS.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $385 </strong>on a camera that packs a punch. It boasts weather sealing, a dual-axis tilting screen and a 40MP sensor. Great for a variety of styles including astrophotography, we awarded it four out of five stars in our<a href="https://www.space.com/fujifilm-x-t5-review" data-dimension112="aedcb59b-b6b9-4ff6-b6c7-0ee78aca7db5" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Fujifilm X-T5 review" data-dimension48="full Fujifilm X-T5 review" data-dimension25="$1600"> full Fujifilm X-T5 review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.newegg.com/p/0ZS-000D-005V1?item=9SIABKXJJ74028&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-_-point+&+shoot-_-fujifilm-_-9SIABKXJJ74028&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords-_-point+&+shoot-_-fujifilm-_-9SIABKXJJ74028&source=region&srsltid=AfmBOopu-HrThMTeP_Agk2NR4z8gsWPdrWuqhJC_fX2yOLv5KKi-v7jNwO8&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=1&ASUBID=space-gb-1553245263454516084&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fstargazing%2Fskywatching-kit%2Flove-fujifilm-these-are-the-best-prices-on-the-last-day-of-amazon-prime-day&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-erdYCZNRhg1Ii7Cizqiy3w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="aedcb59b-b6b9-4ff6-b6c7-0ee78aca7db5" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Fujifilm X-T5 review" data-dimension48="full Fujifilm X-T5 review" data-dimension25="$1600">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-star-projector-deals"><span>The best star projector deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="07b846c2-d973-4414-9593-70bee6544673" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best overall star projector for kids" data-dimension48="best overall star projector for kids" data-dimension25="$70" href="https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Projector-Flowing-Effects-Assistant/dp/B0D9JBGWCL/ref=sr_1_9?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-7522270010775451621-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="JhEoeaf8W49baTX6KeGa8L" name="Govee Star Light Projector" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JhEoeaf8W49baTX6KeGa8L.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1500" height="1500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 26% </strong>on a star projector we rated as the <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/best-star-projectors-for-kids" data-dimension112="07b846c2-d973-4414-9593-70bee6544673" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best overall star projector for kids" data-dimension48="best overall star projector for kids" data-dimension25="$70">best overall star projector for kids</a>. In our<a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/govee-star-light-projector-review"> Govee review</a>, we complimented its brilliant effects and the high-quality speaker. <a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Projector-Flowing-Effects-Assistant/dp/B0D9JBGWCL/ref=sr_1_9?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-7522270010775451621-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="07b846c2-d973-4414-9593-70bee6544673" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best overall star projector for kids" data-dimension48="best overall star projector for kids" data-dimension25="$70">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="9d7b1dee-28e9-4177-b5b0-f69f3467e1b5" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review," data-dimension48="full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review," data-dimension25="$14" href="https://www.amazon.com/YGiTK-Northern-Projector-Bedroom-Adjustable/dp/B0D181SQP2/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-5661625946308561897-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="YmNdjkGciQbuEf9NEnXk5V" name="YGiTK-Thumbnail" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YmNdjkGciQbuEf9NEnXk5V.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 26% </strong>on a great value for money star projector. In our <a href="https://www.space.com/technology/ygitk-northern-galaxy-lights-star-projector-review" data-dimension112="9d7b1dee-28e9-4177-b5b0-f69f3467e1b5" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review," data-dimension48="full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review," data-dimension25="$14">full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review,</a> we loved its nearly silent operation and its multi-functionality.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/YGiTK-Northern-Projector-Bedroom-Adjustable/dp/B0D181SQP2/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-5661625946308561897-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="9d7b1dee-28e9-4177-b5b0-f69f3467e1b5" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review," data-dimension48="full YGiTK Northern Galaxy Lights Projector review," data-dimension25="$14">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="d2dbabda-b49d-4347-9721-ce693f1cf956" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $23 on this fabulous star projector. With our expertise, we are certain this is a deal not to miss, especially if you're looking for a budget star projector. Consumers are happy with it receiving 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon. And now it's a further $3 cheaper than during Prime Day!" data-dimension48="Save $23 on this fabulous star projector. With our expertise, we are certain this is a deal not to miss, especially if you're looking for a budget star projector. Consumers are happy with it receiving 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon. And now it's a further $3 cheaper than during Prime Day!" data-dimension25="$27" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6W3K8C9/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1105606329008804709-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="TMHTjPDd4swyiSQJAejMbB" name="Fussion Planetarium Projector (1)" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMHTjPDd4swyiSQJAejMbB.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $23 </strong>on this fabulous star projector. With our expertise, we are certain this is a deal not to miss, especially if you're looking for a budget star projector. Consumers are happy with it receiving 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon. And now it's a further $3 cheaper than during Prime Day!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6W3K8C9/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1105606329008804709-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="d2dbabda-b49d-4347-9721-ce693f1cf956" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $23 on this fabulous star projector. With our expertise, we are certain this is a deal not to miss, especially if you're looking for a budget star projector. Consumers are happy with it receiving 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon. And now it's a further $3 cheaper than during Prime Day!" data-dimension48="Save $23 on this fabulous star projector. With our expertise, we are certain this is a deal not to miss, especially if you're looking for a budget star projector. Consumers are happy with it receiving 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon. And now it's a further $3 cheaper than during Prime Day!" data-dimension25="$27">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="436c47d2-af6a-4133-84e5-aff1f5ac23d2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector" data-dimension48="full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector" data-dimension25="$40" href="https://www.amazon.com/Largest-Coverage-Projector-FLITI-Changing/dp/B09V1628R3/ref=sr_1_13_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-1282905637129106029-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="p37Y4WYJVQmfx6dh56593g" name="FLITI-Galaxy-Thumbnail" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p37Y4WYJVQmfx6dh56593g.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 20% </strong>off a star projector we gave four out of five stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/technology/fliti-galaxy-projector-review" data-dimension112="436c47d2-af6a-4133-84e5-aff1f5ac23d2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector" data-dimension48="full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector" data-dimension25="$40">full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector</a>. We liked its large projection surface area and the quality of the images. Although it was cheaper on Prime Day, this star projector is still lower than its normal price, at least for now!</p><p><strong>Note: </strong>You can <strong>save a further 30% by applying the coupon</strong>, which is huge.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Largest-Coverage-Projector-FLITI-Changing/dp/B09V1628R3/ref=sr_1_13_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-1282905637129106029-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="436c47d2-af6a-4133-84e5-aff1f5ac23d2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector" data-dimension48="full review of the FLITI Galaxy Lights Projector" data-dimension25="$40">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="3eaaae1b-7554-4185-9c61-844d881abae2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $50 on this outstanding star projector. We are currently reviewing this model but love how well built it is and the fact that it comes with several discs. It's currently the lowest price we've seen it over the last 18 months." data-dimension48="Save $50 on this outstanding star projector. We are currently reviewing this model but love how well built it is and the fact that it comes with several discs. It's currently the lowest price we've seen it over the last 18 months." data-dimension25="$100" href="https://www.amazon.com/LaView-Projector-Projection-Controller-Replaceable/dp/B09W9FCD72/ref=sr_1_35?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-1414172908173374593-20&geniuslink=true&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="nGAGc7rx8BAzBrf9ae5YVk" name="LaView-Thumbnail" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nGAGc7rx8BAzBrf9ae5YVk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $50 </strong>on this outstanding star projector. We are currently reviewing this model but love how well built it is and the fact that it comes with several discs. It's currently<strong> the lowest price</strong> we've seen it over the last 18 months.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LaView-Projector-Projection-Controller-Replaceable/dp/B09W9FCD72/ref=sr_1_35?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-gb-1414172908173374593-20&geniuslink=true&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="3eaaae1b-7554-4185-9c61-844d881abae2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $50 on this outstanding star projector. We are currently reviewing this model but love how well built it is and the fact that it comes with several discs. It's currently the lowest price we've seen it over the last 18 months." data-dimension48="Save $50 on this outstanding star projector. We are currently reviewing this model but love how well built it is and the fact that it comes with several discs. It's currently the lowest price we've seen it over the last 18 months." data-dimension25="$100">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-lego-space-set-deals"><span>The best Lego space set deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="228f1b44-d93a-4455-87b6-e5c3c5e80c9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension48="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension25="$80" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Perseverance-Ingenuity-Helicopter-Engineering/dp/B0BSRD2CXY/ref=sr_1_18?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1282228887002868180-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="Nj6ynVeV5XynFbSGjtmcAV" name="Lego Technic Mars Peseverance Rover.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nj6ynVeV5XynFbSGjtmcAV.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $20 </strong>with a further $8 off this comprehensive model of the NASA Mars Rover Perseverance. Listed on sale at $88 during the Prime event, it's now only $80, saving you a few more dollars. This is a complex build, suiting experienced Lego/Technic builders. In our <a href="https://www.space.com/lego-nasa-mars-rover-perseverance-review-42158" data-dimension112="228f1b44-d93a-4455-87b6-e5c3c5e80c9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension48="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension25="$80">Mars Rover Perseverance review</a>, we said it's a 'gorgeous display piece for adults'.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Perseverance-Ingenuity-Helicopter-Engineering/dp/B0BSRD2CXY/ref=sr_1_18?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1282228887002868180-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="228f1b44-d93a-4455-87b6-e5c3c5e80c9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension48="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension25="$80">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="c652846d-9433-4f7d-97dd-3c18c3fbe56a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="review of the Lego Space Astronaut" data-dimension48="review of the Lego Space Astronaut" data-dimension25="$44" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Creator-3-1-Space-Astronaut-Toy-Building-Set-Transforms-Figure-Dog-Viper-Jet-Space-Themed-Gift-Idea-Boys-Girls-Ages-9-Years-Old-Up-31152/5015009559?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1103&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNxQoNURjQM0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNxQoNURjQM0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="g6NVfnJZQHHxrT6TCyJb8C" name="3-in-1-Lego-Creator-Astronaut.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g6NVfnJZQHHxrT6TCyJb8C.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 20%</strong> on a Lego set we love. In our <a href="https://goto.walmart.com/c/1943169/565706/9383?subId1=space-us-7281104148459563808&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLEGO-Creator-3-1-Space-Astronaut-Toy-Building-Set-Transforms-Figure-Dog-Viper-Jet-Space-Themed-Gift-Idea-Boys-Girls-Ages-9-Years-Old-Up-31152%2F5015009559%3Ffrom%3D%2Fsearch" data-dimension112="c652846d-9433-4f7d-97dd-3c18c3fbe56a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="review of the Lego Space Astronaut" data-dimension48="review of the Lego Space Astronaut" data-dimension25="$44">review of the Lego Space Astronaut</a>, we called it "one of the most creative and fun-loving space-themed sets ever". A bonus extra is that you can also build it into a space dog and a spaceship.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Creator-3-1-Space-Astronaut-Toy-Building-Set-Transforms-Figure-Dog-Viper-Jet-Space-Themed-Gift-Idea-Boys-Girls-Ages-9-Years-Old-Up-31152/5015009559?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1103&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNxQoNURjQM0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNxQoNURjQM0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="c652846d-9433-4f7d-97dd-3c18c3fbe56a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="review of the Lego Space Astronaut" data-dimension48="review of the Lego Space Astronaut" data-dimension25="$44">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="8abf70d9-a56e-4417-85a4-e1e53a0bad9c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Modular Space Station review" data-dimension48="Modular Space Station review" data-dimension25="$87" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-City-Modular-Space-Station-STEM-Toy-Modular-Exploration-Science-Toy-6-Astronaut-Minifigures-Gifts-Boys-Girls-Kids-Ages-7-Up-Building-Toy-Kids-60/3802959907?classType=REGULAR&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNz22NX6j0M0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNz22NX6j0M0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1037px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="WLegnbZMHu7ADvgraduPkm" name="Lego City Modular Space Station.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WLegnbZMHu7ADvgraduPkm.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1037" height="1037" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over 20% </strong>on this fun Lego set. In our <a href="https://www.space.com/lego-city-modular-space-station-review" data-dimension112="8abf70d9-a56e-4417-85a4-e1e53a0bad9c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Modular Space Station review" data-dimension48="Modular Space Station review" data-dimension25="$87">Modular Space Station review</a>, we praised its multi-person build nature, allowing kids and adults to build it together.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-City-Modular-Space-Station-STEM-Toy-Modular-Exploration-Science-Toy-6-Astronaut-Minifigures-Gifts-Boys-Girls-Kids-Ages-7-Up-Building-Toy-Kids-60/3802959907?classType=REGULAR&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNz22NX6j0M0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSNz22NX6j0M0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="8abf70d9-a56e-4417-85a4-e1e53a0bad9c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Modular Space Station review" data-dimension48="Modular Space Station review" data-dimension25="$87">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="6b6ae77d-8074-4c67-ad64-de7917da02d8" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on this kid-friendly fun spaceship build. It's easy enough for kids to do alone and gives them a new toy to play with. Plus, they even get their own spaceman minifigure to pilot their build." data-dimension48="Save 20% on this kid-friendly fun spaceship build. It's easy enough for kids to do alone and gives them a new toy to play with. Plus, they even get their own spaceman minifigure to pilot their build." data-dimension25="$16" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Interstellar-Spaceship-Spacecraft-Astronaut/dp/B0CGY4H58S/ref=sr_1_7?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1290222595390575469-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="soErmZ5EGJuGCZPXrC3JbD" name="Lego City Interstellar Spaceship.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/soErmZ5EGJuGCZPXrC3JbD.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 20%</strong> on this kid-friendly fun spaceship build. It's easy enough for kids to do alone and gives them a new toy to play with. Plus, they even get their own spaceman minifigure to pilot their build.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Interstellar-Spaceship-Spacecraft-Astronaut/dp/B0CGY4H58S/ref=sr_1_7?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1290222595390575469-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="6b6ae77d-8074-4c67-ad64-de7917da02d8" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on this kid-friendly fun spaceship build. It's easy enough for kids to do alone and gives them a new toy to play with. Plus, they even get their own spaceman minifigure to pilot their build." data-dimension48="Save 20% on this kid-friendly fun spaceship build. It's easy enough for kids to do alone and gives them a new toy to play with. Plus, they even get their own spaceman minifigure to pilot their build." data-dimension25="$16">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="192715f7-63a3-47bc-a3d5-fec542327c84" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 19% on a popular playset for kids who love space. This set allows kids to use their imagination and build a 'space bus'. There are interactive parts and minifigures to produce hours of fun. While this set was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, it's currently being afforded lower than its normal price so grab it quick before this changes!" data-dimension48="Save 19% on a popular playset for kids who love space. This set allows kids to use their imagination and build a 'space bus'. There are interactive parts and minifigures to produce hours of fun. While this set was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, it's currently being afforded lower than its normal price so grab it quick before this changes!" data-dimension25="$81.5" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-DREAMZzz-Spacebus-Building-Spaceship/dp/B0BSRFZGDD/ref=sr_1_30?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-1063223366470516395-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="sVW5MgfsC8pqk842Fz2wi4" name="Lego DreamZzz II.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVW5MgfsC8pqk842Fz2wi4.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 19%</strong> on a popular playset for kids who love space. This set allows kids to use their imagination and build a 'space bus'. There are interactive parts and minifigures to produce hours of fun. While this set was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, it's currently being afforded lower than its normal price so grab it quick before this changes!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-DREAMZzz-Spacebus-Building-Spaceship/dp/B0BSRFZGDD/ref=sr_1_30?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-1063223366470516395-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="192715f7-63a3-47bc-a3d5-fec542327c84" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 19% on a popular playset for kids who love space. This set allows kids to use their imagination and build a 'space bus'. There are interactive parts and minifigures to produce hours of fun. While this set was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, it's currently being afforded lower than its normal price so grab it quick before this changes!" data-dimension48="Save 19% on a popular playset for kids who love space. This set allows kids to use their imagination and build a 'space bus'. There are interactive parts and minifigures to produce hours of fun. While this set was slightly cheaper on Prime Day, it's currently being afforded lower than its normal price so grab it quick before this changes!" data-dimension25="$81.5">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="1181fc1b-81fa-4570-97d6-0568f9b5daa9" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on a playset designed for kids 4+, allowing your younger ones to take part. Made with larger pieces to aid builds, this set is perfect for little hands." data-dimension48="Save 20% on a playset designed for kids 4+, allowing your younger ones to take part. Made with larger pieces to aid builds, this set is perfect for little hands." data-dimension25="$16" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Spaceship-Asteroid-Discovery-Minifigures/dp/B0CGY2L3MV/ref=sr_1_23?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-7615140511752726565-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="UhhNZ4eBEuKdFT8Ca4nPHn" name="Lego City Spaceship and Asteroid Discovery.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhhNZ4eBEuKdFT8Ca4nPHn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 20% </strong>on a playset designed for kids 4+, allowing your younger ones to take part. Made with larger pieces to aid builds, this set is perfect for little hands. <a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Spaceship-Asteroid-Discovery-Minifigures/dp/B0CGY2L3MV/ref=sr_1_23?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-7615140511752726565-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="1181fc1b-81fa-4570-97d6-0568f9b5daa9" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on a playset designed for kids 4+, allowing your younger ones to take part. Made with larger pieces to aid builds, this set is perfect for little hands." data-dimension48="Save 20% on a playset designed for kids 4+, allowing your younger ones to take part. Made with larger pieces to aid builds, this set is perfect for little hands." data-dimension25="$16">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="1ecb85f5-83ef-48ed-be29-c67cb4f36e43" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on a great playset for kids 6+. Let them build a exploration rover with six large wheels. It also features alien figures to enhance their play." data-dimension48="Save 20% on a great playset for kids 6+. Let them build a exploration rover with six large wheels. It also features alien figures to enhance their play." data-dimension25="$28" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Explorer-Minifigures-Extraterrestrial-Figures/dp/B0CGY4Z6NM/ref=sxin_13_recs_zoco_stores_brand_identity_bs?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-5692025196606306126-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="hpgCM55vQeTPuM8gkKAJDe" name="Space Explorer Rover and Alien Life (1).jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hpgCM55vQeTPuM8gkKAJDe.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 20% </strong>on a great playset for kids 6+. Let them build a exploration rover with six large wheels. It also features alien figures to enhance their play.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Explorer-Minifigures-Extraterrestrial-Figures/dp/B0CGY4Z6NM/ref=sxin_13_recs_zoco_stores_brand_identity_bs?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-5692025196606306126-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="1ecb85f5-83ef-48ed-be29-c67cb4f36e43" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on a great playset for kids 6+. Let them build a exploration rover with six large wheels. It also features alien figures to enhance their play." data-dimension48="Save 20% on a great playset for kids 6+. Let them build a exploration rover with six large wheels. It also features alien figures to enhance their play." data-dimension25="$28">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="b4fa1dc4-3fa7-41f6-bca8-8df28036541d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on a more challenging build. Requiriing more concentration, due to being a Technic set, this is still a fun build that offers a challenge for all ages." data-dimension48="Save 20% on a more challenging build. Requiriing more concentration, due to being a Technic set, this is still a fun build that offers a challenge for all ages." data-dimension25="$28" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Adventure-Construction-Exploration-Imaginative/dp/B0CGY2YLHG/ref=sr_1_19?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1221633848378135174-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1490px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="njGY88ZUXTw6dpAofuNarJ" name="Lego Technic Surface Space Loader" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/njGY88ZUXTw6dpAofuNarJ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1490" height="1490" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save 20% </strong>on a more challenging build. Requiriing more concentration, due to being a Technic set, this is still a fun build that offers a challenge for all ages.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Adventure-Construction-Exploration-Imaginative/dp/B0CGY2YLHG/ref=sr_1_19?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1221633848378135174-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="b4fa1dc4-3fa7-41f6-bca8-8df28036541d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on a more challenging build. Requiriing more concentration, due to being a Technic set, this is still a fun build that offers a challenge for all ages." data-dimension48="Save 20% on a more challenging build. Requiriing more concentration, due to being a Technic set, this is still a fun build that offers a challenge for all ages." data-dimension25="$28">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-lightsaber-deals"><span>The best lightsaber deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="777e15f9-0c7d-4aba-9a21-4d0e2bef6a22" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $142 on this replica of the one belonging to Ahsoka Tano's apprentice, Sabine Wren. It's still reduced by a lot but grab it now before this deal expires!" data-dimension48="Save $142 on this replica of the one belonging to Ahsoka Tano's apprentice, Sabine Wren. It's still reduced by a lot but grab it now before this deal expires!" data-dimension25="$137" href="https://www.amazon.com/STAR-WARS-Electronic-Lightsaber-Advanced/dp/B0CSQGSG93/ref=sr_1_2?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1175351820610412470-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="ytuomENze78NsgBK9tjwN" name="STAR WARS The Black Series Sabine Wren Force FX Elite Electronic Lightsaber" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytuomENze78NsgBK9tjwN.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $142 </strong>on this replica of the one belonging to Ahsoka Tano's apprentice, Sabine Wren. 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  176.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' pushes for crewed moon missions, but proposed budget cuts leave NASA science behind ]]></title>
  177.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The recent United States government's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that was recently signed into law has good news for the future of crewed spaceflight — but at the same time, Trump's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year nearly annihilates NASA science missions.</p><p>Let's take a closer look at the positives first. The bill contains special provisions for NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/artemis-program.html"><u>Artemis moon program</u></a>, which seeks to return astronauts to the surface of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html"><u>moon</u></a>. <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/artemis-1-going-back-to-the-moon"><u>Artemis 1</u></a>, an uncrewed mission that took a jaunt around the moon, has already flown —  as things stand, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/artemis-2-humans-moon-orbit"><u>Artemis 2</u></a> is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2026 and will send astronauts on a flyby mission around the moon. <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/artemis-3-moon-landing-mission"><u>Artemis 3</u></a> is planned to be the first lunar landing since <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17287-apollo-17-last-moon-landing.html"><u>Apollo 17</u></a> in 1972.</p><p>However, beyond these three missions, the new bill makes $4.1 billion available for two new lunar landings, Artemis 4 and Artemis 5, splitting that money into just over a billion dollars that can be spent each year for 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029. There is also another $20 million set aside for the procurement of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/27824-orion-spacecraft.html"><u>Orion space capsule</u></a> from Lockheed Martin.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_Eh0jRxCq_6SDdZpbt_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="6SDdZpbt"            data-playlist-id="Eh0jRxCq">            <div id="botr_Eh0jRxCq_6SDdZpbt_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Then, there's $2.6 billion allotted for development of the Lunar Gateway station, a proposed outpost that would be set up in orbit around the moon and act as a way-station for missions in the Earth–moon system and beyond. In March, the current administration proposed cutting Artemis and Gateway from its Financial Year (FY) 2026 budget, effectively cancelling the Artemis program after Artemis 3 and relying on private companies to take humans back to the moon. The addition of funding for both in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is therefore something of a turnaround, an amendment to the Act initiated by Republican senator Ted Cruz of Texas.</p><p>There will also be $1.25 billion, split into $250 million each year for the years 2025–2029, dedicated to keeping the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html"><u>International Space Station</u></a> running ahead of its retirement in the early 2030s. The Act also calls for $700 million to fund a high-performance <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html"><u>Mars</u></a> Telecommunications Orbiter, to be procured from a U.S. commercial provider no later than December 31, 2028  which the Act specifies as being "capable of providing robust, continuous communications for a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-revamp-mars-sample-return-plan"><u>Mars sample-return</u></a> mission ... [and] future Mars surface, orbital, and human exploration mission."</p><p>These plans, however, appear to be at odds with the administration's proposed FY 2026 budget, which seeks to gut NASA's science missions, including the Mars sample-return mission.</p><p>The FY 2026 budget proposes to cut NASA's overall funding by 24%, from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion, but the cuts would not be spread evenly across the agency. The Science Mission Directorate would take one of the hardest hits, with its funding slashed by 47%. As a result, around half of NASA's science missions either in development or in operation would be cancelled. Among the threatened missions are the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/32742-juno-spacecraft.html"><u>Juno</u></a> mission presently at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html"><u>Jupiter</u></a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18377-new-horizons.html"><u>New Horizons</u></a> that's on its way out of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html"><u>solar system</u></a>, the two proposed <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html"><u>Venus</u></a> missions <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/venus-davinci-lander-student-built-sensor"><u>DAVINCI</u></a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-unveils-2-venus-missions-veritas-davinci"><u>VERITAS</u></a> and Mars Sample Return, for which samples are already waiting to be picked up from the surface of the Red Planet thanks to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission"><u>Perseverance</u></a> rover.</p><p>In response, a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdfs/2025-07-Joint-letter-from-all-SMD-AAs-against-FY2026-NASA-cuts.pdf"><u>joint statement</u></a> has been issued by all the surviving former heads of NASA's Science Mission Directorate — Alphonso Diaz, John Grunsfeld, Lennard Fisk, Wesley Huntress, Alan Stern, Edward Weiler and Thomas Zurbuchen — requesting that the government rethink the proposed cuts.</p><p>In their statement, they highlight NASA's science achievements, from the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/mars-rovers.html"><u>Mars rovers</u></a> to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21925-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst.html"><u>James Webb Space Telescope</u></a> (neither of which are currently under threat, though the JWST could <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/how-trumps-budget-cuts-could-affect-2-iconic-space-telescopes-hubble-and-james-webb"><u>indirectly experience some major effects</u></a>), and their concern that the budget cuts could see the United States hand its leadership in space science over to China.</p><p>They write that the proposed budget "walks away from dozens of current, extraordinarily successful and productive science missions in extended operations on a combined budget that is only about three per cent of NASA's annual funding."</p><p>The threat isn't just to NASA-led missions. The financial budget also calls for the cancellation of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-esa-join-forces-exomars-rover-rosalind-franklin"><u>NASA contributions</u></a> to missions by other space agency's, such as an astrobiology instrument and the launch vehicle for the European Space Agency's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/34664-exomars-facts.html"><u>Rosalind Franklin Mars rover</u></a>.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-gives-us-space-force-usd1-billion-for-secretive-x-37b-space-plane">Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/every-living-former-nasa-science-chief-opposes-trumps-proposed-budget-cuts-in-letter-to-congress">Every living former NASA science chief opposes Trump's proposed budget cuts in letter to Congress</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/trumps-2026-budget-cuts-would-force-the-worlds-most-powerful-solar-telescope-to-close">Trump's 2026 budget cuts would force the world's most powerful solar telescope to close</a></p></div></div><p>"The proposed cuts would force the U.S. to abandon its international partners who historically contribute significantly to U.S. space science missions," the former heads write.</p><p>Meanwhile, the government is continuing with plans to axe these missions even ahead of the FY 2026 bill being signed into law. According to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/" target="_blank"><u>Ars Technica</u></a>, scientists on dozens of missions have been asked by NASA leadership to provide a "close-out" plan ahead of cancellation, with the assumption that this will happen on Oct. 1, which is the beginning of the next fiscal year in the U.S.</p><p>All in all, for now, it seems that crewed spaceflight is the winner, while the consequences for NASA's science missions remain muddled and potentially catastrophic.</p><p>The full text of the Act can be read on the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/the_one_big_beautiful_bill_act.pdf" target="_blank"><u>U.S. Senate website</u></a>.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  193.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more) ]]></title>
  194.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>NEW YORK CITY — Tucked away in a building on the corner of 72nd Street and York Avenue in Lenox Hill, an extraterrestrial marvel sits sturdily on a mirrored pedestal. It's the largest Mars rock on planet Earth — and it turns out its 54-pound (25-kilogram), ashy, terracotta structure isn't as priceless as you'd expect.</p><p>This <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html">Mars</a> rock is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City this week, which is why it's currently on display in the Upper East Side. As of now, it's expected to sell for between $2 million and $4 million, but it could very well sell for far more.</p><p>"At the end of the day, it's the bidders who tell us what things are worth, not me, not anyone else. The estimates are just there to give people an indication," Cassandra Hatton, the vice chairman of science and natural history at Sotheby's, told Space.com. "Last summer, I sold the <em>Stegosaurus</em> 'Apex.' For the <em>Stegosaurus</em>, the estimate was [$4 million to $6 million], and it <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ken-griffin-apex-stegosaurus-buyer-auction/" target="_blank"><u>sold</u></a> for $44.6 million."</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_m6Lfvlyz_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="m6Lfvlyz">            <div id="botr_m6Lfvlyz_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Hatton said she first heard about the Mars rock (formally called NWA 16788) about a year ago from the rock's seller, who learned about the specimen from a meteorite hunter in Africa. ("NWA" is short for "Northwest Africa," the region where the rock was found.) "When they first acquired it, they called me right away," she said. "I said, 'All right, we have got to get it tested; we need to have it published in the meteoritical bulletin."</p><p>As such, the seller went through several formal steps to document and test the rock as well as have it published upon. That testing process was rather rigorous for a few reasons. First of all, unlike lunar meteorite candidates, possible Mars meteorites have no pristine samples to be compared with. During the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/apollo-program-overview.html">Apollo years</a>, astronauts physically brought hundreds of pounds of moon rocks back to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a>, and those samples still serve as the isotopic reference point for determining whether a rock is indeed a lunar meteorite or just a peculiar piece of our planet.</p><p>Astronauts haven't visited the Red Planet yet, so of course we don't have any Mars rock reference points — and though there is still talk of a possible Mars Sample Return program to bring home samples that NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission">Perseverance rover</a> has been collecting from the Martian surface over the last few years, the timeline on that is as unclear as can be. It may even be <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/the-trump-administration-wants-to-cancel-nasas-mars-sample-return-mission-experts-say-thats-a-major-step-back">cancelled</a>, if the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal is passed as-is by Congress.</p><p>Alas, the testing team had to come up with a workaround, and they did so by considering a few clues we have about what a Martian meteorite should look like.</p><h2 id="how-do-you-verify-a-mars-rock-2">How do you verify a Mars rock?</h2><p>Imagine something huge impacting another world — in this case, an <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="">asteroid</a> striking Mars long ago. As a consequence of that impact, there'd have been a bunch of stuff that shot upward during the crash — chunks of the Martian surface, particles of dust, and who knows what else. If any of that debris managed to shoot far enough to exit the Martian atmosphere, it'd have been possible for those travelers to reach Earth, travel through our atmosphere and land somewhere on our world.</p><p>Because of this journey, Martian atmospheric data is important to consider when verifying whether something is a Mars rock — and thanks to the twin <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18234-viking-1.html">Viking</a> landers that NASA sent to Mars in the '70s, scientists indeed have that atmospheric data.</p><p>"You'll find little gas pockets in a lot of Martian meteorites," Hatton said. "We've cut those pockets open and compared the gas in those pockets to the gas that we analyzed from the Martian atmosphere — and if they match up, then we know that rock came from Mars."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3024px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:133.33%;"><img id="dVJjHeNmEMZqCaqtfXiFtC" name="IMG_5407" alt="A side view of the rock." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dVJjHeNmEMZqCaqtfXiFtC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="3024" height="4032" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Monisha Ravisetti)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The next step has to do with the general composition of a meteorite. Typically, Hatton explains, meteorites contain what's known as "Maskelynite" glass, which forms as the result of the big crash that forced the meteorite off the surface of a world.</p><p>"That's layer one," she explained. "Is there Maskelynite glass in this rock? If it is, it's a meteorite, because we only find that in meteorites."</p><p>"Then it's very easy," she said. "What's the [chemical makeup] of this rock? Compare it to a [Mars] rock that we have that we found in the desert — if they match, then boom. That's Martian."</p><h2 id="the-market-price-of-mars-2">The market price of Mars</h2><p>Usually, pricing rare items that come into Sotheby's isn't too much of an ordeal. For instance, if you're trying to figure out the value of an antique necklace, you can look at the value of the stones and metals in the piece, think about the fame of the designer and look into how much other items from the same era cost.</p><p>Similar thought processes help auction houses estimate the value of objects like photographs, autographs, technology and art. "If I have a Picasso, I just compare it to the other Picassos," Hatton said. "Is it bigger, blue or older? Is it depicting Marie-Thérèse [Walter, a French model and muse of the artist]?"</p><p>The same can't be said for rare scientific items.</p><p>"I really have to think about the context, the background, the history, the rarity, the significance, and then I put an estimate on it," Hatton said.</p><p>In the case of the Mars rock soon to be up for auction, she said the cost estimate of $2 million to $4 million came from the fact that it's the biggest Red Planet meteorite we have. For context, other, smaller Martian meteorites have sold for between $20,000 and $80,000, Hatton said, but she emphasized that bigger isn't exactly always better in the auction world. Sometimes, the bigger you get, the more likely it is for the bidding price to go down.</p><p>"How many people could fit a 100-foot long sauropod in their house? Nobody, not even every museum could fit a sauropod that's 100 feet long," she said, as an example. "So, then your market gets much smaller. That's also something to consider: Who could maintain this? Who could have it in their home?"</p><p>But that reasoning doesn't really apply in this case, because NWA 16788 — though huge for a Mars meteorite — can still fit into an average-sized backpack.  So, Hatton calls the maximum $4 million figure on the Mars rock at hand a conservative estimate.</p><p>But beyond all the statistics, there's also an unusual aesthetic value to consider with NWA 16788.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4032px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:75.00%;"><img id="aYVob4x2PusY8nq9TxwYbH" name="IMG_5409" alt="A close up view of the rock." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYVob4x2PusY8nq9TxwYbH.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="4032" height="3024" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Monisha Ravisetti)</span></figcaption></figure><p>"It also looks just like the surface of the Red Planet," she said. "Most other Martian meteorites that we find are really small, thin slices, and when you first look at them, you would never guess that they're Martian."</p><p>"This one has really amazing fusion crust on the outside," she added. "If you look closely at it, you could almost use it as a film set for a movie about Mars — put little teeny people on there, because you could see the grooves and the ripples and the mountains on it."</p><h2 id="but-well-does-this-belong-in-a-museum-2">But, well, does this belong in a museum?</h2><p>When asked why she believes a specimen so brilliant it can be called the "largest Mars rock on Earth" should be auctioned off to a collector rather than donated to a public museum or scientific institution — it's no secret that many would <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/private-collectors-allowed-dinosaur-fossils-sale-apex-renews/story?id=112264737" target="_blank"><u>argue for the latter</u></a> — Hatton looked back at the history of museums as a whole.</p><p>"If we didn't have personal private collectors, we would not have museums," she said. "Many of my clients give the things to museums or loan them to museums."</p><p>She also explained that having to pay for something may make one more likely to care for their property: "If it's precious to you monetarily, you take care of it. Having this value tied to the object helps ensure that it is taken care of."</p><p>"There are some museums that don't have the funding and the staff to properly care for objects," she added. "So, a lot of times, the private collectors are saving these objects. They're making sure that they're taken care of."</p><p>Hatton also pointed out that many major collectors loan their items to museums, and as part of that loan, offer extra money to have staff take care of the items or fund postdoctoral researchers to study them.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4032px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:75.00%;"><img id="xVpVzyNs7PoTQDNqVAz2oQ" name="IMG_5410" alt="Another side view of the rock." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xVpVzyNs7PoTQDNqVAz2oQ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="4032" height="3024" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Monisha Ravisetti)</span></figcaption></figure><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/ouch-carlo-rambaldis-original-screen-used-e-t-model-might-reach-usd1-million-at-sothebys-auction">Ouch! Carlo Rambaldi's original screen-used 'E.T.' model might reach $1 million at Sotheby's auction</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/science/the-secret-of-why-mars-grew-cold-and-dry-may-be-locked-away-in-its-rocks">The secret of why Mars grew cold and dry may be locked away in its rocks</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/space-auction-sally-ride-memorabilia-collection-sells-for-usd145-000">Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000</a></p></div></div><p>"Part of what I am hoping, and I think I am achieving with a lot of these sales, is raising the profile of all of these different types of space, sci-tech and natural history objects, and helping people understand how important they are."</p><p>And though Hatton doesn't allow herself to place her own personal value estimate on the Mars rock — or anything she's auctioning off, for that matter — she highlighted that auctions aren't always purely about the items themselves.</p><p>"I've had people cry after they've bought things at an auction. I've cried when I've had people contact me and say, 'will you sell this?' because there [are] your white whales — your grails that you hope maybe one day you'll get to see. I always root for people to get what they want, because it's not just about the object. They're kind of chasing a dream."</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  204.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Monisha Ravisetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rrCuaajB4xcbpac7M7JtgW-1280-80.jpg">
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  212.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover giant alien planet 35 times more massive than Earth hiding in a known star system ]]></title>
  213.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Scientists have detected a hidden alien planet by examining the orbits of the known worlds in the star system, known as Kepler-139.</p><p>The newfound <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17738-exoplanets.html">exoplanet</a>, called Kepler-139f, is a gigantic world roughly twice the mass of Neptune and 35 times <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17638-how-big-is-earth.html">the mass of Earth</a>, and it takes 355 days to orbit its star, astronomers reported in a study published May 2 in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adce01" target="_blank">The Astrophysical Journal Letters</a>. Despite its giant size, Kepler-139f had evaded detection.</p><p>That's because the initial yield of NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/24903-kepler-space-telescope.html">Kepler space telescope</a>, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth. The resulting dimming of the star allowed astronomers to identify planets and calculate their size. But Kepler couldn't see planets traveling above or below the wedge of space between it and the star, so any outliers remained unseen.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_eYj645YK_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="eYj645YK">            <div id="botr_eYj645YK_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>But if the hidden world was part of a multiplanet system, astronomers could try to find it despite its inclined orbit. Kepler-139 has three rocky transiting super-Earths; a fourth gas giant was later discovered. Gaps in their orbits suggested that other worlds might be present. Precise measurements of the orbits allowed the astronomers to infer the existence of at least one more planet.</p><p>"The issue is not exactly finding non-transiting planets, but rather, finding situations in which we can deduce where the non-transiting planet is located," Caleb Lammers, a graduate student in the Department of Astrophysical Science at Princeton and co-author of the study, told Space.com by email.</p><h2 id="discovering-kepler-139f-2">Discovering Kepler-139f</h2><p>Kepler's initial identification of a world was often followed up by observations from the ground. Using radial velocity (RV), astronomers could measure how much a planet tugged on its star, allowing them to determine the planet's mass. RV measurements could also reveal new worlds, as happened with the outermost gas giant, Kepler-139e.</p><p>At the same time, each planet is pulled by not only its star but also by other planets in the system, regardless of whether that planet can be seen from Earth. These pulls can affect how swiftly a planet transits, thus creating "transit timing variations" (TTVs). These variations in the transiting planets can reveal worlds that don't cross the star.</p><p>"When you observe TTVs that cannot be attributed to the known planets, you can be fairly confident that there is an unseen body in the system," Lammers said.</p><p>Lammers and his colleague Joshua Winn, a participating scientist on the Kepler team and co-author of the study, went looking for gaps in known systems. Then, they used both RV and TTV measurements to hunt for a missing world, revising existing TTVs based on the 2023 discovery of Kepler-139e.</p><p>"What was different in the case of Kepler-139 is that we had precise radial velocity observations which did not conclusively point towards a new planet on their own," Lammers said. Combined with the TTVs, the observations revealed a fifth planet, Kepler-139f, tucked between the outermost super-Earth and the gas giant.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="vEp2V9uKEBtUcEwBvKqKbb" name="kepler-139f" alt="A large planet with pink and purple horizontal stripes sits in the darkness of space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vEp2V9uKEBtUcEwBvKqKbb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1280" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A hypothetical illustration of Kepler-139f, a newly-discovered Neptune-like exoplanet with a mass 35 times larger than Earth's. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA Exoplanet Catalog)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The new discovery also helped to answer a question about Kepler-139e. The original reports of Kepler-139c, the outermost super-Earth, provided an unusually large density for a sub-Neptune-size planet.</p><p>The discrepancy occurred because those authors didn't know about Kepler139f, so they had attributed some of its pull on its star to Kepler-139c. The new data suggest a more typical density for Kepler-139c while leaving the densities for Kepler-139d and Kepler-139b essentially unchanged. These revisions provide indirect evidence for Kepler-139f, Lammers said.</p><p>There may even be other hidden worlds around Kepler-139. "It remains possible that there are other unseen planets in the system," Lammers said, pointing to the prominent gap between planets b and c. "The challenge is finding them!"</p><h2 id="hidden-worlds-2">Hidden worlds</h2><p>Both Kepler and NASA's more recent exoplanet hunting mission, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/39939-tess-satellite-exoplanet-hunter.html">TESS</a>), were sensitive to planets orbiting closer to their star. These inner worlds were more likely to make many transits, allowing scientists to confirm the planet's existence. But transiting planets with wider orbits made only a handful of passes, so they were more challenging to observe and confirm.</p><p>At the same time, the RV method tends to be biased toward larger planets, because the more massive a world is, the stronger it tugs on its star. Proximity helps; the pull of the planet is amplified to the square inverse of its distance. Thus, a planet twice as far away will have only one-fourth the gravitational pull. That's why many of the first discovered exoplanets were Jupiter-size worlds that circled their star in only a few days.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/exoplanet-catalog-126-worlds-solar-system">Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">​​—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-25-anniversary-exoplanet-history">25 years of exoplanet hunting hasn't revealed Earth 2.0 — but is that what we're looking for?</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30172-six-most-earth-like-alien-planets.html">The 10 most Earth-like exoplanets</a></p></div></div><p>All of these factors make it harder to discover smaller planets that are farther away, particularly if they don't transit their star. But by combining transits, RVs and TTVs, astronomers can find smaller, hidden worlds orbiting farther from their star.</p><p>"It is likely that many planetary systems host unseen worlds, especially in their outer regions," Lammers said.</p><p>But soon, it will be harder for those worlds to hide. In 2026, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22562-european-space-agency.html">European Space Agency</a> will launch its Planetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars (PLATO) mission, which will conduct its own survey of transiting planets, as well as revisit Kepler's field. In providing additional transit times for planets detected by Kepler more than a decade later, PLATO will improve measurements of TTVs to enable the discovery of more misaligned worlds.</p><p>"In the coming years, the TTV planet detection technique will probably be accelerated dramatically by the PLATO mission," Lammars said.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  221.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vEp2V9uKEBtUcEwBvKqKbb-1280-80.jpg">
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  229.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private Ax-4 astronauts splash down aboard SpaceX capsule to conclude ISS mission (video) ]]></title>
  230.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_gSpnie06_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="gSpnie06">            <div id="botr_gSpnie06_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Welcome home! Four astronauts have returned to Earth following more than two weeks living aboard the International Space Station (ISS).</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/axiom-space">Axiom Space</a>'s fourth crewed mission to the ISS, known as Ax-4, concluded early this morning, with the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html">SpaceX</a> Crew Dragon capsule "Grace" splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 5:32 a.m. EDT (0932 GMT; locally, 2:32 a.m. PDT). Grace <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/private-ax-4-astronauts-depart-iss-after-unexpected-extended-stay-video">undocked from the ISS yesterday</a> (July 14) at 7:15 a.m. EDT (1115 GMT), beginning the 22-hour final leg of the crew's journey in space.</p><p>On the mission, Ax-4 commander <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/38691-peggy-whitson-astronaut-biography.html">Peggy Whitson</a>, a former NASA astronaut and currently Axiom's director of human spaceflight, extended her record for cumulative days spent by an American in space to 695. Whitson was joined by a trio of first-time astronauts from three different countries, none of which had ever sent a citizen to the ISS before.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1727px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:55.82%;"><img id="bd9t9xthwdnJY5QyALRUU4" name="ax4 splashdown2" alt="a boat on the left and AX 4 Dragon on the right during the recovery operations." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bd9t9xthwdnJY5QyALRUU4.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1727" height="964" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule "Grace" splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 5:32 a.m. EDT (0932 GMT; locally, 2:32 a.m. PDT).  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: SpaceX)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Shubhanshu "Shux" Shukla, who served as Ax-4's pilot, hails from India. He is a pilot in the Indian Air Force and one of four astronauts selected for the Indian Space Research Organisation's (<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/indian-space-research-organization.html">ISRO</a>) first human spaceflight mission, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/india-delays-1st-gaganyaan-astronaut-launch-to-2027">Gaganyaan</a>, expected <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/india-delays-1st-gaganyaan-astronaut-launch-to-2027">sometime in 2027</a>.</p><p>Ax-4 mission specialist Sławosz "Suave" Uznański-Wiśniewski, from Poland, is a member of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22562-european-space-agency.html">European Space Agency</a>'s (ESA's) astronaut reserve program, and Tibor Kapu, a mission specialist from Hungary, is a member of HUNOR, Hungary's orbital astronaut program.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Axiom-4 Crew:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Commander Peggy Whitson</strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Pilot Shubhanshu "Shux" Shukla</strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Mission Specialist Sławosz "Suave" Uznański-Wiśniewski </strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu </strong></p></div></div><p>Ax-4<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-historic-private-axiom-4-astronaut-mission-to-the-iss"> launched</a> on June 26 from storied <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/35736-nasa-greatest-space-launches-from-pad-39a.html">Launch Complex-39A</a> at NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17705-nasa-kennedy-space-center.html">Kennedy Space Center</a> in Florida. The crew aboard Grace lifted off atop a SpaceX <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html">Falcon 9</a> rocket and docked with the space station a day later. Their mission was expected to last about two weeks but was extended by four days to achieve favorable orbital phasing during their return.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_hU7FhVww_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="hU7FhVww">            <div id="botr_hU7FhVww_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>While aboard the ISS, the Ax-4 crew carried out a record number of science investigations and public outreach events. With contributions from a total of 31 different countries, Ax-4 astronauts completed more than 60 experiments and technology demonstrations  — more than any previous Axiom mission.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="6EES6ufCZjB7i992Lj5oTf" name="1749591752.jpg" alt="portrait of four astronauts — three men and one woman — in black and white spacesuits" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6EES6ufCZjB7i992Lj5oTf.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The crew of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: mission specialist Tibor Kapu; pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialist Sławosz Uznański. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: SpaceX)</span></figcaption></figure><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="f9db9bba-5a2a-4108-bf6c-6d72c9c419ad" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension48="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension25="$47.99" href="https://www.amazon.com/wltk-SpaceX-Starship-Diecast-Rocket/dp/B0BX3WVBTL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=T7YR9VPWSYSD&keywords=spacex%2Bstarship&qid=1681987946&sprefix=spacex%2Bstarship%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-2&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:679px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:104.57%;"><img id="R6rCE5qJvwhi2ZjPuubNSQ" name="starship desktop model.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R6rCE5qJvwhi2ZjPuubNSQ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="679" height="710" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Starship Die Cast Rocket Model </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/wltk-SpaceX-Starship-Diecast-Rocket/dp/B0BX3WVBTL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=T7YR9VPWSYSD&keywords=spacex%2Bstarship&qid=1681987946&sprefix=spacex%2Bstarship%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-2&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="f9db9bba-5a2a-4108-bf6c-6d72c9c419ad" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension48="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension25="$47.99"><strong>Now $47.99 on Amazon</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p>If you can't see SpaceX's Starship in person, you can score a model of your own. 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Dragon will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in ~22.5 hours off the coast of California pic.twitter.com/5Wmqr3f63Z<a href="https://twitter.com/cantworkitout/status/1944718685471654337">July 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><div class="see-more__filter"></div></div><p>Ax-4's splashdown this morning followed about 22.5 hours on orbit after their departure from the ISS. After nearly a full day flying their return trajectory, the crew's final minutes before splashdown passed relatively quickly.</p><p>Grace began its atmospheric descent at approximately 5:18 a.m. EDT (0918 GMT; locally, 2:18 am PT). Having survived the char of the most unforgiving layers of Earth's upper atmosphere, the spacecraft's drogue parachutes deployed to stabilize its plummet. Shortly thereafter, the Dragon's four main chutes unfolded to slow the capsule's descent even further.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1177px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.24%;"><img id="EUTuYiKTSuejC3dmGQNr4m" name="Drogues" alt="A night vision view of a SpaceX Dragon Crew spacecraft returning to Earth under deployed drogue parachutes." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EUTuYiKTSuejC3dmGQNr4m.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1177" height="662" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A night vision view of a SpaceX Dragon Crew spacecraft returning to Earth. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: SpaceX)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The Ax-4 spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, where it was met by the SpaceX Dragon recovery vessel "Shannon." Once safely hoisted aboard "Shannon," the Ax-4 crew will disembark Grace to begin acclimating to Earth's gravity once again.</p><p>This is only SpaceX's second West Coast crew recovery, after the Crew-9 mission to the ISS came down this past March. SpaceX has shifted permanently Pacific Ocean spacecraft recoveries to avoid possible instances of pieces of Dragon's trunk <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-confirms-debris-spacex-crew-dragon">surviving atmospheric reentry</a> and crashing back to Earth, which were reported during some Atlantic Ocean and Gulf returns.</p><p>The empty space station docking port left behind after Ax-4's undocking won't remain so for long. The next astronauts launching to the ISS are slated for liftoff <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-astronaut-launch-july-31">no earlier than July 31</a>. That mission, SpaceX's Crew-11, will launch a crew rotation for NASA that's expected to last between six and eight months.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  231.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/private-ax-4-astronauts-splash-down-aboard-spacex-capsule-to-conclude-iss-mission</link>
  232.                                                                            <description>
  233.                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have safely returned to Earth after more that two weeks aboard the International Space Station. ]]>
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  237.                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:50:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
  238.                                            <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
  239.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bd9t9xthwdnJY5QyALRUU4-1280-80.jpg">
  240.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SpaceX]]></media:credit>
  241.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[a boat on the left and AX 4 Dragon on the right during the recovery operations.]]></media:text>
  242.                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[a boat on the left and AX 4 Dragon on the right during the recovery operations.]]></media:title>
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  244.                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bd9t9xthwdnJY5QyALRUU4-1280-80.jpg" />
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  247.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China launches new spacesuits, other supplies to Tiangong space station (video) ]]></title>
  248.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_8EW1Wc7c_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="8EW1Wc7c">            <div id="botr_8EW1Wc7c_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>China just sent a new batch of supplies toward its Tiangong space station.</p><p>A <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-long-march-rockets-family"><u>Long March</u></a> 7 rocket lifted off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island this evening (July 14) at 5:34 p.m. EDT (2134 GMT; 5:34 a.m. on July 15 China Standard Time), carrying the Tianzhou 9 freighter skyward.</p><p>Tianzhou 9 is hauling about 7.2 tons (6.5 metric tons) of cargo to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/tiangong-space-station">Tiangong</a>, which is currently occupied by the three astronauts (or taikonauts, as China calls them) of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/chinas-shenzhou-20-astronauts-arrive-at-tiangong-space-station'">Shenzhou 20 </a>mission.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="kXgAVNHFYcu3ZbkYmZpU9V" name="1752531557.jpg" alt="A Long March 7 rocket launches the Tianzhou 9 cargo mission to China's Tiangong space station on July 14, 2025." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kXgAVNHFYcu3ZbkYmZpU9V.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2000" height="1125" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A Long March 7 rocket launches the Tianzhou 9 cargo mission to China's Tiangong space station on July 14, 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: CASC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Among the supplies are food, fuel and a variety of hardware and scientific equipment, including two <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25844-spacesuit-evolution-space-tech-photos.html">spacesuits</a>.</p><p>"These brand-new spacesuits feature an extended operational lifespan, from three years of 15 <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacewalk-history.html">spacewalks</a> previously to four years of 20 spacewalks," the state-run China Global Television Network (CGTN) <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-07-12/Rocket-carrying-Tianzhou-9-cargo-spaceship-moved-to-launch-pad-1EWuBercXXW/p.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p><p>"Tianzhou 9 will also bring a set of core muscle training device[s] to further upgrade the space station's gym, which will help taikonauts counteract muscle atrophy in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/23017-weightlessness.html">microgravity</a>," the outlet added.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—  <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/tiangong-space-station">China's space station, Tiangong: A complete guide</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-expand-upgrade-tiangong-space-station">China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-exploration-roadmap-moon-mars-asteroids-jupiter">The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans</a></p></div></div><p>As its name suggests, Tianzhou 9 is the ninth cargo mission that China has launched to support its astronauts in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/low-earth-orbit">low Earth orbit</a>.</p><p>The first Tianzhou lifted off in April 2017 and docked with <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-2-space-lab-falls-to-earth.html">Tiangong 2</a>, a prototype space lab that tested technology ahead of the construction of the larger Tiangong outpost. The other Tianzhous have either met up with Tiangong proper or its core module, which launched in April 2021.</p><p>China finished building the three-module Tiangong space station in October 2022. The outpost is about 20% as massive as the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html"><u>International Space Station</u></a>, but that could change: China has voiced a desire to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-expand-upgrade-tiangong-space-station"><u>expand Tiangong</u></a> in the coming years.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  249.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/china-launches-new-spacesuits-other-supplies-to-tiangong-space-station</link>
  250.                                                                            <description>
  251.                            <![CDATA[ A Long March 7 rocket lifted off this evening (July 14), sending  China's Tianzhou 9 cargo spacecraft toward the Tiangong space station. ]]>
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  255.                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 22:20:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
  256.                                            <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
  257.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kXgAVNHFYcu3ZbkYmZpU9V-1280-80.jpg">
  258.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CASC]]></media:credit>
  259.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A Long March 7 rocket launches the Tianzhou 9 cargo mission to China&#039;s Tiangong space station on July 14, 2025.]]></media:text>
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  265.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ravenous 'vampire' stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims ]]></title>
  266.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim stars, for some time. New research suggests that some of these cosmic fiends could have accomplices, Renfields to their Draculas, in the form of a third star in their systems, facilitating their fateful encounter.</p><p>These systems are known as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15396-variable-stars.html">cataclysmic variables</a>, and their occupant vampire stars are white dwarfs, the type of stellar remnant that stars with masses around that of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a> leave behind when they die.</p><p>The matter stolen from their victim stellar companions by these <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/23756-white-dwarf-stars.html">white dwarfs</a> piles up on the dead stars' surfaces, eventually causing them to go <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/6638-supernova.html">supernova</a> and be obliterated. Though the endings of cataclysmic variables are fairly well understood, this research suggests at least one new origin story.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_UfcwpO2A_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="UfcwpO2A">            <div id="botr_UfcwpO2A_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>"Our results are revealing another formation channel for cataclysmic variables," California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researcher Kareem El-Badry said in a statement. "Sometimes, a lurking third star is key."</p><h2 id="lurking-third-stars-are-terrible-matchmakers-2">Lurking third stars are terrible matchmakers</h2><p>The current consensus on cataclysmic variables is that they form when two stars are brought together by a "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/binary-star-relationship-break-up">common envelope</a>" of gas wrapped around them. This is known as "common envelope evolution."</p><p>Eventually, one of these two stars swells up as a<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html"> red giant</a>, puffing out to up to 100 times its original size, swallowing its stellar companion. After this envelope causes these stars to spiral together, it is ejected. The red giant is now a stripped core called a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/23756-white-dwarf-stars.htmlhttps://www.space.com/astronomy/missing-link-star-why-this-teenage-vampire-white-dwarf-has-scientists-so-excited">white dwarf </a>with a companion star close enough for the dead star to strip it of its outer layers.</p><p>While many stars exist in binaries, triple-star systems are also common in the universe. That prompted El-Badry, Caltech graduate student Cheyanne Shariat, and their team to wonder how this process would play out for three stars.</p><p>To investigate this, the duo turned to the European Space Agency (ESA) mission <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41312-gaia-mission.html">Gaia</a>. Before its recent retirement, Gaia tracked billions of stars to collect data that is allowing scientists to construct a detailed 3D map of our cosmic backyard.</p><p>El-Badry and Shariat found 50 cataclysmic variables in triple-star systems in which two stars are closely partnered while a third orbits at a much wider distance.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1600px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="67WowRiFkFUyCxAnf7Gi7C" name="Untitled design - 2024-07-18T094542.683.png" alt="A glowing white sphere connected to a large orange sphere by a trail of orange smoke" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67WowRiFkFUyCxAnf7Gi7C.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1600" height="900" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An illustration of the region surrounding a feeding supermassive black hole. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva))</span></figcaption></figure><p>These results suggested to the duo that around 10% of cataclysmic variables are found in triple-star systems, a percentage that would be lower if lurking third stars had no role in creating cataclysmic variables.</p><p>To confirm this connection, the astronomers ran 2,000 simulations of hypothetical triple-star systems, watching the gravitational interactions between the three stars as the systems evolved.</p><p>In 400 of the systems, cataclysmic variables were born without the common envelope phase occurring. In that 20% sample of the total simulations, it was the third star that "torqued" the main binary, forcing them together.</p><p>"The gravity of the third star causes the binary stars to have a super eccentric orbit, and this forces the companion star closer to the white dwarf," Shariat said. "Tidal forces dissipate energy and shrink and circularize the orbit. The star doesn't have to spiral in through the common envelope."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="TENadAxKbBJXGtkHEm4CnJ" name="1743095843.jpg" alt="a cone-shaped spacecraft in the foreground, with a dense column of white light and gas in the background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TENadAxKbBJXGtkHEm4CnJ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2000" height="1125" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An illustration shows the ESA mission Gaia observing the Milky Way. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab; Milky Way: ESA/Gaia/DPAC; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Acknowledgement: A. Moitinho.)</span></figcaption></figure><p>But that wasn't all. In 60% of the simulated systems, a common envelope phase did begin, and it was triggered by the third star.</p><p>In the remaining 20% of the simulations, the common envelope formed in the standard way without the third star contributing.</p><p>Adjusting their data to account for a more realistic population of stars, reflective of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html">the Milky Way</a>, and including known cataclysmic variables, the duo predicted 40% of cataclysmic variables form in triple systems.</p><p>That is four times higher than the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/gaia-data-release-milky-way-best-map">Gaia sample</a>. The team reasons that this is because many third stars in these systems were either too difficult to see or have been ejected from the system.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> —  <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/this-is-the-holy-grail-of-theoretical-physics-is-the-key-to-quantum-gravity-hiding-in-this-new-way-to-make-black-holes">'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes?</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/tiny-primordial-black-holes-created-in-the-big-bang-may-have-rapidly-grown-to-supermassive-sizes">Tiny ‘primordial’ black holes created in the Big Bang may have rapidly grown to supermassive sizes</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/black-holes-solar-system">A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade</a></p></div></div><p>The simulations performed by El-Badry and Shariat also allowed the team to predict the type of triple-star systems more likely to form cataclysmic variables.</p><p>They found white dwarfs were more likely to feed on a stellar companion with the assistance of a third star when the system starts with the third star separated by over 100 times the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17081-how-far-is-earth-from-the-sun.html">distance between Earth and the sun.</a></p><p>Indeed, Gaia data did seem to show that triple systems with cataclysmic variables do indeed tend to display wider orbits.</p><p>"For the past 50 years, people were using the spiral-in common-envelope evolution model to explain cataclysmic variable formation," El-Badry concluded. "Nobody had noticed before that this was largely happening in triples!"</p><p>The team's research was published in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1538-3873/add5a1" target="_blank">Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.</a></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  274.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ag7QQm4a6bc6S8e7ovR5gW-1280-80.png">
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  282.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Foundation' stars Laura Birn & Lee Pace talk heavy burdens and being an intergalactic stoner for Season 3 (exclusive) ]]></title>
  283.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Apple TV+’s "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/darkness-is-coming-foundation-season-3-arrives-today-on-apple-tv">Foundation</a>" is off to an explosive start for its <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/we-finally-have-a-release-date-for-foundation-season-3-on-apple-tv-thanks-to-this-first-look-trailer-video">third season</a> as The Mule (Pilou Asbæk) made an impactful debut in the premiere episode airing July 11, "A Song For the End of Everything," during a shocking engagement on the Kalgan pleasure planet. After the slaughter, we've no doubts left as to the type of diabolical destruction he's capable of in his role as an outlier to the fate of the Imperium and Hari Seldon's (Jared Harris) psychohistory calculations.</p><p>With this latest iteration of Brother Day (Lee Pace) devoting most of his time relaxing with his cloned camel and drug dealer concubine at a posh garden villa on Trantor, the stage is set this season for Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) to have her climactic confrontation with this telepathic warlord that could destroy not only Empire and the Foundation, but the entirety of humanity itself.</p><p>We connected with Lee Pace and Laura Birn during Apple TV+’s "Foundation" press gathering to learn more about their characters' leap forward 152 years from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/foundation-showrunner-david-goyer-interview">last season </a>and what surprising facets in their evolution continue to be unveiled as the looming shadow of The Mule begins to make its cruel mark.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="oiqcrtHcxiwnJoXJ24rhr" name="Foundation_Photo_030205.jpg.photo_modal_show_home_large" alt="a bare-chested and bearded man walks in a garden" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oiqcrtHcxiwnJoXJ24rhr.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Lee Pace having fun with his Brother Day character in "Foundation" Season 3 </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Apple TV+)</span></figcaption></figure><div><blockquote><p>Might as well just hang out in the garden, get stoned, play with my ferret, and let the robot do what it wants</p></blockquote></div><p>"The characters seem to be without limit," Pace tells Space.com. "I get to play these different people, who are all of them very small-minded in comparison to what Demerzel is. Ego-driven and petty and messy and very human and causing a lot of problems wherever they go. But they're always so different.</p><p>"I never would have imagined I would have been able to play the Emperor of the galaxy in this way," explains Pace of his role as Cleon XIV.</p><p>"But as it fits into the story that we've earned now, after making it to this third season, it makes total sense to me. It makes total sense that he’s just like, 'Ugh, it doesn’t matter what I do here anyway. Might as well just hang out in the garden, get stoned, play with my ferret, and let the robot do what it wants. Just stay away from me.'"</p><p>Pace adds that Laura [Birn] has such a huge character that's been so contained for so many years, that there are limitless possibilities for dramatic paths to travel down. Now with the Prime Radiant at her personal disposal, it's sure to be fascinating how she chooses to evolve as an immortal artificial being.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1278px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.34%;"><img id="RsdAHAEaqcGJ6hRfxWceUD" name="fposter" alt="three sci-fi characters on a promo banner" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RsdAHAEaqcGJ6hRfxWceUD.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1278" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Apple TV+)</span></figcaption></figure><div><blockquote><p>It’s not very often that she gets to open her heart and contemplate or reflect on things that have happened to her.</p></blockquote></div><p>Demerzel (Laura Birn), the last positronic android in the galaxy after the Robot Wars, is loyal to the Empire down to the very elemental essences of her quantum processors. Now in possession of the Prime Radiant after Seldon gifted this technological golden apple to her to aid in the salvation of the galaxy, she's questioning her own destiny in an existence without anyone to defend.</p><p>“I’ve definitely been surprised so many times throughout all the seasons,” Birn reveals.</p><p>“I learn about her at the same time when we all learn about her. I will never get bored of her because there are so many layers. She’s kind of this eternal witness for anything and everything that’s ever happened to humankind, so she’s looking to the past and to the future. It’s just endlessly surprising and interesting. I think there are many questions that arise from the Prime Radiant’s information, and she’s used to having answers and being straightforward.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="sy2pv3rChpd8k45ckHiGyT" name="Foundation_Photo_030204.jpg.photo_modal_show_home_large" alt="a blonde android in a blue dress in a room with lit torches" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sy2pv3rChpd8k45ckHiGyT.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Laura Birn stars as Demerzel in "Foundation" Season 3 </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Apple TV+)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Talking on Demerzel's motivations for this season, Birn explains that “She has this longing for something she doesn’t even understand, this endless loneliness, and maybe hopes for something new. A possible freedom, or is it something she can wish for? How much responsibility does she have with the information with the fate of humanity still there. Heavy burdens that she carries this season. That responsibility and the inner struggle. It’s not very often that she gets to open her heart and contemplate or reflect on things that have happened to her or that she’s done to other people."</p><p>There's an interesting dichotomy in the stories of Pace and Birn's characters for this season, and Demerzel is certainly getting the rough end of the stick for now " It's not as light of a season for her as for him [Brother Day], who’s in the garden enjoying sun and a girlfriend and fun times."</p><p><strong>Apple TV+'s "Foundation" Season 3 is now streaming each Friday with new chapters arriving weekly until its finale on Sept. 12</strong>.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  300.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today ]]></title>
  301.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>"That Mars is habitable by beings of some sort or other is as certain as it is uncertain what these beings may be," wrote Percival Lowell in the early 20th century.</p><p>While the theories of this well-heeled amateur astronomer might seem fanciful when viewed from 2025, given what was known at the time, a large percentage of the public found Lowell's theories about an inhabited <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html">Mars</a> not just credible, but likely. <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19774-percival-lowell-biography.html">Lowell</a> went so far as to theorize that the planet was <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/13197-mars-canals-water-history-lowell.html">straddled by canals</a>, designed and executed by hyper-intelligent beings, that would carry water from the poles to the equator of the apparently arid planet.</p><p>While other astronomers had their doubts, popular notions of Mars as a colder and drier near-twin of Earth persisted for almost a half century longer, well into the 1960s. In 1953, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/20122-wernher-von-braun.html">Wernher von Braun</a>, who would go on to design NASA's giant <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/saturn-v-rocket-guide-apollo">Saturn V</a> moon rocket, wrote a seminal work called "The Mars Project,” the first comprehensive look at how to send people to the Red Planet. The centerpiece was a number of huge, winged gliders that would land astronauts on Mars by navigating what was then thought to be an atmosphere perhaps half the density of Earth's.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_bV02ulc4_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="bV02ulc4">            <div id="botr_bV02ulc4_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>More generally, contemporary maps of Mars were still based on observations from telescopes like Lowell's 24-inch refractor up to Mount Palomar's 200-inch giant reflector. But even that latter monster showed only a shimmering red blob of a planet with shifting, indistinct imagery.</p><p>In short, in the mid-20th century, our understanding of Mars was still as much intuition and imagination as fact. That all changed 60 years ago on July 14, 1965, when a small spacecraft sped by the planet at a distance of just 6,118 miles (9,846 kilometers). After the 22 low-resolution TV images made it back to Earth, the Martian empire dreamed of by Lowell and fiction authors like Edgar Rice Burroughs were smashed into red dust.</p><p>Some of NASA's earliest planetary missions, Mariners 3 and 4 were planned and executed by a group of pioneering scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and its associated NASA field center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). NASA was a brand-new agency when the planning for the first Mars flyby was begun a few years earlier, but the core science team had been working together at Caltech for years, and included one of the newest additions to the geology faculty — Bruce Murray, who would later become the fifth director of JPL. Other Caltech professors on the Mariner Mars team were Robert Sharp and Gerry Neugebauer, professors of geology, and Robert Leighton and Victor Neher, both professors of physics.</p><p>Despite the impressive intellect brought to bear, the project was, by today's standards, a plunge into the unknown. The combined Caltech and JPL team had little spaceflight experience to guide them. There had been just one successful flight beyond lunar orbit — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18746-mariner-2.html">Mariner 2</a>'s dash past <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html">Venus</a> in 1962 — to build upon. There was no <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/39578-deep-space-network.html">Deep Space Network</a> to track and command the spacecraft, and navigating to Venus was less challenging than the voyage to Mars, which was almost twice as long — some 325 million miles (523 million km). And while the Mariner design was ultimately quite successful, at the time, flying machines in the harsh environment of space was in its infancy. Most failed to achieve their goals.</p><p>Incredibly, the probe was originally designed, like the Venus-bound Mariner 2 that had recently returned copious "squiggly-line” data from that planet, without a camera. Leighton took exception to this, realizing that a lot of valuable data would be gleaned from visual imagery. He had a long history in optical astronomy and was not about to pass up this opportunity to get a close look at Mars. He also understood a more human side of the mission: Images of the planet could forge a powerful connection between planetary science and the public.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:522px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:91.57%;"><img id="CJP9oLJ7MuQznJsCcJxCWL" name="dXGmcxuLjdnZVFR7XjkGN8" alt="A black and white photo of the surface of Mars" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CJP9oLJ7MuQznJsCcJxCWL.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="522" height="478" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">This is the first-ever close-up image of Mars, taken by NASA's Mariner probe during a flyby on July 14, 1965. It shows an area about 330 kilometers across by 1,200 km (205 miles by 745 miles) from limb to bottom of frame, centered at 37 degrees north, 187 degrees west. The area is near the boundary of Elysium Planitia to the west and Arcadia Planitia to the east. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18787-mariner-4.html">Mariner 4</a> had a twin, Mariner 3, which launched on Nov. 5, 1964. The Atlas rocket that boosted it clear of the atmosphere functioned perfectly (not always the case, given its high failure rate in that era), but the fairing in which Mariner 3 rode became snagged, and the spacecraft, unable to collect sunlight on its solar panels, died within hours, drifting into a heliocentric orbit.</p><p>After a hurried fix, Mariner 4 launched three weeks later on Nov. 28 with a redesigned fairing. The probe deployed as planned and began the long journey to Mars. But there was more drama in store: The primitive guidance system, oriented by a photocell device that was intended to acquire and track the bright star Canopus, became confused — both by other <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/57-stars-formation-classification-and-constellations.html">stars</a> of similar brightness and also by a cloud of dust and paint flecks ejected when the spacecraft deployed. Ultimately, the tracker was able to find Canopus and the journey continued without incident. This star-tracking technology, along with an instrument-laden scan platform and various other design features, was central to planetary missions for decades.</p><p>Just over seven months later, Mars was in the crosshairs. On July 14, 1965, Mariner's science instruments were activated. These included a magnetometer to measure magnetic fields, a Geiger counter to measure radiation, a cosmic-ray telescope, a cosmic dust detector, and the television camera.</p><p>This last device had caused no end of consternation. At the time, TV cameras used fragile glass tubes and, with their associated electronics, were slightly smaller than dishwashers. Space-capable TV imagers were not available, and few people had thought to even try designing one. Leighton's team spent countless hours coming up with a low-resolution, slow-scan Vidicon tube — a glass vacuum tube aimed through a toughened <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">telescope</a> — that could withstand the violence of launch and the harsh temperature variations in space.</p><p>Just a few hours after the science package was put to work, the TV camera began acquiring images. About nine hours later, with the spacecraft heading away from Mars, the on-board tape recorder, which had stored the data from the primitive camera, initiated playback and transmitted the raw images to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a>. And what images they were.</p><p>The first views arrived at JPL shortly after midnight on July 15. These were initially represented by numeric printouts that had to be interpreted into black-and-white images, but the imaging team was impatient. They cut the numbered paper into strips, pasted them onto a backboard, and played "paint by numbers" with grease markers to create an eerily accurate first look.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:59.17%;"><img id="hEBUpYrXcngnAU94BQFFeW" name="PIA14033~large" alt="A framed painting like image of the surface of Mars" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hEBUpYrXcngnAU94BQFFeW.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1920" height="1136" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text"> A real-time data translator machine converted Mariner 4 digital image data into numbers printed on strips of paper. The team colored in the strips by hand with pastels, making this both a work of art and the first digital image from space. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Once the computer-processed photographs arrived, though they were soft and indistinct, and spectroscopic and other measurements were still inexact, the combined data turned our notions about the true nature of the Red Planet on their head. Within hours, Mars had descended from Lowell's fever dreams to cold, harsh reality.</p><p>Quick calculations told the story — Mars was a frigid, desert world, and those who still held to Lowell's dreams of a possible Martian empire had to concede defeat. The planet was a moon-like desert, a place of intense cratering and wide empty plains. The final blow came shortly after the flyby, when Mariner directed its radio signal through the limb of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16903-mars-atmosphere-climate-weather.html">Martian atmosphere</a>. The atmospheric density was found to be about 1/1000th that of Earth. For the dreamers, Mars died on that day in 1965.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18787-mariner-4.html">Mariner 4: NASA's 1st successful Mars mission</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html">Mars: Everything you need to know about the Red Planet</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/13558-historic-mars-missions.html">Mars missions: A brief history</a></p></div></div><p>But for the gathered Caltech team savoring the fuzzy pictures from Mariner 4's sprint, this was a victory. After the discovery of Venus' true nature, when a planet thought to be a swampy, humid world was revealed as a hellish place of intense pressure and searing temperatures, Mars seemed almost welcoming. And the inclusion of a TV camera on the mission added a human touch that transcended the numbers, bringing the fourth planet into living rooms worldwide.</p><p>When discussing the mission a few years later, Leighton related one touching letter he received from, of all people, a milkman. It read, "I'm not very close to your world, but I really appreciate what you are doing. Keep it going." A soft-spoken Leighton said of the sentiment, "A letter from a milkman… I thought that was kind of nice."</p><p>After its voyage past Mars, Mariner 4 maintained intermittent communication with JPL and returned data about the interplanetary environment for two more years. But by the end of 1967, the spacecraft had suffered close to 100 <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-micrometeoroid-damage">micrometeoroid impacts</a> and was out of fuel. The mission was officially ended on Dec. 21.</p><p>Since then, a multitude of spacecraft have rocketed Marsward from a variety of nations. The path to Mars is still challenging, and the U.S. leads in successes. From the Viking Mars orbiters and landers of the 1970s through the Curiosity and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission">Perseverance</a> rovers, which are still operating today, the Red Planet has crept from the dreadful waste seen by Mariner 4 to a place once covered in shallow oceans and with a possibly temperate atmosphere. And while we have never found any signs of Percival Lowell's high-society Martians, we <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/eventually-all-life-on-earth-will-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-elon-musk-explains-his-drive-to-colonize-mars">may soon live in their stead</a>.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  311.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Pyle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/29LUi9d9ha6aQ3WwNTg2sV-1280-80.jpg">
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  320.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_fMg7XGtr_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="fMg7XGtr">            <div id="botr_fMg7XGtr_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>NASA's Parker Solar Probe is no stranger to breaking records.</p><p>On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker made history by <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/nasas-parker-solar-probe-phones-home-after-surviving-historic-close-sun-flyby">flying closer to the sun</a> than any spacecraft in history. The probe reached a distance of just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the solar surface, entering the outermost layer of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17160-sun-atmosphere.html">sun's atmosphere</a>, known as the corona. During this flyby, it also reached a top speed of 430,000 miles per hour (690,000 kilometers per hour), breaking its own <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-parker-solar-probe-fastest-man-made-object-breaks-record">record</a> as the fastest ever human-made object.</p><p>Now, NASA has <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/" target="_blank">released remarkable video</a> captured during the historic flyby, offering the closest views of the sun ever recorded. The new images were captured with Parker's Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe, or WISPR, revealing a never-before-seen view of the sun's corona and solar winds shortly after they are released from the corona.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="BfSTf7ntExF8aEPMZWtcGb" name="parker solar probe closest images" alt="bright wisps of light on a starry background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BfSTf7ntExF8aEPMZWtcGb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A still from a video made from NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest flyby to the sun ever on Dec. 24, 2024. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab)</span></figcaption></figure><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Video not playing?</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">Some ad blockers can disable our video player.</p></div></div><p>"Parker Solar Probe has once again transported us into the dynamic atmosphere of our closest star," said Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, in a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/" target="_blank">statement</a> accompanying the images. "We are witnessing where space weather threats to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a> begin, with our eyes, not just with models. This new data will help us vastly improve our space weather predictions to ensure the safety of our astronauts and the protection of our technology here on Earth and throughout the solar system."</p><p>WISPR's images revealed an important boundary in the sun's atmosphere called the heliospheric current sheet, where <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/sun-magnetic-field-flip">the sun's magnetic field</a> changes direction from north to south. It also captured, for the first time in high resolution, collisions between multiple <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/coronal-mass-ejections-cme">coronal mass ejections</a> (CMEs), which are major drivers of space weather, and are important in understanding risks to astronauts and technology on Earth such as power grids and communications satellites.</p><p>"In these images, we're seeing the CMEs basically piling up on top of one another," said Angelos Vourlidas, the WISPR instrument scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, which designed, built, and operates the spacecraft in Laurel, Maryland. "We're using this to figure out how the CMEs merge together."</p><p>Before the Parker Solar Probe, NASA and its international partners could only study solar wind from afar, which is why the spacecraft has been instrumental in closing key knowledge gaps. It identified the widespread presence of "switchbacks" — zig-zagging magnetic field patterns — around 14.7 million miles from the sun and linked them to the origins of one of the two main types of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22215-solar-wind.html">solar wind</a>.</p><p>Closer in, at just 8 million miles, Parker discovered that the boundary of the sun's corona is far more uneven and complex than previously believed.</p><p>But more remained to be discovered.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="hfyuugwkeCDtwcmh2tXSyj" name="1708_Parker-Solar-Probe_ObservingSun_1280.jpg" alt="a cone-shaped spacecraft flying in front of a fiery orange orb" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hfyuugwkeCDtwcmh2tXSyj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1280" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched on Aug. 12, 2018 on a mission to study the sun.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)</span></figcaption></figure><p>"The big unknown has been: how is the solar wind generated, and how does it manage to escape the sun's immense gravitational pull?" said Nour Rawafi, the project scientist for Parker Solar Probe at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. "Understanding this continuous flow of particles,<strong> </strong>particularly the slow solar wind, is a major challenge, especially given the diversity in the properties of these streams — but with Parker Solar Probe, we're closer than ever to uncovering their origins and how they evolve."</p><p>Prior to Parker Solar Probe, distant observations suggested there are actually two varieties of slow solar wind, distinguished by the orientation or variability of their magnetic fields. One type of slow solar wind, called Alfvénic, has small-scale switchbacks. The second type, called non-Alfvénic, doesn't show these variations in its magnetic field.</p><p>As it spiraled closer to the sun, Parker Solar Probe confirmed there are indeed two types of solar wind. Its close-up views are also helping scientists differentiate the origins of the two types, which scientists believe are unique. The non-Alfvénic wind may come off features called helmet streamers — large loops connecting active regions where some particles can heat up enough to escape — whereas Alfvénic wind might originate near coronal holes, or dark, cool regions in the corona.</p><p>"We don't have a final consensus yet, but we have a whole lot of new intriguing data," said Adam Szabo, Parker Solar Probe mission scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2035px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.64%;"><img id="bxZGoovivxCmfCCz9PeXgb" name="parker-solar-probe-launch-1.jpg" alt="an orange-and-white rocket with two side boosters launches above three plumes of fire between two metal towers" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bxZGoovivxCmfCCz9PeXgb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2035" height="2048" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe on Aug. 12, 2018, from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The Parker Solar Probe is built to endure extreme conditions — from the freezing cold of deep space to the intense heat near the sun. A key factor in its survival is the difference between temperature and heat. While space near the sun can reach temperatures of several million degrees, that doesn't necessarily mean there's a lot of heat. This is because the sun's corona is extremely thin, meaning there are fewer particles. Even though individual particles in the corona are incredibly hot, there aren't many. The probe, therefore, doesn't receive much heat.</p><p>"While Parker Solar Probe will be traveling through a space with temperatures of several million degrees, the surface of [its] heat shield that faces the sun will only get heated to about 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1,400 degrees Celsius)," <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/traveling-to-the-sun-why-wont-parker-solar-probe-melt/" target="_blank">write</a> NASA scientists.</p><p>These temperatures are, of course, still incredibly hot, which makes its heat shield, the Thermal Protection System (TPS), essential. The shield is made from a carbon composite foam sandwiched between two carbon plates. Carbon is ideal for this purpose because it is both lightweight and able to withstand extremely high temperatures without melting.</p><p>"Tested to withstand up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,650 degrees Celsius), the TPS can handle any heat the sun can send its way, keeping almost all instrumentation safe," <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/traveling-to-the-sun-why-wont-parker-solar-probe-melt/" target="_blank">explained</a> NASA.</p><p>Its structure allows it to endure intense heat while minimizing weight, making it crucial for a spacecraft that needs to travel at extreme speeds. The outer surface of the TPS is also coated with a white ceramic paint, which helps reflect as much solar energy as possible and further reduces the amount of heat absorbed.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  321.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/nasa-just-took-the-closest-ever-images-of-the-sun-and-they-are-incredible-video</link>
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  323.                            <![CDATA[ NASA has released remarkable video captured during the Parker Solar Probe's record-breaking 2024 flyby, offering the closest views of the sun ever recorded. ]]>
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  330.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Corless ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BfSTf7ntExF8aEPMZWtcGb-1280-80.jpg">
  331.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab]]></media:credit>
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  338.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Don't miss the moon pass close to Saturn and Neptune tonight ]]></title>
  339.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1600px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="6hn2tp47q2xnSuwPAYtXoR" name="July 15-moon above saturn and neptune" alt="A map of the night sky with the moon, Saturn and Neptune" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6hn2tp47q2xnSuwPAYtXoR.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1600" height="900" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Saturn, the moon and Neptune will be within 5 degrees of each other in the night sky on July 15. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Chris Vaughn)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Heads up stargazers! The moon will rise close to Saturn and the ice giant Neptune in the eastern sky on the night of July 15, close enough to be seen together in a pair of binoculars!</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/48-saturn-the-solar-systems-major-ring-bearer.html">Saturn</a> will rise above the eastern horizon beneath the stars of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21456-pisces-constellation.html">constellation Pisces</a> shortly before midnight for viewers in the U.S. on July 15, with the waning gibbous moon shining roughly three degrees to its upper right. For context, the width of your little finger held at arms length against the night sky accounts for roughly 1 degree.</p><p>The planet <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41-neptune-the-other-blue-planet-in-our-solar-system.html">Neptune</a> can also be found lurking approximately 1 degree to the upper left of Saturn around this time, though its dim brightness, or magnitude of +7.8, will make it impossible to see with the naked eye. Remember: <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21640-star-luminosity-and-magnitude.html">magnitude</a> is the scale used by astronomers to measure the apparent brightness of night sky objects. The lower the number, the brighter a planet or star will appear in the night sky. The human eye is capable of picking out objects with a brightness of +6.5 or greater from a dark sky location.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_e00dKXCc_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="e00dKXCc">            <div id="botr_e00dKXCc_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>All three celestial targets will fit nicely within the field of view of a pair of 10x50 binoculars, though Neptune will appear as nothing more than a dim point of blueish light —if it’s visible at all against the glare of the waning moon — so don't expect much too much from the ice giant.</p><p>Gazing through a telescope with a 6-inch aperture will help reveal the rings around Saturn, while an 8-inch scope may allow you to spot variations in color on the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30372-gas-giants.html">gas giant</a>'s cloud surface. A range of exciting observing targets will also be visible on the 75%-lit moon on July 15, including the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/ispaces-resilience-spacecraft-lands-on-the-moon-this-week-heres-how-to-see-the-landing-zone-on-the-lunar-surface">long, thin form of Mare Frigolis</a> — a vast basalt plain visible as a dark scar running across the northern extreme of the lunar surface.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1100px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.27%;"><img id="V4TbJrtXrUDaSvtt92M6aH" name="JPL Mare Frigoris" alt="A simulation of the moon's surface, with the northern lunar region 'Mare Frigolis' outlined in teal." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4TbJrtXrUDaSvtt92M6aH.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1100" height="619" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The position of Mare Frigolis, also known as the Sea of Cold outlined in teal. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The celestial trio will remain close to each other throughout the night, with Saturn and Neptune eventually fading from sight in the southern sky when <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a> rises on July 16.</p><p>Stargazers looking to get a closer look at the myriad worlds of our solar system should check out our guides to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/telescopes-deals-sale-discount">best telescopes</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/binoculars-deals-sale-discount">binoculars for exploring the night sky</a>. We also have a handy roundup of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">best cameras</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-lenses-for-astrophotography">lenses for astrophotography</a> for those looking to immortalize their skywatching sessions.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  340.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/dont-miss-the-moon-pass-close-to-saturn-and-neptune-on-july-15</link>
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  342.                            <![CDATA[ The moon, Saturn and Neptune will rise a little before midnight for those in the U.S. ]]>
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  346.                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
  347.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6hn2tp47q2xnSuwPAYtXoR-1280-80.jpg">
  348.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Vaughn]]></media:credit>
  349.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A map of the night sky with the moon, Saturn and Neptune]]></media:text>
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  355.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission ]]></title>
  356.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Scientists have found that Uranus is emitting its own internal heat — even more than it receives from sunlight — and this discovery contradicts observations of the distant gas giant made by NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago.</p><p>Scientists led by Xinyue Yang of the University of Houston analyzed decades of readings from spacecraft and computer models to find that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/45-uranus-seventh-planet-in-earths-solar-system-was-first-discovered-planet.html">Uranus</a> emits 12.5% more internal heat than the amount of heat it receives from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a>. However, that amount is still far less than the internal heat of other outer solar system planets like <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html">Jupiter</a>, Saturn and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41-neptune-the-other-blue-planet-in-our-solar-system.html">Neptune</a>, which emit 100% more heat than they get from the sun.</p><p>The researchers behind this new study say Uranus' internal heat could help reveal the origins of the curious, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/uranus-tilt-from-lost-moon-not-impact">tilted world</a>. "This means it's still slowly losing leftover heat from its early history, a key piece of the puzzle that helps us understand its origins and how it has changed over time," Wang said in a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2025/july/07142025-uranus-internal-heat-study.php" target="_blank">statement</a>.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_olvJ4Ox6_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="olvJ4Ox6">            <div id="botr_olvJ4Ox6_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>In 1986, the iconic <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/voyager-2">Voyager 2</a> probe flew by Uranus while headed out of the solar system and into interstellar space. A good deal of what scientists understand about the seventh planet from the sun comes from that flyby, that found that Uranus does not reveal significant internal heat.</p><p>But it turns out that we may have <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/uranus/long-ago-voyager-2-might-have-caught-uranus-at-a-bad-time">caught Uranus at a weird time</a>, and some of the readings Voyager 2 collected could have been skewed by a surge in solar weather that occurred during its flyby of the planet.</p><p>By reviewing a large set of archival data and combining that with computer models, researchers now believe the internal heat emitted by Uranus could imply a completely different internal structure or evolutionary history for the planet we thought we knew. Its believed that Uranus formed around 4.5 billion years ago along with the rest of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html">solar system,</a> and NASA believes it formed closer to the sun before moving to the outer solar system around 0.5 billion years later. That story, however, is now called into question by these new findings.</p><p>"From a scientific perspective, this study helps us better understand Uranus and other giant planets," Wang said in the statement. The researchers also believe this new understanding of Uranus' internal processes could help NASA and other agencies plan for missions to the distant planet.</p><p>In 2022, the National Academy of Sciences flagged a mission concept known notionally as Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-uranus-orbiter-probe-mission-science">one of the highest-priority planetary science missions</a> for the next decade. But even then, before <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/every-living-former-nasa-science-chief-opposes-trumps-proposed-budget-cuts-in-letter-to-congress">massive budget uncertainty</a> hit NASA and the science community in the wake of President Donald Trump's overhaul of U.S. government spending, scientists knew such an ambitious and expensive mission would be difficult to put into motion.</p><p>"There are many hurdles to come — political, financial, technical — so we're under no illusion," Leigh Fletcher, a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester in the U.K. who participated in the decadal survey process, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-uranus-orbiter-probe-mission-science">told Space.com in 2022</a> when the report was published. "We have about a decade to go from a paper mission to hardware in a launch fairing. There's no time to lose."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:87.19%;"><img id="4AZaC73zUNFBsAGiuaK9E9" name="weic2310c.jpeg" alt="A dark sky with a bright blue planet that has rings. There are other spots of light throughout the image." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4AZaC73zUNFBsAGiuaK9E9.jpeg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1280" height="1116" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A full-sized wide shot of Uranus captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on Feb. 6, 2023 also shows six of the planet's known 27 moons. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI))</span></figcaption></figure><p>Whether or not new research into Uranus helps boost support for such a mission, scientists are already hailing these new results as groundbreaking on their own. Study co-author Liming Li said the study of Uranus' internal heat not only helps us understand the distant, icy world better, but could also help inform studies of similar processes here on Earth, including our own <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/what-is-climate-change-explained">changing climate</a>.</p><p>"By uncovering how Uranus stores and loses heat, we gain valuable insights into the fundamental processes that shape planetary atmospheres, weather systems and climate systems," Li said in the statement. "These findings help broaden our perspective on Earth's atmospheric system and the challenges of climate change."</p><p>A study on Uranus' internal heat was <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL115660#https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL115660" target="_blank">published</a> in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  359.                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found that Uranus emits its own internal heat, contradicting data from NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago. ]]>
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  374.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snow covers the SOAR Telescope in Chile | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2025 ]]></title>
  375.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>A recent unexpected frost graced high-altitude peaks in Chile, dusting the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope with a delicate layer of snow.</p><h2 id="what-is-it-7">What is it?</h2><p>The 13.4 foot (4.1 meter) telescope has been a major hub for researchers in the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/skywatching-from-northern-and-southern-hemisphere.html">Southern Hemisphere </a>using optical and near-infrared astronomy to study the stars. <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/ctio/soar-telescope/" target="_blank">According to NOIRLab, </a>the telescope was initiated in 1987 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It's run by an international consortium which includes Brazil, Chile, Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina.</p><p>Only a short distance away on the same peak is the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/gemini-south-telescope-chile-clean-energy-2027">Gemini South telescope,</a> which also looks at the stars in both visible and infrared wavelengths.</p><h2 id="where-is-it-7">Where is it?</h2><p>The SOAR Telescope sits on the peak of Cerro Pachón, part of the Chilean Andes mountain range.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1600px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ZxEEV28nC3uh9vPeD98wLf" name="IMG-20250613-WA0027-CC (1)" alt="A telescope sits on a cliff covered in snow" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZxEEV28nC3uh9vPeD98wLf.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1600" height="900" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The SOAR Telescope overlooks a snow-covered landscape.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno)</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="why-is-it-amazing-7">Why is it amazing?</h2><p>Recently, a rare winter storm swept across the Atacama desert, bringing snow to the driest place on Earth. While the event created a beautiful landscape, its impact varied among the observatories located in the remote part of Chile.</p><p>For the SOAR telescope, high up in the Chilean Andes, the snow was a gentle dusting that coated the observatory, making for some stunning images.</p><p>However, lower down in elevation, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25534-alma.html">ALMA</a>) facility at Chajnantor Plateu faced more severe conditions, forcing all scientific operations <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/rare-snowfall-in-atacama-desert-forces-the-worlds-most-powerful-radio-telescope-into-survival-mode">to be suspended</a> since June 26, 2025. ALMA's remote location and reliance on sensitive electronics made it especially vulnerable to weather extremes, even brief ones.</p><h2 id="want-to-learn-more-7">Want to learn more?</h2><p>You can read more about <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/biggest-telescopes-on-earth">telescopes</a> like SOAR and astronomy happening in the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/lost-world-of-lagoons-atacama-desert-mars">Atacama desert. </a></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  383.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZxEEV28nC3uh9vPeD98wLf-1280-80.jpg">
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  391.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fly DJI FPV drones like a pro with DJI's motion controllers ]]></title>
  392.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>DJI is one of the most innovative drone manufacturers, alongside several others who are breaking new ground. It's fair to say that DJI is responsible for producing some of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-drones">best drones</a>, including some of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-camera-drones">best camera drones</a> and the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-fpv-drones">best FPV drones</a> available. The Chinese drone company is also the first to create what's known as a motion controller.</p><p>Since the DJI RC Motion 3 is the most recent DJI motion controller, we'll focus on this throughout the article alongside the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-avata-2-drone-review">DJI Avata 2</a>. Motion controllers, keeping things simple at this point, combine the use of basic physical controls alongside motion-based control that allows you to intuitively fly several DJI drones. But, it's DJI's FPV drones where this interesting controller impresses most.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="KsifaxnB3EvEWMeutnGGrj" name="_DSF9974" alt="DJI RC Motion 3 Controller held in a man's hand with a defocused wall in the background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KsifaxnB3EvEWMeutnGGrj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The DJI RC Motion 3 Controller provides the most intuitive FPV control and flight experience which is perfect for beginners. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The DJI RC Motion 3 Controller is included in the DJI Avata 2 kit and at a basic level, requires the pilot to pull the trigger to fly forwards while tilting it forwards or backward to ascend and descend. Turning is achieved by tilting the controller to the left or right. This is just the tip of the motion controller iceberg, so let's take a deeper dive…</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-what-s-the-difference-between-a-motion-controller-and-a-regular-controller"><span>What's the difference between a motion controller and a regular controller?</span></h3><p>I may be showing my age here, but the easiest way to describe motion controllers is that they're like a joystick handle that's not attached to a base or wired. Motion controllers connect to drones — typically DJI FPV drones — allowing pilots to move the entire controller to turn the drone and adjust altitude rather than using control sticks.</p><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 2</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="GK7G7jW3A6WZP9fo4xkCsa" name="_DSF6100.jpg" alt="DJI Motion 2 Controller side view" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GK7G7jW3A6WZP9fo4xkCsa.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="caption-text">DJI motion controllers have a handful of physical controls. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 2</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="HqPE7zdy46A4VZJFfTDfW6" name="_DSF6103.jpg" alt="DJI Motion 2 Controller side view" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HqPE7zdy46A4VZJFfTDfW6.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="caption-text">These controllers are comfortable to hold and offer easy to access to controls when wearing FPV goggles. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>In terms of FPV drones, these are traditionally difficult drones to fly even competently with a traditional FPV drone controller. It's said that to even begin to develop basic competency in manual/acro flight mode, where you can flip, roll and drive the drone alongside flying through tight gaps, takes 50 hours or more of flight experience. This is often recommended between real drone flight and FPV simulators.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="PwnziqzUrGvekkEhKVEgzi" name="_DSF6108.jpg" alt="DJI FPV Remote Controller 3 front view" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PwnziqzUrGvekkEhKVEgzi.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The DJI FPV Remote Controller 3 looks like a camera drone controller but without a screen or phone holder. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Motion controllers, with the DJI Avata or Avata 2, use GPS positioning and hover functionality to allow even absolute beginners to fly FPV drones competently and confidently. No need to spend days and weeks learning to fly, you can hit the skies and fly through tight gaps in a matter of minutes.</p><p>The DJI RC Motion 3 Controller does allow for some basic 'stunt' maneuvers, but the downside is that you can't enjoy anywhere near the same degree of control as a traditional FPV controller. This is only a small negative, as the ease of use of FPV drones on offer is exceptional, and many people simply don't have the time or patience to learn how to fly traditional FPV drones.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-what-drones-can-i-fly-with-a-dji-rc-motion-3-controller"><span>What Drones can I fly with a DJI RC Motion 3 controller?</span></h3><p>The DJI RC Motion 3 Controller is compatible with the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-avata-2-drone-review">DJI Avata 2</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-avata-review">DJI Avata</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-neo-drone-review">DJI Neo</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-mini-4-pro-review">DJI Mini 4 Pro</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-air-3-review">DJI Air 3</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/dji-air-3s-drone-review">DJI Air3S</a>. It's likely that the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/technology/drones/dji-mavic-4-pro-drone-review">DJI Mavic 4 Pro</a> is also compatible since this new drone uses DJI 04 video transmission.</p><p>Depending on the drone and compatibility, the drone needs to be paired with either the DJI Goggles 3 or the DJI Goggles N3 for the DJI RC Motion 3 to be compatible. The FPV goggles act as the screen to see the camera view, as well as to change drone and camera settings.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="UdHVL8yAaFpQqGUvYs3ExP" name="_DSF4881.jpg" alt="DJI Mini 4 Pro in flight with a blue sky behind" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UdHVL8yAaFpQqGUvYs3ExP.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The DJI Mini 4 Pro is a camera drone that can be paired with DJI FPV goggles and the the DJI RC Motion 3. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure><p>In the case of camera drones, you can enjoy FPV-style flight, but it's the DJI Avata and Avata 2 with their cine whoop design and built-in propeller guards that make the most sense to use with the DJI RC Motion 3. Not to mention, the Avata 2 comes in a kit that includes the controller.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="JMng6SAaC6rQG48Zx87jvg" name="_DSF7765" alt="HoverAir X1 PRO one handed controller" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMng6SAaC6rQG48Zx87jvg.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">With the HoverAir Beacon & Joystick Bundle, you can take advantage of a motion controller. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure><p>DJI is the main drone company to incorporate motion controllers into some drone packages and compatibility options, but ZeroZero Robotics also produces a motion controller for two of its selfie drones. If that name doesn't sound familiar, think of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/hoverair-x1-pro-drone-review">HoverAir X1 PRO</a> and HoverAir X1 PROMAX.</p><p>These two drones don't come with a motion controller out of the box, but when you purchase the Beacon & Joystick Bundle, you can take advantage of a motion controller with a built-in screen. With this innovative accessory, you can create several modular controllers, including a motion controller.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-is-it-easier-to-fly-with-a-motion-controller"><span>Is it easier to fly with a motion controller?</span></h3><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="mmUwK5xSqA9biwnQhTpCrj" name="_DSF9972" alt="DJI RC Motion 3 Controller held in a man's hand with a defocused wall in the background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mmUwK5xSqA9biwnQhTpCrj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Flying DJI FPV drones with a motion controller allows absolute beginners to fly smoothly and with confidence. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: James Abbott)</span></figcaption></figure><p>When it comes to DJI FPV drones, using a motion controller makes immersive flight incredibly easy and intuitive. So much so that within 10 to 15 minutes of first using the controller, you'll have the confidence you need to push your flights further to fly through gaps and within small spaces.</p><p>Just remember, you must have an observer with you who can maintain a visual line of sight (VLOS) of the drone, since you're wearing FPV goggles.</p><p>Of course, like everything, perfecting your skills takes a little time, but the fact that an absolute beginner can competently fly an FPV drone in minutes is incredible. Just for perspective, as previously mentioned, learning to fly in manual/acro mode with a traditional FPV controller takes 50+ hours of flight practice.</p><p>So, the ability to be in the air and be able to fly with expert precision with a motion controller within minutes is incredible. Combine this with the immersive flying experience produced by wearing DJI FPV goggles and you'll be amazed at how intuitive the DJI RC Motion 3 Controller is.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-how-do-i-fly-dji-drones-with-a-motion-controller"><span>How Do I fly DJI Drones with a motion controller?</span></h3><p>Let's keep things super simple because they are. With the DJI RC Motion 3 Controller connected to a DJI Avata 2 and DJI Goggles N3, simply double-press the Emergency Brake and Hover button to start the propellers, then press and hold the button to take off and hold in a hover.</p><p>To fly forward, pull the trigger back and to turn, tilt the Motion Controller left or right. To fly up, tilt the controller back, and to fly downwards, tilt it forwards. A cursor— a white circle — can be seen in the FPV goggles, and this can be used as a target for where you want the drone to fly.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_0qdpLNop_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="0qdpLNop">            <div id="botr_0qdpLNop_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>The Joystick can be used to adjust altitude, but tilting the motion controller forwards or backwards using the in-goggle cursor as a target is much more effective for moving up or down when flying forward. The joystick is best used to adjust altitude when hovering. To land, when hovering at a low altitude, simply press and hold the Emergency Brake and Hover button.</p><p>Since the majority of control is applied using motion, the DJI RC Motion 3 Controller has minimal direct access controls. These consist of just an On/Off button, an Emergency Brake and Hover button, a Flight Mode & Return to Home button, a Joystick to adjust altitude and roll the drone left and right, an Accelerator Trigger, an FN Dial for settings and a Record button. These are all incredibly easy to find when you can't see them when wearing FPV goggles.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  409.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Who is Shalla-Bal, the female Silver Surfer in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps''? ]]></title>
  410.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Marvel Studios' "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="  https://www.space.com/fantastic-four-everything-we-know">The Fantastic Four: First Steps</a>" is basking in the golden light of enthusiastic anticipation ahead of its July 25, 2025 release date. With<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/who-is-galactus-the-devourer-of-worlds-exploring-the-big-bad-guy-for-marvels-the-fantastic-four-first-steps"> Galactus </a>positioned as the sci-fi fantasy flick's primary antagonist, it's time to delve into the Devourer of Worlds' shiny Sentinel of the Spaceways and the character's role as the colossal cosmic villain's herald of woe.</p><p>While there might have been an initial wave of online grumbling upon seeing a female Silver Surfer and erroneously believing this was a simple gender-swap of Norrin Radd, the original Marvel Comics iteration of the gleaming alien, we're here to set the story straight. This is not your grandparents' (or even parents') Silver Surfer, but a completely different character named Shalla-Bal.</p><p>But who exactly is Shalla-Bal, which actor is playing her, and what are her origins in the Marvel Universe? While MCU newbies might think she's just now joining the Marvel superhero scene, her 57-year-old backstory might surprise you. Let's streak into this comprehensive examination of the new Silver Surfer and learn how she's destined to become a fan favorite with director Matt Shakman's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" storms into theaters this summer.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-when-did-shalla-bal-first-appear-in-the-comics"><span>When did Shalla-Bal first appear in the comics? </span></h3><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:72.17%;"><img id="fniZKTcmXLfwAtG6XZMxsX" name="Shalla-Bal-says-farewell-to-Silver-Surfer" alt="a comic book panel of a silver-skinned superhero and a woman" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fniZKTcmXLfwAtG6XZMxsX.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="866" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A scene from "The Silver Surfer #1" </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Marvel Comics)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Created by Marvel legends writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, Shalla-Bal arrived in the storied pages of Marvel Comics' "The Silver Surfer #1" with a cover date of August 1968.</p><p>Shalla-Bal was the Zenn-Lavian royal heir and romantic partner of a brilliant scientist from the utopian planet of Zenn-La named Norris Radd, who became the herald of Galactus known as the Silver Surfer.</p><p>Shalla-Bal was later crowned the Empress of Zenn-La after Radd sacrificed himself to be enslaved as the servant of the planet eater to save his world from obliteration. Their loving bond remained but the two were seemingly forever separated after Radd was imbued by Galactus with the Power Cosmic.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-who-is-playing-the-silver-surfer-in-the-fantastic-four-first-steps"><span>Who is playing the Silver Surfer in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps?"</span></h3><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:50.55%;"><img id="n4HVXg2HYuxvCzLsG8Woq4" name="surfer" alt="A silver-skinned superhero woman" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n4HVXg2HYuxvCzLsG8Woq4.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1280" height="647" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Julia Garner shines as Shalla-Bal in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Marvel Studios)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Julia Garner ("Ozark") will be stepping into the role of Shalla-Bal, the former lover of the original Sentinel of the Spaceways, Norrin Radd.</p><p>Garner is an excellent performer, and we're excited to see what she does with the iconic part, even if it's going to be layered with silver-hued CGI trickery.</p><p>"She is the herald of Galactus, so she works for Galactus, but you’re not sure where she stands," Garner told <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://ew.com/julia-garner-talks-becoming-new-silver-surfer-marvel-fantastic-four-first-steps-11720991" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a>. "Does she stand with her boss, or is she just doing what she’s told? She has this mysterious energy about her, and slowly that mystery will get solved with the audience throughout watching it."</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-how-did-shalla-bal-become-the-silver-surfer-in-the-comics"><span>How did Shalla-Bal become the Silver Surfer in the comics?</span></h3><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2238px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:51.12%;"><img id="QcGS3iAzsJZHLifUdaJjBZ" name="shalla-norrin" alt="a comic book woman embraces a silver-skinned alien superhero" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QcGS3iAzsJZHLifUdaJjBZ.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2238" height="1144" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Norrin Radd makes the ultimate sacrifice for Shalla-Bal </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Marvel Comics)</span></figcaption></figure><p>To be honest, she never really did! Unless you count a very brief stint in Marvel's alt-universe dystopian miniseries "Earth X" from 2000 by Jim Krueger, John Paul Leon, and Alex Ross that featured twin heralds created by Franklin Richards/Galactus. This alternative take ended with Shalla-Bal's death during a climactic clash with the Celestials.</p><p>At this point in the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-trailer-shown-at-cinemacon-now-arrives-for-us-all-video">marketing campaign</a>, it’s now pretty clear that the film plays out in a retro-futuristic alternate version of Earth in the 1960s.</p><p>Therefore, we can surmise that in this iteration of our planet’s timeline, Shalla-Bal was the one who made the “Deal with the Devil” and agreed to be Galactus' herald which could have left Norrin Radd to become the leader of Zenn-La.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-what-are-the-silver-surfer-s-powers"><span>What are the Silver Surfer’s powers?</span></h3><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.33%;"><img id="eFVx3g66bKAFAHTwUcdSJb" name="Shalla-Bal-Silver-Surfer-Earth-X" alt="Two silver-skinned outer space superheroes" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFVx3g66bKAFAHTwUcdSJb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="676" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A portion of the Alex Ross cover for Marvel Comics' "Earth X #12" </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Marvel Comics)</span></figcaption></figure><p>While Shalla-Bal is immortal and once wielded a sliver of the Power Cosmic from Norrin Radd to restore Zenn-La after Galactus drained the planet of its life source, we're not sure what powers this version of the Silver Surfer will eventually display.</p><p>The traditional Silver Surfer possessed cosmic awareness, self-healing, superluminal speed aboard his shape-shifting surfboard, energy projection, matter manipulation, telepathy, enhanced strength, and overall super coolness. That last one is vital.</p><p><strong>"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" arrives in theaters on July 25, 2025.</strong></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  418.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yr7U6CdiMGHxtmf2smvRP7-1280-80.jpg">
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  427.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Even though <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals">Amazon Prime Day </a>is officially over, we've spotted some products that are now cheaper than during the event. With our price checking expertise, we know these prices are lower than over the weekend but we don't know how long these prices will last, so don't wait to find out.</p><p>We've rounded up the cheapest prices we've found for the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras</a>, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-star-projectors">best star projectors</a>, the best <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-lego-space-sets">Lego space sets</a> and the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-drones">best drones</a> to help you save some more dollars.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-camera-deals"><span>The best camera deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best hybrid camera" data-dimension48="best hybrid camera" data-dimension25="$2645" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-8K-Video-45-Megapixel-Full-Frame-CMOS-Sensor-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Dual-Memory-Card-Slots-12-fps-Mechnica/479661403?classType=REGULAR&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSI1RI6UHpxc0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSI1RI6UHpxc0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="rNSkHBN95AzbzjJ7j6wY4C" name="Canon-eos-r5-square-crop.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rNSkHBN95AzbzjJ7j6wY4C.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $554 </strong>on a camera we rated our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras#section-best-hybrid" data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best hybrid camera" data-dimension48="best hybrid camera" data-dimension25="$2645">best hybrid camera</a> in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras">best mirrorless cameras </a>guide. During Prime, it was listed on sale as $2660, giving you a further $15 off. This is an excellent low-light camera that's powerful, receiving four and a half stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r5-mark-ii-review">Canon EOS R5 review</a>. Perks include autofocusing, eight stops of image stabilization and 8K video capability.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-8K-Video-45-Megapixel-Full-Frame-CMOS-Sensor-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Dual-Memory-Card-Slots-12-fps-Mechnica/479661403?classType=REGULAR&from=/search&clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSI1RI6UHpxc0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSI1RI6UHpxc0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=hawk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best hybrid camera" data-dimension48="best hybrid camera" data-dimension25="$2645">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-star-projector-deals"><span>The best star projector deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="d2dbabda-b49d-4347-9721-ce693f1cf956" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $23 on this star projector that produces sharp views. Having reviewed similar products, we know this is a good buy. Plus, it's received 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon and is now a further $3 cheaper than during the Prime event." data-dimension48="Save $23 on this star projector that produces sharp views. Having reviewed similar products, we know this is a good buy. Plus, it's received 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon and is now a further $3 cheaper than during the Prime event." data-dimension25="$27" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6W3K8C9/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1105606329008804709-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="TMHTjPDd4swyiSQJAejMbB" name="Fussion Planetarium Projector (1)" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMHTjPDd4swyiSQJAejMbB.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $23 </strong>on this star projector that produces sharp views. Having reviewed similar products, we know this is a good buy. Plus, it's received 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon and is now a further $3 cheaper than during the Prime event.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6W3K8C9/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1105606329008804709-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="d2dbabda-b49d-4347-9721-ce693f1cf956" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $23 on this star projector that produces sharp views. Having reviewed similar products, we know this is a good buy. Plus, it's received 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon and is now a further $3 cheaper than during the Prime event." data-dimension48="Save $23 on this star projector that produces sharp views. Having reviewed similar products, we know this is a good buy. Plus, it's received 4.4 stars with over 1400 reviews on Amazon and is now a further $3 cheaper than during the Prime event." data-dimension25="$27">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-lego-space-set-deals"><span>The best Lego space set deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="228f1b44-d93a-4455-87b6-e5c3c5e80c9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension48="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension25="$80" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Perseverance-Ingenuity-Helicopter-Engineering/dp/B0BSRD2CXY/ref=sr_1_18?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1282228887002868180-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="Nj6ynVeV5XynFbSGjtmcAV" name="Lego Technic Mars Peseverance Rover.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nj6ynVeV5XynFbSGjtmcAV.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $20 </strong>on this detailed model of the NASA Mars Rover Perseverance. Listed on sale at $88 during the Prime event, it's now dropped a further $8. Suitable for experienced Lego/Technic builders, this provides a complex build. In our <a href="https://www.space.com/lego-nasa-mars-rover-perseverance-review-42158" data-dimension112="228f1b44-d93a-4455-87b6-e5c3c5e80c9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension48="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension25="$80">Mars Rover Perseverance review</a>, we said it's a 'gorgeous display piece for adults'.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Perseverance-Ingenuity-Helicopter-Engineering/dp/B0BSRD2CXY/ref=sr_1_18?tag=georiot-us-default-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1282228887002868180-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="228f1b44-d93a-4455-87b6-e5c3c5e80c9a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension48="Mars Rover Perseverance review" data-dimension25="$80">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-best-drone-deals"><span>The best drone deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="b2f01345-139f-42fc-9dfd-1dcca1ba9234" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Ruko F11GIM2 drone review" data-dimension48="full Ruko F11GIM2 drone review" data-dimension25="$360" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ruko-F11GIM2-Quadcopter-Transmission-Brushless/dp/B08Y5G2G84/ref=sxin_17_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-8179621670705075213-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="zHmKdF6PzHwv8nobmMmAzF" name="Ruko-F11GIM2" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zHmKdF6PzHwv8nobmMmAzF.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $40 </strong>on this powerful drone. Its listed sale price during the Prime event was $400 and now it's a further $40 off. 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  444.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star ]]></title>
  445.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Astronomers have spotted a monster-sized planet that could be up to ten times the size of Jupiter emerging from the stellar fog surrounding a young star.</p><p>Prior observations of the roughly 13 million-year-old star MP Mus (also known as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/life-ingredients-form-dust-traps-young-stars">PDS 66</a>) located around 280 light-years away had failed to distinguish features in the swirling cloud of gas and dust, or<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/astronomers-discover-baby-planets-taking-their-first-steps-in-nearby-stellar-nursery-images"> protoplanetary disk, </a>that surrounds it.</p><p>However, when astronomers reexamined the apparently featureless protoplanetary disk of this star using combined data from the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25534-alma.html">Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array</a> (ALMA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41312-gaia-mission.html">Gaia mission,</a> they found it may not be quite so lonely after all.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_Nx3J7j8Q_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="Nx3J7j8Q">            <div id="botr_Nx3J7j8Q_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>The team detected a huge <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30372-gas-giants.html">gas giant</a> dwelling in the protoplanetary disk of MP Mus, which had been previously hidden. This represents the first time Gaia has spotted an extrasolar planet or "exoplanet" sitting in a protoplanetary disk, the disks of material around young stars that birth planets.</p><p>Such detections have typically been tough due to interference from the gas and dust of the protoplanetary disk. Until now, astronomers have only made three strong detections of planets within protoplanetary disks.</p><p>This new finding could help astronomers hunt more recently formed planets around <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/infant-stars-stellar-cocoon-hubble-telescope-photo">infant stars.</a></p><h2 id="young-exoplanets-get-into-the-groove-2">Young exoplanets get into the groove</h2><p>Planets form within protoplanetary disks through a process called core accretion, when larger and larger particles stick together via gravity, forming planetesimals, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html">asteroids</a>, and eventually planets.</p><p>As material from the protoplanetary disk is swallowed up by this process, the planets created begin to carve channels in the disk, akin to the grooves in a vinyl record.</p><p>When this team initially observed the protoplanetary disk around MP Mus in 2023 with ALMA, these were the kind of structures they had expected to see. Structures that were missing.</p><p>"We first observed this star at the time when we learned that most discs have rings and gaps, and I was hoping to find features around MP Mus that could hint at the presence of a planet or planets," team leader Álvaro Ribas from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1090791?" target="_blank">said in a statement.</a></p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:700px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:50.00%;"><img id="ZhGrP9z5WxALtsYPADkC3h" name="low-res (3)" alt="a foggy orange cloud around a yellow orb on a black background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZhGrP9z5WxALtsYPADkC3h.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="700" height="350" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The protoplanetary disk of the young star MP Mus as seen by ALMA with ring structures that reveal a lurking monster exoplanet. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Ribas et al.)</span></figcaption></figure><p>What the team found instead was a seemingly lonely star surrounded by a featureless disk of gas and dust that had none of the hallmarks of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18660-alien-planet-formation-birth.html">forming planets.</a></p><p>"Our earlier observations showed a boring, flat disc," Ribas said. "But this seemed odd to us, since the disc is between seven and ten million years old.</p><p>"In a disc of that age, we would expect to see some evidence of planet formation."</p><p>With their curiosity piqued, the team set about relooking at MP Mus again using ALMA, but in longer wavelengths of light. This allowed them to probe deeper into the disk, revealing a cavity in the disk close to the young star and two further "holes" further out, all of which were absent in the prior observations.</p><p>Further evidence of a planetary companion to MP Mus was about to be delivered.</p><h2 id="more-than-just-a-first-for-gaia-2">More than just a first for Gaia</h2><p>As Ribas and colleagues were examining MP Mus with ALMA, European Southern Observatory (ESO) researcher Miguel Vioque was looking at the young star using the now-retired star tracking spacecraft Gaia.</p><p>What Vioque discovered was that this young star is "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/32623-stars-wobble-could-reveal-earth-like-exoplanet.html">wobbling</a>." This is something that would usually be the effect of a planet in orbit gravitationally tugging on a star, but Vioque was aware that MP Mus' protoplanetary disk had, until that point, come up empty in terms of planets.</p><p>"My first reaction was that I must have made a mistake in my calculations, because MP Mus was known to have a featureless disc," Vioque explained. "I was revising my calculations when I saw Álvaro give a talk presenting preliminary results of a newly-discovered inner cavity in the disc, which meant the wobbling I was detecting was real and had a good chance of being caused by a forming planet."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="TENadAxKbBJXGtkHEm4CnJ" name="1743095843.jpg" alt="a cone-shaped spacecraft floats near a large bar of white gas and dust on a starry background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TENadAxKbBJXGtkHEm4CnJ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2000" height="1125" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Artist impression of ESA's Gaia satellite observing the Milky Way.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab; Milky Way: ESA/Gaia/DPAC; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Acknowledgement: A. Moitinho.)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The researchers came together, combining the Gaia and ALMA data with some computer modeling assistance to determine that the wobbling is likely caused by a gas giant with a mass between three and ten times that of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18392-how-big-is-jupiter.html">Jupiter. </a></p><p>This giant planet appears to orbit MP Mus at a distance of between one and three times the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17081-how-far-is-earth-from-the-sun.html">distance between Earth and the sun.</a></p><p>"Our modelling work showed that if you put a giant planet inside the newfound cavity, you can also explain the Gaia signal," Ribas said. "And using the longer ALMA wavelengths allowed us to see structures we couldn’t see before."</p><p>As well as being the first time Gaia has spotted a planet within a protoplanetary disk, this is the first time an embedded exoplanet has been indirectly discovered by combining precise star movement data from Gaia with deep observations of the disk courtesy of ALMA.</p><p>"We think this might be one of the reasons why it's hard to detect young planets in protoplanetary discs, because in this case, we needed the ALMA and Gaia data together," said Ribas. "The longer ALMA wavelength is incredibly useful, but to observe at this wavelength requires more time on the telescope."</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-discovered-its-1st-exoplanet-and-snapped-its-picture-image">The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its 1st exoplanet and snapped its picture (image)</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-chandra-searching-for-exoplanets">Could nearby stars have habitable exoplanets? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory hopes to find out</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/nasa-exoplanet-hunting-spacecraft-and-citizen-scientists-discover-a-cool-new-alien-world">NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft and citizen scientists discover a cool new alien world</a></p></div></div><p>Ribas is hopeful that future ALMA upgrades, in addition to forthcoming telescopes, could be used to probe even deeper into protoplanetary disks.</p><p>This would not only reveal a hitherto undiscovered population of young embedded exoplanets, but it could help us understand how <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html">the solar system</a> came to be around 4.5 billion years ago.</p><p>The team's research was published on Monday (July 14) in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41550-025-02576-w&data=05%7C02%7CFred.Lewsey%40admin.cam.ac.uk%7Cef1c65e8aa0e461c7d7108ddbb0d7dce%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C1%7C0%7C638872388799534887%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8QfiZ0lWOFkDAZDZ3tnYg0Ns3JBOQ3mspuS54CIH9xA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Nature Astronomy.</a></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  448.                            <![CDATA[ A monster exoplanet as big as 10 times the size of Jupiter has emerged from the stellar gas and dust surrounding a young star, thanks to the telescope tag team of Gaia and ALMA. ]]>
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  454.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGcbvhbCnht3jKqEFskS3k-1280-80.png">
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  462.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' gives US Space Force $1 billion for secretive X-37B space plane ]]></title>
  463.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>U.S. President Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill Act," H.R. 1 includes $1 billion for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) X-37B military spacecraft program.</p><p>The largely classified <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-force-x-37b-1st-photo-from-orbit-earth">X-37B</a> – also called the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) program – carried out its seventh mission, landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on March 7, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/secretive-us-space-force-x-37b-space-plane-breaks-new-ground-as-it-returns-to-earth-after-434-days-in-orbit-photos">touching down after 434 days in orbit</a>.</p><p>As for how that $1 billion would be spent, and when the next X-37B would depart, Space.com reached out to the space plane's builder, Boeing. We received a "thank you for the query" in response, and an inquiry-altering note to contact the Air Force for comment on the X-37 schedule and budget.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_FBdZCxTl_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="FBdZCxTl">            <div id="botr_FBdZCxTl_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><h2 id="space-test-platform-2">Space test platform</h2><p>"The USSF X-37B program supports technology risk reduction, experimentation, and operational concept development for future re-usable space vehicles," responded USAF Colonel Lori Astroth, Public Affairs Deputy Director for Space within the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs at the Pentagon.</p><p>The X-37B program "serves as a flexible space test platform to conduct various experiments that can be transported to space and returned to Earth," Col. Astroth added. "Further information regarding X-37B's cost and budget information is not releasable."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1792px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:67.30%;"><img id="RcHSZGn5vSiZbMNnAvDpxD" name="nasa-x-37b-otv.jpg" alt="A white large plane sits on a runway" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RcHSZGn5vSiZbMNnAvDpxD.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1792" height="1206" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane is shown here in a 2009 photo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: U.S. Air Force)</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="highly-elliptical-orbit-2">Highly elliptical orbit</h2><p>That last hush-hush flight of the X-37B<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/secretive-us-space-force-x-37b-space-plane-breaks-new-ground-as-it-returns-to-earth-after-434-days-in-orbit-photos"> Orbital Test Vehicle-7</a> (OTV-7) featured the craft being hurled into a highly elliptical high Earth orbit via a Falcon Heavy rocket back on December 28, 2023.</p><p>After aerobraking to a low Earth orbit and completing its test and experimentation objectives, the space plane successfully performed its deorbit and landing procedures.</p><p>As did the previous (OTV-6) space plane trek, OTV-7 also involved a service module that expanded the capabilities of the spacecraft.</p><p>"The successful completion of the novel aerobraking maneuver demonstrated the agile and flexible capabilities the X-37B provides the United States Space Force," <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4112259/x-37b-orbital-test-vehicle-concludes-seventh-successful-mission/" target="_blank">according to the statement</a> issued by the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs.</p><p>The aerobraking technique entails use of atmospheric drag over the course of multiple passes to change orbits while expending minimal fuel.</p><p>"While on orbit, Mission 7 accomplished a range of test and experimentation objectives intended to demonstrate the X-37B's robust maneuver capability while helping characterize the space domain through the testing of space domain awareness technology experiments," the statement notes.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="u2gDXxf5kbfJ2okM2qWwPJ" name="x-37b earth 2b" alt="earth can be seen in the background, as the inside of a hollow metal structure dominates the top of the image, with visible bolts and struts" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u2gDXxf5kbfJ2okM2qWwPJ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1280" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Earth as seen in the first on-orbit photo released by the X-37B (left); the space plane prepares for its seventh mission, which launched on Dec. 28, 2023.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: US Space Force)</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="flight-roster-2">Flight roster</h2><p>Here's a listing of previous flights of the space plane:</p><ul><li><strong>OTV-1</strong>: launched on April 22, 2010 and landed on December 3, 2010, spending over 224 days on orbit.</li><li><strong>OTV-2</strong>: launched on March 5, 2011 and landed on June 16, 2012, spending over 468 days on orbit.</li><li><strong>OTV-3</strong>: launched on December 11, 2012 and landed on October 17, 2014, spending over 674 days on-orbit.</li><li><strong>OTV-4</strong>: launched on May 20, 2015 and landed on May 7, 2015, spending nearly 718 days on-orbit.</li><li><strong>OTV-5</strong>: launched on September 7, 2017 and landed on October 27, 2019, spending nearly 780 days on-orbit.</li><li><strong>OTV-6</strong>: launched on May 17, 2020 and landed on November 12, 2022, circling Earth for 908 days.</li><li><strong>OTV-7</strong>: lofted on December 28, 2023 and touched down on March 7, 2025, circling Earth for 434 days.</li></ul><h2 id="first-use-technologies-2">First use technologies</h2><p>The builder of the vehicle, Boeing, has previously noted that the X-37B makes use of several “first use in space” technologies including:</p><ul><li>Avionics designed to automate all de-orbit and landing functions.</li><li>Flight controls and brakes using all electro-mechanical actuation; no hydraulics on board.</li><li>Use of a lighter composite structure, rather than traditional aluminum.</li><li>New generation high-temperature wing leading-edge tiles and toughened uni-piece fibrous refractory oxidation-resistant ceramic (TUFROC) tiles and advanced conformal reusable insulation (CRI) blankets.</li></ul><p>According to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://aviationweek.com/space/satellites/updated-sasc-reconciliation-bill-directs-1-billion-x-37b" target="_blank">Aviation Week & Space Technology</a>, the Space Force is utilizing the X-37B system as an on-orbit testbed to try out new technologies, to better understand similar adversarial platforms and to design new training environments, citing comments to the publication in January by Chief of Space Operations General Chance Saltzman.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  466.                            <![CDATA[ U.S. President Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill Act," H.R. 1 includes $1 billion for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) X-37B military spacecraft program. ]]>
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  470.                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
  471.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JGmXQ74bzyHcGXsgDs8Z6i-1280-80.jpg">
  472.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Space Force/Staff Sgt. Adam Shanks]]></media:credit>
  473.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility shortly after touching down on Nov. 12, 2022.]]></media:text>
  474.                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility shortly after touching down on Nov. 12, 2022.]]></media:title>
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  480.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_hU7FhVww_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="hU7FhVww">            <div id="botr_hU7FhVww_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have concluded their stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS).</p><p>Ax-4's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html">SpaceX</a> Crew Dragon capsule, named Grace, undocked from the ISS this morning (July 14), carrying the quartet on the last leg of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission.</p><p>Undocking occurred at 7:15 a.m. EDT (1115 GMT) today. Grace safely maneuvered away from the orbital laboratory, which was the Ax-4's crew's home for the past 2.5 weeks — about half a week longer than originally expected. Grace performed a series of deorbit burns, and is on a trajectory to return to Earth around 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT), Tuesday (July 15).</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1826px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.24%;"><img id="xWYRx4drMEUx5ovJvfAdeT" name="1752493752.jpg" alt="A white space capsule hangs upright, docked to the port of a space station. A robotic arm hangs to the left in the foreground." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xWYRx4drMEUx5ovJvfAdeT.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1826" height="1027" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Crew Dragon Grace just before undocking from the International Space Station July 14, 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Ax-4's commander is former NASA astronaut <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/38691-peggy-whitson-astronaut-biography.html">Peggy Whitson</a>, who is now Axiom's director of human spaceflight. "Space Station, Grace," Whitson said over the communication system as the Crew Dragon crossed out of the ISS's safety "keep-out sphere," "The Ax-4 crew wants to thank you very much for your support. You guys are amazing."</p><p>Her crewmates are pilot Shubhanshu "Shux" Shukla and mission specialists Sławosz "Suave" Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. This was the first spaceflight for each of those three. But Ax-4 is Whitson's fifth mission to orbit and raises her current record for most cumulative days in space by an American to 695.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Axiom-4 Crew:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Commander Peggy Whitson</strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Pilot Shubhanshu "Shux" Shukla</strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Mission Specialist Sławosz “Suave” Uznański-Wiśniewski </strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu </strong></p></div></div><p>Grace docked to the ISS with the Ax-4 crew aboard on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/watch-live-axiom-4-astronauts-aboard-spacex-crew-dragon-dock-with-international-space-station">June 26</a>. Their mission, Axiom's fourth to the space station, is an extension of the Houston-based company's previous crewed flights, with research and science investigations aimed at furthering understandings of the microgravity environment.</p><p>The Ax-4 crew took on more than 60 experiments and technology demonstrations with contributions from 31 different nations, as well as a number of public outreach events, breaking a record for Axiom as it continues to hone its orbital operations.</p><p>Not only was this the first spaceflight for Shux, Suave and Kapu, but they were the first citizens of their respective countries to launch on a mission to the ISS. Shux is a pilot in the Indian Air Force and is one of four astronauts selected for the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) upcoming first human spaceflight mission, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/india-delays-1st-gaganyaan-astronaut-launch-to-2027">Gaganyaan</a>. Suave is a Polish astronaut from the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22562-european-space-agency.html">European Space Agency</a>, and Tibor Kapu is a member of HUNOR, Hungary's orbital astronaut program.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="6EES6ufCZjB7i992Lj5oTf" name="1749591752.jpg" alt="portrait of four astronauts — three men and one woman — in black and white spacesuits" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6EES6ufCZjB7i992Lj5oTf.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The crew of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: mission specialist Tibor Kapu; pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, and mission specialist Sławosz Uznański. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: SpaceX)</span></figcaption></figure><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="f9db9bba-5a2a-4108-bf6c-6d72c9c419ad" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension48="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension25="$47.99" href="https://www.amazon.com/wltk-SpaceX-Starship-Diecast-Rocket/dp/B0BX3WVBTL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=T7YR9VPWSYSD&keywords=spacex%2Bstarship&qid=1681987946&sprefix=spacex%2Bstarship%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-2&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:679px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:104.57%;"><img id="R6rCE5qJvwhi2ZjPuubNSQ" name="starship desktop model.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R6rCE5qJvwhi2ZjPuubNSQ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="679" height="710" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Starship Die Cast Rocket Model </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/wltk-SpaceX-Starship-Diecast-Rocket/dp/B0BX3WVBTL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=T7YR9VPWSYSD&keywords=spacex%2Bstarship&qid=1681987946&sprefix=spacex%2Bstarship%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-2&th=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="f9db9bba-5a2a-4108-bf6c-6d72c9c419ad" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension48="Starship Die Cast Rocket Model Now $47.99 on Amazon" data-dimension25="$47.99"><strong>Now $47.99 on Amazon</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p>If you can't see SpaceX's Starship in person, you can score a model of your own. 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The crew spent a little more than a full day catching up to the ISS, and were scheduled to remain aboard the space station for about two weeks. Their mission lasted about four days longer than expected.</p><div class="see-more see-more--clipped"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet hawk-ignore" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The spacecraft will now execute a series of departure burns to move away from the @Space_Station. Dragon will reenter the Earth's atmosphere and splash down in ~22.5 hours off the coast of California pic.twitter.com/5Wmqr3f63Z<a href="https://twitter.com/cantworkitout/status/1944718685471654337">July 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><div class="see-more__filter"></div></div><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—  <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-historic-private-axiom-4-astronaut-mission-to-the-iss">SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS (video)</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/axiom-space">Axiom Space: Building the off-Earth economy</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/watch-live-axiom-4-astronauts-aboard-spacex-crew-dragon-dock-with-international-space-station">Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)</a></p></div></div><p>Departure procedures began this morning around 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 GMT), with the Ax-4 crew entering Grace and closing the hatch at 5:07 a.m. EDT<strong> </strong>(0907 GMT). Now, crew and Dragon are on a 22.5-hour trajectory on course to splash down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California, early Tuesday.</p><p>This will only be SpaceX's second West Coast crew recovery. The first was that of the Crew-9 ISS mission in March. SpaceX has shifted permanently to Pacific Ocean rather than Atlantic or Gulf recoveries, after instances of debris from Dragon's trunk <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-confirms-debris-spacex-crew-dragon">surviving atmospheric reentry</a> and crashing back to Earth.</p><p>The new reentry path minimizes the chances that such debris could cause damage or injury, SpaceX representatives have said.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  489.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xWYRx4drMEUx5ovJvfAdeT-1280-80.jpg">
  490.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA]]></media:credit>
  491.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A white space capsule hangs upright, docked to the port of a space station. A robotic arm hangs to the left in the foreground.]]></media:text>
  492.                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A white space capsule hangs upright, docked to the port of a space station. A robotic arm hangs to the left in the foreground.]]></media:title>
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  497.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models ]]></title>
  498.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Scientists have detected the most massive merger of black holes ever. This titanic collision, "heard" in ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves, involves black holes so massive that it could challenge current models of the universe.</p><p>The merger was detected by the<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25088-gravitational-waves.html"> gravitational wave</a> detector network LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) on Nov. 23, 2023, during the fourth observing run of these three sensitive laser interferometers located in the US, Italy, and Japan.</p><p>The merger event that set spacetime ringing with this gravitational wave signal, designated GW231123, involved progenitor <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15421-black-holes-facts-formation-discovery-sdcmp.html">black holes </a>with masses of 100 and 140 times that of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a>. These two were so massive that when they merged, they created a "daughter" black hole 225 times the mass of our sun, with the missing mass converted to energy, propelling gravitational waves that rippled out from the violent event.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_Az2Yg3gk_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="Az2Yg3gk">            <div id="botr_Az2Yg3gk_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Prior to GW231123, the most massive black hole created in a merger and detected in gravitational waves had a mass of 140 times that of the sun. This was detected in 2021 as the signal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/black-hole-intermediate-size-ligo-gravitational-waves-discovery.html">GW190521.</a></p><p>"This is the most massive black hole binary we've observed through gravitational waves, and it presents a real challenge to our understanding of black hole formation," LVK collaboration and Cardiff University researcher Mark Hannam said in a statement. "Black holes this massive are forbidden through standard stellar evolution models.</p><p>"One possibility is that the two black holes in this binary formed through earlier mergers of smaller black holes."</p><p>The monstrous masses of these black holes are not the only things that make GW231123 so interesting. The signal seems to indicate that prior to the merger, at least one of the progenitor black holes was spinning rapidly. Perhaps as rapidly as the laws of physics allow, in fact.</p><p>"The black holes appear to be spinning very rapidly — near the limit allowed by <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html">Einstein's theory of general relativity</a>," LVK member Charlie Hoy of the University of Portsmouth said. "That makes the signal difficult to model and interpret. It's an excellent case study for pushing forward the development of our theoretical tools."</p><h2 id="another-record-broken-for-ligo-and-partners-2">Another record broken for LIGO and partners</h2><p>The <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/LIGO-Laser-Interferometer-Gravitational-Wave-Observatory.html">Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)</a> is no stranger to making history and breaking records. In 2015, its twin detectors based in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington, made the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/31900-gravitational-waves-discovery-ligo.html">first ever detection of gravitational waves. </a></p><p>This detection came exactly a century after Einstein had first predicted the existence of gravitational waves in his 1915 theory of gravity, general relativity.</p><p>The signal, which would become known as GW150914, was the result of the merger of black holes that created a daughter black hole with a mass around 62 times that of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/42649-solar-mass.html">the sun.</a></p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:61.00%;"><img id="pTsnzcN2kpHx6yHeJb49QN" name="black-holes-gravitational-waves.jpg" alt="This artist's illustration depicts the creation of gravitational waves from two orbiting black holes as ripples in space-time. In March 2014, astronomers announced the first detection of long-sought gravitational waves, though some critics now say the finding could be merely dust." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pTsnzcN2kpHx6yHeJb49QN.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1000" height="610" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">This artist's illustration depicts the creation of gravitational waves from two orbiting black holes as ripples in space-time.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Since 2015, LIGO has been joined by the gravitational wave detectors Virgo and the Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA). This resultant collaboration has now detected over 300 black hole mergers.</p><p>Over 200 of these detections have occurred in the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/gravitational-wave-detectors-ligo-virgo-march-2023">fourth operating run</a> of these instruments. As impressive as that is, the high-mass and rapid spin of the black holes that clashed to create GW231123 have pushed the limits of gravitational-wave detection technology and perhaps the bounds of current theoretical models, too.</p><p>"This event pushes our instrumentation and data-analysis capabilities to the edge of what's currently possible," LVK member and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researcher Sophie Bini said. "It's a powerful example of how much we can learn from gravitational-wave astronomy — and how much more there is to uncover."</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> —  <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/this-is-the-holy-grail-of-theoretical-physics-is-the-key-to-quantum-gravity-hiding-in-this-new-way-to-make-black-holes">'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes?</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/tiny-primordial-black-holes-created-in-the-big-bang-may-have-rapidly-grown-to-supermassive-sizes">Tiny ‘primordial’ black holes created in the Big Bang may have rapidly grown to supermassive sizes</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/black-holes-solar-system">A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade</a></p></div></div><p>Fully unlocking the secrets of this signal and others that LVK detected up until the end of its fourth operating run in January 2024 will require the refinement of analysis and interpretation methods.</p><p>"It will take years for the community to fully unravel this intricate signal pattern and all its implications," LVK team member Gregorio Carullo of the University of Birmingham said. "Despite the most likely explanation remaining a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/what-happens-when-black-holes-merge">black hole merger</a>, more complex scenarios could be the key to deciphering its unexpected features.</p><p>"Exciting times ahead!"</p><p>GW231123 was presented at the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.iop.org/events/24th-international-conference-general-relativity-and-gravitation-16th-edoardo-amaldi" target="_blank">24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24) and the 16th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves</a> in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday (July 14).</p> ]]></dc:content>
  499.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/gravitational-waves-reveal-most-massive-black-hole-merger-ever-detected-one-forbidden-by-current-models</link>
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  501.                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational wave detectors have "heard" the ripples in space caused by the most massive black hole merger yet. One "forbidden" by current theoretical models. ]]>
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  505.                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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  507.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zXmWqh25fGGD5SXbfbN5a-1280-80.png">
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  515.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private Ax-4 astronauts heading back to Earth early July 14: Watch it live ]]></title>
  516.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will head back home to Earth on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live.</p><p>The SpaceX <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/brand-new-spacex-crew-dragon-capsule-arrives-at-pad-for-june-10-astronaut-launch-photo">Crew Dragon</a> capsule carrying the four Ax-4 astronauts is scheduled to undock from the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html">International Space Station</a> (ISS) on Monday around 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 GMT).</p><p>You'll be able to watch that milestone live via NASA, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html">SpaceX</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/axiom-space">Axiom Space</a>, the Houston company that organized the Ax-4 mission. Space.com will carry NASA's feed, if the agency makes it available.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_EiM49BIR_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="EiM49BIR">            <div id="botr_EiM49BIR_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>NASA will begin its stream at 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 GMT) to cover the closing of the hatches between the ISS and the Crew Dragon, which is expected around 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT).</p><p>The agency will pick up its coverage at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045 GMT) for undocking. SpaceX and Axiom will begin their streams at this time, according to NASA.</p><p>NASA did not provide an estimated time for Ax-4's splashdown back on Earth, which will occur in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. The agency did say, however, that Axiom will stream the mission's reentry and return on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4" target="_blank">the company's website</a>.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Axiom-4 Crew:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Commander Peggy Whitson</strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Pilot Shubhanshu "Shux" Shukla</strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Mission Specialist Sławosz "Suave" Uznański-Wiśniewski </strong></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><strong>Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu </strong></p></div></div><p>Ax-4 is commanded by <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/38691-peggy-whitson-astronaut-biography.html">Peggy Whitson</a>, a former NASA astronaut who has spent more total time in space than any other American (nearly 700 days!) and now serves as Axiom's director of human spaceflight.</p><p>Her crewmates are mission pilot <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/an-indian-astronaut-is-about-to-visit-the-iss-for-the-1st-time-ever">Shubhanshu Shukla</a> of India; Polish mission specialist Sławosz Uznański, who's a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22562-european-space-agency.html">European Space Agency</a> astronaut; and mission specialist Tibor Kapu of Hungary. These three are the first people from their respective countries ever to visit the ISS.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_c87GxRBp_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="c87GxRBp">            <div id="botr_c87GxRBp_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—  <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-historic-private-axiom-4-astronaut-mission-to-the-iss">SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS (video)</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/axiom-space">Axiom Space: Building the off-Earth economy</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/watch-live-axiom-4-astronauts-aboard-spacex-crew-dragon-dock-with-international-space-station">Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)</a></p></div></div><p>Ax-4 launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-historic-private-axiom-4-astronaut-mission-to-the-iss">on June 25</a> and arrived at the ISS a day later.</p><p>The four private astronauts have performed <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/private-ax-4-astronauts-aboard-iss-are-filling-their-time-with-science-views-of-earth-and-pierogis-video">more than 60 scientific experiments and outreach activities</a> during their time in orbit, which was expected to be two weeks. That was always a rough estimate, however: Dragon departure dates from the ISS are flexible, dependent on weather conditions near the splashdown site.</p><p>As its name suggests, Ax-4 is the fourth crewed ISS mission that Axiom has operated. The other three launched in April 2022, May 2023 and January 2024. All have used SpaceX hardware.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  517.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/private-ax-4-astronauts-heading-back-to-earth-early-july-14-watch-it-live</link>
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  519.                            <![CDATA[ The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will undock from the International Space Station on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live. ]]>
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  523.                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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  525.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWF9XpeWpKcGxpHNUwiDWW-1280-80.jpg">
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  528.                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The occupants of the International Space Station as of July 11, 2025. The four private Ax-4 astronauts are in blue flight suits.]]></media:title>
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  533.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Pebble' beaches around young stars join together to form planets ]]></title>
  534.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>A key method of forming planets finally has observational evidence, thanks to a network of radio telescopes in the U.K. that have resolved the existence of a huge abundance of centimeter-sized pebbles that will stick together and grow into planets around two young stars.</p><p>"This is potentially enough to build planetary systems larger than our own <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html">solar system</a>," said Katie Hesterly of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/square-kilometre-array-observatory-skao">Square Kilometer Array</a> (SKA) Observatory, the headquarters of which is based at Jodrell Bank radio observatory in the U.K., in a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/birth-solar-system-revealed-planet-pebbles" target="_blank">statement</a>.</p><p>The Taurus Molecular Cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to us, some 430 <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/light-year.html">light-years</a> away. Around many of the baby <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/57-stars-formation-classification-and-constellations.html">stars</a>, which are bursting out of the molecular cloud as their ultraviolet radiation cuts through the gas, are protoplanetary disks. These are disks of gas and dust from which planets condense.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_wpsOxdFj_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="wpsOxdFj">            <div id="botr_wpsOxdFj_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Exactly how planets form is still an area of ongoing research. One popular model that can help explain the existence of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30372-gas-giants.html">gas giants</a> is that of pebble accretion. This posits that dust in the disk congeals and condenses into centimeter-sized pebbles that then rapidly accumulate, accreting to form large rocky super-Earth-sized bodies that are massive enough to wield sufficient gravity to pull in lots of gas from the disk.</p><p>However, there have been problems with this model. Some simulations struggle to get the pebbles to accrete to one another rather than smashing apart when they collide. It's also not clear what role they play in the formation of smaller planets. And until now, while millimeter-scale dust particles have been <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/planets-form-faster-than-thought-alma-protoplanetary-disk-photos">detected in protoplanetary discs</a> at submillimeter wavelengths by <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25534-alma.html">ALMA</a>, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, centimeter-scale pebbles had not.</p><p>Enter e-MERLIN, a radio interferometer connecting seven radio telescopes in the U.K. with a super-fast optical-fiber network centered on the Jodrell Bank observatory in Cheshire. Cold, centimeter-scale pebbles in protoplanetary disks radiate at radio wavelengths of about 4 centimeters (1.6 inches), which e-MERLIN is able to resolve.</p><p>Targeting two stars in the Taurus Molecular Cloud — DG Tau and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/27673-best-alien-planet-birth-view-ever.html">HL Tau</a> — e-MERLIN detected centimeter-sized pebbles throughout their protoplanetary disks.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:77.30%;"><img id="pVy7RkBdfSGVP5BZ2fRkxf" name="DG Tau disc" alt="A heat map showing various shapes of purple, yellow and black on a grid." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pVy7RkBdfSGVP5BZ2fRkxf.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1000" height="773" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Radio-wavelength image taken with e-MERLIN of the pebble-filled protoplanetary disc around the young star DG Tau.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Hesterly, Drabek-Maunder, Greaves, Richards, et al.)</span></figcaption></figure><p>"These observations show that disks [such as] DG Tau and HL Tau already contain reservoirs of planet-forming pebbles out to at least <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41-neptune-the-other-blue-planet-in-our-solar-system.html">Neptune</a>-like orbits," said Hesterly.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1400px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:80.50%;"><img id="76pAidQhVf9PgMCaHrFSq4" name="HL Tau disc-ALMA" alt="A heat map of various reds and blues over a grid" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/76pAidQhVf9PgMCaHrFSq4.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1400" height="1127" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A composite image of the protoplanetary disk around the protostar HL Tau, with the ALMA image of dust rings in the disk underneath, and the e-MERLIN data showing the presence of centimeter-sized pebbles overlaid on top of it.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Greaves, Hesterly, Richards, and et al./ALMA partnership et al.)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The findings were made as part of PEBBLeS, the Planet Earth Building Blocks – a Legacy eMERLIN Survey led by Jane Greaves of the University of Cardiff.</p><p>"Through these observations, we're now able to investigate where solid material gathers in these disks, providing insight into one of the</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.43%;"><img id="erYLNvqXxzamHehkA9PxmM" name="e-MERLIN" alt="An infographic showing various telescopes in the UK as part of the e-Merlin project" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/erYLNvqXxzamHehkA9PxmM.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="920" height="924" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An infographic of the telescopes involved in the e-MERLIN project. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: University of Cardiff)</span></figcaption></figure><p>earliest stages of planet formation," said Greaves.</p><p>Spotting these pebbles isn't easy. Not only do you need a radio observatory that can observe at wavelengths down to just 4 cm, as e-MERLIN can, but once the pebbles form then according to theory they should rapidly start to stick together and build planetary cores.</p><p>"As the grains clump together to make planets, the surface area of a given mass gets smaller and harder to see," said Jodrell Bank's Anita Richards.</p><p>Although Hesterly said that e-MERLIN "is showing what's possible," once operational the SKA will be able to resolve what's happening in these protoplanetary disks in much greater detail.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/planet-growth-rapid-secret-recipe">Have astronomers found the 'secret recipe' for rapid planet growth?</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-planets-forming-in-spaces-most-punishing-environments">James Webb Space Telescope discovers planets forming in space's most punishing environments</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/planet-formation-organics-alma-research-protoplanetary-disks">Scientists chip away at secrets of planet formation, origin of life in bevy of new research</a></p></div></div><p>"The SKA telescope will take it further," said Hesterley. "When science verification with the SKA-Mid telescope begins in 2031, we'll be ready to study hundreds of planetary systems to help understand how planets are formed."</p><p>Hesterley presented the results at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting, which is running from July 7 to July 11.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  542.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZZoubs6zUqVckTP2t5Nkoj-1280-80.jpg">
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  550.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Experts ask where the center of the universe is ]]></title>
  551.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p><em>This article was originally published at </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="http://theconversation.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Conversation.</em></a><em> The publication contributed the article to Space.com's </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/tag/expert-voices"><em>Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights</em></a><em>. </em></p><p>About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html" target="_blank">Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity</a>.</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/blueshift/index.php/2015/11/25/100-years-of-general-relativity/" target="_blank">Published in 1915</a>, and already widely accepted worldwide by physicists and mathematicians, the theory assumed <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/52-the-expanding-universe-from-the-big-bang-to-today.html">the universe</a> was static – unchanging, unmoving and immutable. In short, Einstein believed the size and shape of the universe today was, more or less, the same size and shape it had always been.</p><p>But when astronomers looked into the night sky at faraway galaxies with powerful telescopes, they saw hints the universe was anything but that. These new observations suggested the opposite – that it was, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/universe/universe.asp" target="_blank">instead, expanding</a>.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2048px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:72.12%;"><img id="Ejossrk4s7hVf24tzY5Mqh" name="2048px-Milky_Way_IR_Spitzer" alt="Clouds of red and purple sit on a dark background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ejossrk4s7hVf24tzY5Mqh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2048" height="1477" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Clouds of dust and gas mix among the stars of our universe.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Stolovy (Spitzer Science Center/Caltech))</span></figcaption></figure><p>Scientists soon realized <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html">Einstein's theory</a> didn't actually say the universe had to be static; the theory could support an expanding universe as well. Indeed, by using the same mathematical tools provided by Einstein's theory, scientists created new models that showed the universe was, in fact, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp29hu.html" target="_blank">dynamic and evolving</a>.</p><p>I've spent decades trying to understand general relativity, including in my current job <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GEn0OTgAAAAJ&hl=en" target="_blank">as a physics professor</a> teaching courses <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://web.uri.edu/physics/meet/robert-coyne/" target="_blank">on the subject</a>. I know wrapping your head around the idea of an ever-expanding universe can feel daunting – and part of the challenge is overriding your natural intuition about how things work. For instance, it's hard to imagine something as big as the universe not having a center at all, but physics says that's the reality.</p><h2 id="the-space-between-galaxies-2">The space between galaxies</h2><p>First, let's define what's meant by "expansion." On Earth, "expanding" means something is getting bigger. And in regard to the universe, that's true, sort of. Expansion might also mean "everything is getting farther from us," which is also true with regard to the universe. Point a telescope at distant galaxies and they all do appear <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/science-highlights/discovering-a-runaway-universe/" target="_blank">to be moving away from us</a>.</p><p>What's more, the farther away they are, the faster they appear to be moving. Those galaxies also seem to be moving away from each other. So it's more accurate to say that everything in the universe is getting <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/dark-energy/#:%7E" target="_blank">farther away from everything else</a>, all at once.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1250px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="kxm2tE2E25CeEZg8F7P9eL" name="Rubin_Expanding_Universe_Investigation_Assets_(rubin-p10)" alt="A blue cylinder with a flared end on a black background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kxm2tE2E25CeEZg8F7P9eL.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1250" height="1250" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An illustration that shows the timeline of our universe, from the Big Bang to today.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>This idea is subtle but critical. It's easy to think about the creation of the universe like exploding fireworks: Start with <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://physics.mit.edu/news/it-all-started-with-a-big-bang-the-quest-to-unravel-the-mystery-behind-the-birth-of-the-universe/" target="_blank">a big bang</a>, and then all the galaxies in the universe fly out in all directions from some central point.</p><p>But that analogy isn't correct. Not only does it falsely imply that the expansion of the universe started from a single spot, which it didn't, but it also suggests that the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15680-galaxies.html">galaxies</a> are the things that are moving, which isn't entirely accurate.</p><p>It’s not so much the galaxies that are moving away from each other – it's the space between galaxies, the fabric of the universe itself, that’s <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.livescience.com/65978-what-happens-in-intergalactic-space.html" target="_blank">ever-expanding as time goes on</a>. In other words, it's not really the galaxies themselves that are moving through the universe; it's more that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/52-the-expanding-universe-from-the-big-bang-to-today.html">the universe itself</a> is carrying them farther away as it expands.</p><p>A common analogy is to imagine sticking some dots on the surface of a balloon. As you blow air into the balloon, it expands. Because the dots are stuck on the surface of the balloon, they get farther apart. Though they may appear to move, the dots actually stay exactly where you put them, and the distance between them gets bigger simply by virtue of the balloon’s expansion.</p><p>Now think of the dots as galaxies and the balloon as the fabric of the universe, and you begin to get the picture.</p><p>Unfortunately, while this analogy is a good start, it doesn’t get the details quite right either.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:800px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.50%;"><img id="Jgg4X2CSLExjwpymvyjr9j" name="Expansión_del_universo" alt="A glowing ball shooting sparks on a dark background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jgg4X2CSLExjwpymvyjr9j.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="800" height="532" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An artist's representation of what the early expansion of the universe looked like. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Johanwikipedia1028 via Wikimedia Commons)</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="the-4th-dimension-2">The 4th dimension</h2><p>Important to any analogy is an understanding of its limitations. Some flaws are obvious: A balloon is small enough to fit in your hand – not so the universe. Another flaw is more subtle. The balloon has two parts: its latex surface and its air-filled interior.</p><p>These two parts of the balloon are described differently in the language of mathematics. The balloon's surface is two-dimensional. If you were walking around on it, you could move forward, backward, left, or right, but you couldn’t move up or down without leaving the surface.</p><p>Now it might sound like we're naming four directions here – forward, backward, left and right – but those are just movements along two basic paths: side to side and front to back. That’s what makes the surface two-dimensional – length and width.</p><p>The inside of the balloon, on the other hand, is three-dimensional, so you’d be able to move freely in any direction, including up or down – length, width and height.</p><p>This is where the confusion lies. The thing we think of as the "center" of the balloon is a point somewhere in its interior, in the air-filled space beneath the surface.</p><p>But in this analogy, the universe is more like the latex surface of the balloon. The balloon’s air-filled interior has no counterpart in our universe, so we can’t use that part of the analogy – only the surface matters.</p><p>So asking, "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/where-is-the-center-of-the-universe">Where's the center of the universe?</a>" is somewhat like asking, "Where's the center of the balloon's surface?” There simply isn’t one. You could travel along the surface of the balloon in any direction, for as long as you like, and you'd never once reach a place you could call its center because you’d never actually leave the surface.</p><p>In the same way, you could travel in any direction in the universe and would never find its center because, much like the surface of the balloon, it <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/ask-astro-where-is-the-center-of-the-universe/" target="_blank">simply doesn’t have one</a>.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2048px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:93.26%;"><img id="9c2go7wDRActbkiQZJE7GT" name="2048px-ALMA’s_Hole_in_the_Universe" alt="A swirl of blue clouds with dots of yellow sits on a dark background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9c2go7wDRActbkiQZJE7GT.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2048" height="1910" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The "hole in the universe" captured by Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows a dark spot that one of the most massive known galaxy clusters, RX J1347.5–1145. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/T. Kitayama (Toho University, Japan)/ESA/Hubble & NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Part of the reason this can be so challenging to comprehend is because of the way the universe is described in the language of mathematics. The surface of the balloon has two dimensions, and the balloon’s interior has three, but the universe exists in four dimensions. Because it’s not just about how things move in space, but how they move in time.</p><p>Our brains are wired to think about space and time separately. But in the universe, they’re interwoven into a single fabric, called “<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://phys.org/news/2023-11-four-dimensional-universe.html" target="_blank">space-time</a>.” That unification changes the way the universe works relative to what our intuition expects.</p><p>And this explanation doesn’t even begin to answer the question of how something <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-universe-expanding-into-if-its-already-infinite-239702" target="_blank">can be expanding indefinitely</a> – scientists are still trying to puzzle out what powers this expansion.</p><p>So in asking about the center of the universe, we’re confronting the limits of our intuition. The answer we find – everything, expanding everywhere, all at once – is a glimpse of just how strange and beautiful our universe is.</p><p><em>This article is republished from </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="http://theconversation.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Conversation</em></a><em> under a Creative Commons license. Read the </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://theconversation.com/where-is-the-center-of-the-universe-252695" target="_blank"><em>original article</em></a><em>.</em></p><iframe allow="" height="1" width="1" id="" style="" data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/243022/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced"></iframe> ]]></dc:content>
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  567.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Feast your eyes on the shortlisted pics for the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards (photos) ]]></title>
  568.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards shortlist has been released, showcasing a spectacular array of astrophotography images ranging from solar prominences and auroras to distant galaxies and beguiling nebulas.</p><p>For the past 17 years, the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/royal-observatory-greenwich-the-birthplace-of-modern-astronomy-turns-350">Royal Observatory Greenwich</a> — supported by astronomy camera maker <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/zwo-asi533mc-pro-camera-review">ZWO</a> — has called on the global photography community to compete in an open competition celebrating the majesty and variety of our night sky.</p><p>The 2025 competition saw photographers from 69 countries submit over 5,500 entries to compete in a plethora of diverse categories to gain recognition and, naturally, prize money. The overall winner of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the year will bag a £10,000 (about $13,560 U.S.) grand prize, while the photographers who come out on top in each individual category receive £1,500 (about $2,030 U.S.) for their valiant efforts.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="sT3QY0MQ">            <div id="botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>"At ZWO, we believe that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astrophotography-for-beginners-guide">astrophotography</a> is not only a way to record the cosmos, but also a way to inspire curiosity, foster education and build communities that transcend borders," said ZWO founder Sam Wen in a press release revealing the shortlisted images.<strong> </strong>"Everyone deserves a chance to connect with the universe — and through our support, we hope to bring that experience to more people."</p><p>The winners of each category will be announced in an awards ceremony in September later this year, with the victorious entries — and select runners-up — later being exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in London.</p><p>Read on to see the spectacular images shortlisted for the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the year awards!</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-auroras"><span>Auroras</span></h3><p>This image of a swirling green <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html">aurora</a> was captured from a remote location on the Senja Peninsula in northern Norway by Filip Brebenda on Sept 12, 2024. Silvery birch trees dominate the foreground, while a rocky outcrop frames the aurora dancing through the sky above, which is reflected in a placid pool of water between the trunks.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:8000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.66%;"><img id="squ6VCtoixjpr8aHJNJzVc" name="Kongen © Filip Hrebenda" alt="Northern lights of green and yellow dance across a dark night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/squ6VCtoixjpr8aHJNJzVc.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="8000" height="5333" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A photo of the northern lights in Norway </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kongen © Filip Hrebenda)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Photographer Daniel Zafra was able to capture a rare occurrence of a magenta and green aurora reflecting off the waters of California's Mono Lake in October 2024, alongside protruding rocky formations.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:12000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.67%;"><img id="EMghebjXXTd7ZBTZUQg5e8" name="Aurora Over Mono Lake A Rare Dance of Light © Daniel Zafra" alt="Vibrant ribbons of magenta and green light up the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EMghebjXXTd7ZBTZUQg5e8.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="12000" height="8000" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Aurora Over Mono Lake: A Rare Dance of Light </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Aurora Over Mono Lake: A Rare Dance of Light © Daniel Zafra)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Vincent Beudez imaged a breathtaking auroral display reminiscent of an arctic flower unfolding in the skies over Tromsø in northern Norway on April 4, 2024, framed by the snowy peaks of nearby mountains. He used a Sony Alpha 7S III camera to get the shot.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2832px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:149.72%;"><img id="d3zJnCQAMzsgT6AHcJSRye" name="The Arctic Flower © Vincent Beudez" alt="A firework looking aurora borealis shimmers purple and green in the night sky over the snowy mountains" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d3zJnCQAMzsgT6AHcJSRye.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="2832" height="4240" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Arctic Flower </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: The Arctic Flower © Vincent Beudez)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-galaxies"><span>Galaxies</span></h3><p>An image of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25585-triangulum-galaxy.html">Triangulum Galaxy</a> (M33), as captured by astrophotographers Bence Tóth, Péter Feltóti, Bertalan Kecskés from Hungary over the course of several sessions over November-December 2024. The galaxy can be seen undergoing a burst of star formation thanks to the tidal influence of a galactic neighbor, with the glowing red form of an emission nebula visible throughout, giving the impression of a cosmic firework display.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:6945px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:59.88%;"><img id="7NkEYKRCb8kYbSqw3Nz7k8" name="Fireworks © Bence Tóth, Péter Feltóti, Bertalan Kecskés" alt="A stunning image of the M33 galaxy looks like a spiral swirl of fireworks of gold and pink in space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7NkEYKRCb8kYbSqw3Nz7k8.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="6945" height="4159" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The M33 galaxy in space </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Fireworks © Bence Tóth, Péter Feltóti, Bertalan Kecskés )</span></figcaption></figure><p>The <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15590-andromeda-galaxy-m31.html">Andromeda Galaxy</a> (M31) can be seen shining with the light of countless <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/57-stars-formation-classification-and-constellations.html">stars</a> and nebulas in this image taken from the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, China in late 2024. It took around 216 hours to capture the ancient light used in the creation of the image, which shows the bright central bulge and spiral arms of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html">Milky Way</a>'s closest galactic neighbor in phenomenal detail.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3840px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:69.64%;"><img id="LzDXX5FFda8ahZPotucE7M" name="Eight Panel Mosaic of M31 Stars, Nebulae and Central Bulge © Chuhong Yu, Jingyao Hong, Xi Zhu, Yaguang Wan" alt="a pink-and-white spiral on a starry background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LzDXX5FFda8ahZPotucE7M.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3840" height="2674" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Eight-Panel Mosaic of M31: Stars, Nebulas and Central Bulge. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Eight-Panel Mosaic of M31: Stars, Nebulae and Central Bulge © Chuhong Yu, Jingyao Hong, Xi Zhu, Yaguang Wan)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The barred <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22382-spiral-galaxy.html">spiral galaxy</a> NGC 2997 — also known as the Antlia Cabbage Galaxy — is pictured surrounded by glowing red cosmic clouds in this shot by Xinran Li taken from Río Hurtado, Chile in January and February earlier this year. The galaxy exists at a distance of 35 million <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/light-year.html">light-years</a> from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a> in the constellation Antlia and took around 10 hours of observing time to capture using a range of filters.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:98.94%;"><img id="Gu8saQrZ642VzEbRwAho2i" name="NGC 2997 The Antlia Cabbage Galaxy © Xinran Li" alt="A spiral galaxy is seen behind red clouds of dust in space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gu8saQrZ642VzEbRwAho2i.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5200" height="5145" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">NGC 2997: The Antlia Cabbage Galaxy </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NGC 2997: The Antlia Cabbage Galaxy © Xinran Li)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-our-moon"><span>Our Moon</span></h3><p>A distorted moon can be seen rising over the French château of Villebois-Lavalette in this shot by Flavien Beauvais. The shot was taken during the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html">full moon</a> phase in November 2024 using a Canon EOD R7 camera in conjunction with a Sigma 150-600 mm lens.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:6572px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:55.63%;"><img id="KJGbRux9B45eaxvtSUM848" name="Moonrise Over Villebois-Lavalette © Flavien Beauvais" alt="A full red moon hangs low in the night skies over Bordeaux" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KJGbRux9B45eaxvtSUM848.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="6572" height="3656" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Moonrise Over Villebois-Lavalette </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Moonrise Over Villebois-Lavalette © Flavien Beauvais )</span></figcaption></figure><p>This composite image captured by Chayaphon Phanitloet from the Nakhon Ratchasima region of Thailand depicts a period in October 2024 when the moon slid in front of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/48-saturn-the-solar-systems-major-ring-bearer.html">Saturn</a> — visible to the left of the image — blocking its light.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4346px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:92.64%;"><img id="PjRuXEASBhD7jDE9o4gJWL" name="Lunar Occultation of Saturn © Chayaphon Phanitloet" alt="A close up of the full moon in the darkness of space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PjRuXEASBhD7jDE9o4gJWL.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4346" height="4026" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Lunar Occultation of Saturn </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Lunar Occultation of Saturn © Chayaphon Phanitloet )</span></figcaption></figure><p>Photographer Karthik Easvur created this portrait of a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/38940-supermoon-facts.html">supermoon</a> looming large in the sky over Delhi, India, in November 2024, by stitching together 24 separate images into a seamless mosaic. The so-called "Beaver Moon" was captured using a 6-inch aperture telescope in conjunction with a ZWO camera along with several more helpful peripherals and filters.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4134px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:104.31%;"><img id="vJrP3fPQ4pU9pK7Lk9Uhhj" name="The Last Mineral Supermoon of 2024 © Karthik Easvur" alt="A closeup of our moon with blue spots and bright light reflecting across it" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vJrP3fPQ4pU9pK7Lk9Uhhj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4134" height="4312" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Last Mineral Supermoon of 2024 </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: The Last Mineral Supermoon of 2024 © Karthik Easvur)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-our-sun"><span>Our Sun</span></h3><p>Zhang Yanguang was able to capture this perfectly timed composite shot of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html">International Space Station</a> (ISS) sweeping across the face of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a> from the Fujian region of China on Jan. 24 ofthis year. The photographer deftly maintained the crisp profile of the space station when combining the images during post-processing, while revealing phenomenal detail on the surface of our parent star.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:79.95%;"><img id="9c7wexhUHd3g4euruickBC" name="Encounter Within One Second © Zhang Yanguang" alt="A close up of our Sun with a composite of the International Space Station seen moving diagonally across it" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9c7wexhUHd3g4euruickBC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4000" height="3198" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text"><strong> </strong>Encounter Within One Second </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Encounter Within One Second © Zhang Yanguang)</span></figcaption></figure><p>This image of a 311,000-mile-long (500,000 kilometers) solar prominence erupting from the sun was captured on Nov. 7, 2024 from Guangdong province in China by astrophotographer PengFei Chou. The image is constructed from 20 stacked data sets captured over the course of the hour-long eruption.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4300px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:110.28%;"><img id="tjrFV2RDrp9ssCN2BPykaN" name="500,000-km Solar Prominence Eruption © PengFei Chou" alt="A close up of the Sun as a glowing 3D sphere with jets of hot gas spewing out the sides" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tjrFV2RDrp9ssCN2BPykaN.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4300" height="4742" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">500,000-km Solar Prominence Eruption </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: 500,000-km Solar Prominence Eruption © PengFei Chou)</span></figcaption></figure><p>An artistic view of the sun captured by photographer Damien Cannane, depicting the different phases of a solar eclipse. The arcs in between the eclipsed suns represent a phenomenon known as "Baily's Beads," which arise as sunlight shines through valleys on the lunar surface in the moments before and after totality.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:9391px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:33.33%;"><img id="Vyk3Nr4aNw58zpwniRReYa" name="Progression of Baily's Beads © Damien Cannane" alt="A composite photo of two solar eclipses showing bright lights on opposite sides against a dark background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vyk3Nr4aNw58zpwniRReYa.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="9391" height="3130" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Progression of Baily's Beads on the Sun </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Progression of Baily's Beads © Damien Cannane)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-people-space"><span>People & Space</span></h3><p>Tianyao Yang took this picture of the July 2024 full moon behind skyscrapers in the Lujiazui district of Shanghai. The shot was the culmination of five years of planning and was taken from a distance of 16.5 miles (26.5 km) using a long lens, allowing the photographer to give the moon an outsized appearance compared to the foreground buildings.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3690px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:133.33%;"><img id="ZJzxus848Zd65BYsAhpkf" name="Blood Moon Rising Behind the City Skyscrapers © Tianyao Yang" alt="A large bright red moon sits behind a cityscape with tall skyscrapers during the evening" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJzxus848Zd65BYsAhpkf.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3690" height="4920" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Blood Moon Rising Behind the City Skyscrapers </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Blood Moon Rising Behind the City Skyscrapers © Tianyao Yang)</span></figcaption></figure><p>This picture, taken from Songyang County, China by photographer Yujie Zhang in August 2024, shows the bright ribbon of the Milky Way tumbling toward a collection of geometric buildings reflected in a foreground body of water.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:6000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:80.87%;"><img id="RoPk7U5gaA69dxsfXLkc6J" name="Gateway to the Galaxy © Yujie Zhang" alt="A photo of the Milky Way galaxy behind a man made sculpture on still water" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RoPk7U5gaA69dxsfXLkc6J.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="6000" height="4852" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Gateway to the Galaxy </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Gateway to the Galaxy © Yujie Zhang)</span></figcaption></figure><p>This placid scene taken with a Canon R6 Mark II camera by photographer Paul Joels captures the Milky Way in the sky over a boathouse in Lulworth Cove in the U.K. A multitude of stars can be seen shining down on the seaside vista, twinkling above a lone boat resting on the roadside.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5906px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.42%;"><img id="aFtNieyG7DzbTzM4vdQ4hT" name="Galactic Catch Salt and Vinegar With Your Cosmos © Paul Joels" alt="A photo of the Milky Way galaxy in the night sky sits behind scenes from a fishing village" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aFtNieyG7DzbTzM4vdQ4hT.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5906" height="3923" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Galactic Catch: Salt and Vinegar With Your Cosmos? </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Galactic Catch: Salt and Vinegar With Your Cosmos? © Paul Joels)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is seen streaking through the sky above Honolulu, Hawaii, as captured from the Pu'u O Kaimukī Park by photographer Ran Shen on Oct. 12, 2024.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4633px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:150.01%;"><img id="aL8UYRxneHBGVS5P6Hg4Pk" name="Comet Over Waikiki © Ran Shen" alt="A large comet streaks over the bright city of Waikiki with large golden skyscrapers" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aL8UYRxneHBGVS5P6Hg4Pk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4633" height="6950" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Comet Over Waikiki </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Comet Over Waikiki © Ran Shen)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Chester Hall-Fernandez captured this view of the Milky Way setting parallel to the horizon over the Mount John Observatory in New Zealand on July 21, 2024. The MOA-II telescope — the largest telescope on New Zealand's South Island — can be seen to the right of the image, observing the countless stars populating the southern hemisphere night sky.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:6979px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:48.89%;"><img id="4c5cJhCS9gYsqX2qZDz6s9" name="Looking Beyond © Chester Hall-Fernandez" alt="The Milky Way is seen in the night sky with yellow around the galaxy over a city" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4c5cJhCS9gYsqX2qZDz6s9.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="6979" height="3412" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Looking Beyond </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Looking Beyond © Chester Hall-Fernandez)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-planets-comets-asteroids"><span>Planets, Comets & Asteroids</span></h3><p>An image of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captured from Namibia in southern Africa by photographers Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger in September last year, featuring dust (grey) and ion (blue) tails. The "kinks" in the more tenuous ion trail are created as the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22215-solar-wind.html">solar wind</a> pouring from our parent star impacts the particle trail shed by the wandering comet.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3189px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:148.70%;"><img id="EsKCUTKZfZCEeGDq87JPcP" name="Close-up of a Comet © Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger" alt="A large comet streaks across the darkness of space, with a corresponding blue smoky plume next to it" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EsKCUTKZfZCEeGDq87JPcP.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3189" height="4742" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Close-up of a Comet  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Close-up of a Comet © Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger )</span></figcaption></figure><p>This family portrait of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html">solar system</a> planets — excluding Earth for obvious reasons — was captured with the aid of a 20-inch <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/what-are-dobsonian-telescopes">Dobsonian telescope</a> in Bavaria, Germany, between September 2023 and December 2024 by astrophotographer Sophie Paulin. The planets — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/36-mercury-the-suns-closest-planetary-neighbor.html">Mercury</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html">Venus</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html">Mars</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html">Jupiter</a>, Saturn, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/45-uranus-seventh-planet-in-earths-solar-system-was-first-discovered-planet.html">Uranus</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41-neptune-the-other-blue-planet-in-our-solar-system.html">Neptune</a> — can be seen parading in a line from left to right in the composite piece.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5915px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.91%;"><img id="tWmzpysSzcGew2VMN2T9ri" name="Solar System Portrait © Sophie Paulin" alt="A composite image of all the planets in the solar system against a dark background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tWmzpysSzcGew2VMN2T9ri.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5915" height="3958" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Solar System Portrait </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Solar System Portrait © Sophie Paulin)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-skyscapes"><span>Skyscapes</span></h3><p>Benjamin Barakat captured this image of a lone tree standing in front of star trails from the Hidaybu district of Yemen on March 13, 2024 using a Sony Alpha 7 IV camera.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:7677px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:80.01%;"><img id="HD64R3Yq6vfBEMQZom7N8Z" name="Dragon Tree Trails © Benjamin Barakat" alt="A long-exposure image shows a tree in front of a rotating night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HD64R3Yq6vfBEMQZom7N8Z.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="7677" height="6142" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Dragon Tree Trails </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Dragon Tree Trails © Benjamin Baraka)</span></figcaption></figure><p>A full moon is pictured rising over the Dolomite mountains in Italy by photographer Fabian Dalpiaz in November 2024, as the last of the sunlight catches the upper slopes on a cloudless evening.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:6642px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.67%;"><img id="W2ZSvsGHeppgG2koTVZPyk" name="Moonrise Perfection Over the Dolomites © Fabian Dalpiaz" alt="A full moon hangs over the Dolomite peaks" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2ZSvsGHeppgG2koTVZPyk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="6642" height="4428" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Moonrise Perfection Over the Dolomites </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Moonrise Perfection Over the Dolomites © Fabian Dalpiaz)</span></figcaption></figure><p>This composite shot of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html">Milky Way</a> was captured by Yoshiki Abe  from the mouth of a remote cave in the coastal region of Yamaguchi, Japan on Oct. 12, 2024. The foreground image was snapped during a brief window known to photographers as the<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-the-blue-hour/" target="_blank"> "blue hour</a>," which occurs around the time that the sun sets, infusing the environment with a blueish hue. Abe captured his image of the Milky Way later that same night.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:125.00%;"><img id="5tcbLvomHF8mV3AU7BagLJ" name="Cave of Stars © Yoshiki Abe" alt="A night sky photograph from inside a cave looking at the Milky Way galaxy" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5tcbLvomHF8mV3AU7BagLJ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4000" height="5000" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Cave of Stars © Yoshiki Abe)</span></figcaption></figure><p>A 23,000 pixel-wide panorama of the Utah Desert, imaged at night by astrophotographer Jim Hildreth with the Milky Way arcing high overhead amongst a sea of stars.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:50.00%;"><img id="Zt6HqtjPxePYBgDyo4aKfW" name="Into the Past © Jim Hildreth" alt="A composite image of the Milky Way galaxy streaking across the night sky in an arc over the Utah landscape" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zt6HqtjPxePYBgDyo4aKfW.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5000" height="2500" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Into the Past </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Into the Past © Jim Hildreth)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Photographer Andreas Karaolis captured this panorama of the Milky Way's Cygnus region streaking over a verdant hillside in Cyprus in October 2024. Karaolis also made use of the blue hour to capture the foreground image, snapping a series of 30- and 120-second exposures to capture it and the cosmic scene above, before combining them in the post-processing step.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:9921px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:124.99%;"><img id="CitReo6ayUyxAb94fBxNFh" name="Celestial Symphony © Andreas Karaolis" alt="The Milky Way galaxy glows red in the night sky above a forest" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CitReo6ayUyxAb94fBxNFh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="9921" height="12400" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Celestial Symphony </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Celestial Symphony © Andreas Karaolis)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-stars-nebulas"><span>Stars & Nebulas</span></h3><p>This composite view of the Christmas Tree Nebula and Rosetta Nebula was captured from the Deep Sky Chile Observatory in November and December last year. The colorful view is the result of 150 hours of observation, during which the ancient light of the nebulas was collected using a wide range of filters.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3840px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.54%;"><img id="yXbMBtUohpre37ZDMBjnJV" name="A Rainbow Mosaic of the Rosette and the Christmas Tree Nebulae © Shaoyu Zhang" alt="a rainbow-colored cloud of gas on a black background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yXbMBtUohpre37ZDMBjnJV.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3840" height="2171" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text"><strong> </strong>A Rainbow Mosaic of the Rosette and the Christmas Tree Nebulas. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: A Rainbow Mosaic of the Rosette and the Christmas Tree Nebulae © Shaoyu Zhang)</span></figcaption></figure><p>A portrait of the "Running Chicken Nebula" (IC 2944) — an enormous stellar nursery located in the constellation Centaurus — captured by astrophotographer Rod Prazeres from Queensland, Australia over the course of several nights in March and April 2024.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:7826px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:62.02%;"><img id="8vLo2sPxMRyqDav4VAtxbh" name="Radiant Canopy The Lustrous Realms of the Running Chicken Nebula © Rod Prazeres" alt="Clouds of blue and white swirl among darker nebula clouds of red and black in the darkness of space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8vLo2sPxMRyqDav4VAtxbh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="7826" height="4854" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Radiant Canopy: The Lustrous Realms of the Running Chicken Nebula </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Radiant Canopy: The Lustrous Realms of the Running Chicken Nebula © Rod Prazeres)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Shaoyu Zhang took this electric view of the "Spaghetti Nebula" (Simeis 147) from Chile and Sichuan, China between December 2024 and February 2025. Over 148 hours of exposure time were used to obtain a "full-spectrum" image of the vast supernova remnant to reveal structures ordinarily hidden behind a veil of cosmic dust.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3840px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.67%;"><img id="N2yTd4f3cFtYH2zo5MfGnn" name="Electric Threads of the Lightning Spaghetti Nebula © Shaoyu Zhang" alt="red-and-blue-and-purple tendrils of light on a starry black background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N2yTd4f3cFtYH2zo5MfGnn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3840" height="2560" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text"><strong> </strong>Electric Threads of the Lightning Spaghetti Nebula. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Electric Threads of the Lightning Spaghetti Nebula © Shaoyu Zhang)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-the-sir-patrick-moore-prize-for-best-newcomer"><span>The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer</span></h3><p>An image of the Abel 85 <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/6638-supernova.html">supernova</a> remnant captured in the skies above China by Deqian Li. Li used 23.4 hours of light data to create the image, which was captured over the course of a six-day camping trip in Hongyuan county, China with a Takahashi Epsilon-160ED telescope paired with a ZWO astronomy camera.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:8606px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:65.52%;"><img id="AfUZnJkcdPxET4CSmDFbpV" name="Abell 85 Pomegranate in the Universe © Deqian Li" alt="A cloud of blue gas glows amidst red dust in outer space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AfUZnJkcdPxET4CSmDFbpV.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="8606" height="5639" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text"><strong> </strong>Abell 85: Pomegranate in the Universe  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Abell 85: Pomegranate in the Universe © Deqian Li )</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-zwo-young-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year"><span> ZWO Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year</span></h3><p>A 22-megapixel panorama showing the different stages of a total <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15584-solar-eclipses.html">solar eclipse</a> captured during the April 8, 2024 event by photographer Louis Egan from Quebec, Canada. The final piece was created using around 200 individual images.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:15159px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:19.53%;"><img id="MyadXmhq4yZcdxP4JU8kjj" name="Total Solar Eclipse © Louis Egan" alt="A compilation of many solar eclipses leading to totality" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MyadXmhq4yZcdxP4JU8kjj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="15159" height="2961" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Total Solar Eclipse </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Total Solar Eclipse © Louis Egan)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-annie-maunder-open-category"><span>Annie Maunder Open Category</span></h3><p>Peter Ward's "neon sun" effect was created using ultraviolet data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which was remapped to colors visible to the naked eye, and turned "inside out" to surround the sun.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5556px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="X7FEBGQk6LEttsQKR4noh9" name="Neon Sun © Peter Ward" alt="A ring of purple and yellow against a black background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X7FEBGQk6LEttsQKR4noh9.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5556" height="5556" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Neon Sun </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Neon Sun © Peter Ward)</span></figcaption></figure><p><em><strong>Editor's Note: </strong></em><em>If you would like to share your astrophotography with Space.com's readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com. </em></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  584.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from? ]]></title>
  585.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Half a dozen fragments of the moon may briefly orbit Earth at any given time, before moving on to circle the sun, new research suggests — but the minimoons' small size and quick pace make them challenging to spot.</p><p>When objects collide with the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html">moon</a>, they send up a shower of material, some of which manages to escape into space. Although there may be an occasional large chunk, most are fast-moving and smaller than 6.5 feet (2 meters) in diameter. The bulk of the lunar material falls into orbit around the more gravitationally attractive <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">sun</a>. But some of the debris may occasionally be pulled into an orbit around Earth before returning to circle the sun, researchers explained in a study published in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103525001344" target="_blank">Icarus</a>.</p><p>It's "kind of like a square dance, where partners change regularly and sometimes leave the dance floor for a while," <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://people.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/bio/robert-jedicke/" target="_blank">Robert Jedicke</a>, a researcher at the University of Hawaii and lead author of the study, told Space.com by email.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_2Bhm29Pf_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="2Bhm29Pf">            <div id="botr_2Bhm29Pf_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><h2 id="a-piece-of-the-moon-2">A piece of the moon</h2><p>Although the International Astronomical Union doesn't have an official definition, previous research suggested that a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/minimoon-2020-cd3-discovery-around-earth-explained.html">minimoon</a> could be an object that is at least temporarily bound to Earth, makes at least one revolution of the planet, and is closer than about four times the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18145-how-far-is-the-moon.html">Earth-moon distance</a> at some point in its orbit.</p><p>Minimoons can come from anywhere in the solar system, but <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41502-earth-has-minimoons-asteroid-science.html">a 2018 study</a> suggested most come from the region of the asteroid belt, between the orbits of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html">Mars</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html">Jupiter</a>. The recent appearance of minimoons from the moon, however, is calling that finding into question.</p><p>In 2016, the Pan-STARRS1 asteroid survey telescope in Hawaii spotted a 131- to 328-foot-wide (40 to 100 meters) <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/near-earth-asteroids-approaching-encounters-tracking">near-Earth object</a> identified as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/near-earth-space-rock-made-of-moon-material">Kamo'oalewa</a>, or "469219 Kamo'oalewa," orbiting the sun in sync with Earth. Later studies revealed that Kamo'oalewa was a slice of the moon excavated between 1 million and 10 million years ago in the crash that formed the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/quasi-moon-kamooalewa-giant-lunar-impact">Giordano Bruno crater</a>.</p><p>Earlier this year, astronomers announced that a second temporary terrestrial satellite appeared to have <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/a-whole-population-of-minimoons-may-be-lurking-near-earth-researchers-say">a lunar origin</a>. Discovered last year, the object — called <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/earth-mini-moon-asteroid-2024-pt5">2024 PT5</a> — looks more like the moon than an <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html">asteroid</a>.</p><p>Together, these two objects suggest that the moon could be birthing its own tiny moons. So Jedicke and his colleagues decided to calculate just how many lunar minimoons might exist. Relying on simulations of how particles <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/meteorite-impacts-moon-february-2023-video">blown from the moon</a> might behave, they found that many of the particles blasted into space could be captured at least temporarily by Earth, and about a fifth of them were likely to become minimoons.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1600px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="22njT39vUgSzB5qKWYJpN4" name="Earth_with_two_moons" alt="An illustration of Earth with two moons in space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/22njT39vUgSzB5qKWYJpN4.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1600" height="900" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An illustration of Earth with two moons, one being a mini moon. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Grebenkov via Wikimedia Commons)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The new findings nominally predict that 6.5 lunar-born satellites may be circling <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a> at a time. The individual objects are changeable; if they could be counted today, and then again in a year, some would be new objects. A typical minimoon dances around Earth for an average of about nine months, Jedicke said, and these minimoons are constantly replenished from the material traveling in an Earth-like orbit.</p><p>But when it comes to nailing down the predicted number of minimoons, Jedicke cautioned that the uncertainty is "ginormous — many orders of magnitude." That's due to many unknowns, including the size of a crater formed by an impact and the size and speed distribution of the ejected material.</p><p>"If there were that many [temporarily bound objects], the telescopic surveys would probably detect more of them," Jedicke said. "So the nominal prediction is almost certainly wrong. That's science."</p><p>Because science builds on new information, identifications of more lunar minimoons and a better understanding of their size distribution will help to refine that prediction and provide new insight into the crater formation process.</p><h2 id="small-objects-big-challenges-2">Small objects, big challenges</h2><p>Due to their size, the tiny, temporary moons are challenging to spot. The problem relates to both their size and their speed. With most of the fragments ranging from 3 to 7 feet (1 to 2 m) in diameter, even the most seasoned instruments can struggle to detect them. Jedicke compares them to a car or an SUV.</p><p>"Detecting objects in that size range means they have to be close so they are bright, but if they are close, it means they also appear to be moving quickly across the sky," Jedicke said. "It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away."</p><p>In massive sky surveys, computers usually work to pull out motion. When minimoons are close enough to be seen, their rapid motion may leave trails, rather than spots, on images of the sky. "Trails are more difficult for computer algorithms to identify," Jedicke said.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/moon-formation-companions-earth-orbit">Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/goodnight-second-moon-asteroid-2024PT5">Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">—<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/nasa-raises-the-odds-that-an-asteroid-could-hit-the-moon-in-2032">NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032</a></p></div></div><p>But all is not lost. The new research suggests that 2020 CD3 was visible to the Catalina Sky Survey on only two of the roughly 1,000 nights the object was in range. The successful detection bodes well for future observations. Once the objects have been identified, tracking becomes easier because astronomers know where and when to look for the minimoons.</p><p>These brief visitors could also have <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/25321-minimoons-asteroids-human-spaceflight.html">intriguing commercial applications</a>, since they would require the least amount of fuel to visit, Jedicke said. Instead of flying to the asteroid belt to extract water, minerals and other commercially desirable elements, companies could find ways to snag the transients as they briefly orbit Earth.</p><p>From a scientific perspective, minimoons and their kin "may help reveal how the solar system formed and continues to evolve," Jedicke said. Understanding how lunar debris was flung off of the moon during an impact can help researchers better understand and estimate damage due to asteroid impacts on Earth.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  593.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mLMqtgV2g4kVJNbEaS4m56-1280-80.jpg">
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  601.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (video) ]]></title>
  602.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_SmyU7W3w_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="SmyU7W3w">            <div id="botr_SmyU7W3w_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13).</p><p>A <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html">Falcon 9</a> rocket lifted off from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/33926-cape-canaveral.html">Cape Canaveral Space Force Station</a> Sunday at 1:04 a.m. EDT (0504 GMT), on a mission <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html">SpaceX</a> called Commercial GTO-1.</p><p>The company didn't identify the payload, though it's believed to be an Israeli communications satellite called Dror-1 .</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="hpSutPBVBw3t3FvyyveNLh" name="spacex-falcon-9-commercial-gto-1-launch" alt="a white and black rocket launches into the dark of night, its bright white thrust lighting up its launch pad and surrounding area." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hpSutPBVBw3t3FvyyveNLh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13). </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: SpaceX)</span></figcaption></figure><p>"Dror-1 is a geostationary communication satellite built and developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)," <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7897" target="_blank">NextSpaceflight.com wrote</a>.</p><p>"It is intended to meet the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/24839-satellites.html">satellite</a> communication needs of Israel for the next 15 years," the outlet added. "Dror-1 is comprised primarily of local Israeli technologies developed at IAI, including an advanced digital communication payload and 'smartphone in space' capabilities, to provide communication agility throughout the satellite’s lifetime in space."</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/29222-geosynchronous-orbit.html">Geostationary orbit</a> lies 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth. At this altitude, orbital speed matches our planet's rotational speed, so spacecraft in this path "hover" over the same patch of Earth continuously.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="qoWPFZTUbYgiU4kLQZsuTo" name="spacex-falcon-9-commercial-gto-1-landing" alt="a downward facing camera mounted to the side of a rocket's first stage captures the view as it nears a propulsive landing on four deployed landing legs on an ocean-based droneship." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qoWPFZTUbYgiU4kLQZsuTo.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A camera mounted on the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket captures the view as it approaches a landing on the droneship "Just Read the Instructions" in the Atlantic Ocean on July 13, 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: SpaceX)</span></figcaption></figure><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Booster 1083 missions</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text"><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/news/live/spacex-crew-dragon-mission-updates"><strong>Crew-8</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-first-private-spacewalk"><strong>Polaris Dawn</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacexs-31st-dragon-cargo-capsule-departs-iss-to-head-home-to-earth"><strong>CRS-31</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-astranis-microgeo-satellites-launch-after-abort"><strong>Astranis: From One to Many</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/athena-moon-lander-beams-home-gorgeous-views-of-earth-from-space"><strong>IM-2</strong></a><strong> |</strong> <strong>7 Starlink missions</strong></p></div></div><p>The Falcon 9's first stage, designated B1083, came back to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a> as planned on Sunday. It touched down about 8.5 minutes after liftoff on the SpaceX drone ship "Just Read the Instructions," which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.</p><p>It was the 13th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=commercial-gto-1" target="_blank">SpaceX mission description</a>. That description did not give an estimated time for the deployment of the Commercial GTO-1 satellite.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  611.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hpSutPBVBw3t3FvyyveNLh-1280-80.jpg">
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  619.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mycopunk' is what happens when 'Borderlands' gets a nasty fungal infection (Interview) ]]></title>
  620.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cR6nCcCi01g" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p>If you're a fan of co-op sci-fi action games, your sights are almost assuredly set on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games-toys/borderlands-4-release-date-trailers-and-everything-we-know">Borderlands 4</a> this year, but Pigeons at Play's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.mycopunkgame.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mycopunk</a> is taking big swings in a smaller (and easier to digest) scale this summer: A squad of robots working for a massive corporation is tasked with eliminating a "planet-wide fungal catastrophe" which includes... fungi with access to lasers and other technology.</p><p>No, we're not kidding.</p><p><strong>Mycopunk is a fast-paced online solo and co-op shooter that has just launched into early access on PC (via </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/Mycopunk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>Steam</strong></a><strong>)</strong>, and we were instantly fascinated by its cartoony yet slightly distressing take on fungi gone wild in a sci-fi setting. The development team at Pigeons at Play, alongside concept artists <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://lilyyuxiting.com/games" target="_blank">Lily Yu</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://nicholasawong.artstation.com/" target="_blank">Nicholas Wong</a>, and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.seungmiyang.com/" target="_blank">Seungmi Yang</a>, were kind enough to tell us a bit about their inspirations to create the enemies and how the Devolver Digital-published game's visual presentation and tone evolved since its inception.</p><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 3</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Akh8ZCJJG87dVyS5qmc7mn" name="Mycopunk_Bloody" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Akh8ZCJJG87dVyS5qmc7mn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 3</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="N7HjtNcy2eiaaVovn4H4mn" name="Mycopunk_B&W" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N7HjtNcy2eiaaVovn4H4mn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 3 of 3</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ySyx8bea5nmJZdZfWsq7mn" name="Mycopunk_main" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ySyx8bea5nmJZdZfWsq7mn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>Early on, "the game was leaning much more towards horror, with a much more sinister version of the fungus." Still, fun enemy designs – such as one pictured above based on the <em>Hydnellum peckii</em> (<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnellum_peckii" target="_blank">bleeding tooth fungus</a>) – already started to come together.</p><p>"The inspiration comes from classic sci-fi comics and movies. I sometimes look at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-sci-fi-anime">Akira</a> and work from Moebius, or just watch BBC documentaries. Oil paintings played a huge part in my rendering techniques," Yu revealed.</p><p>Once the narrative and worldbuilding started coming together, the team "dug into the idea of a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-fungus-moon-mars-bases-niac-technology.html">mycelial network</a> spread across an entire planet," which altered the ecosystem and even took over mechanical components. Of course, this directly affected the enemy design, especially as the game's difficulty levels ramp up. (Trust us, things get hairy.)</p><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 3</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ZfRSM8zz3XXGpbRCJvx4mn" name="Mycopunk_techfungi (1)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZfRSM8zz3XXGpbRCJvx4mn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 3</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="CTGfkA7weLevvD8y3hS6kn" name="Mycopunk_techfungi (2)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CTGfkA7weLevvD8y3hS6kn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 3 of 3</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="cGtkLYkLhH5BHk9NA8H4mn" name="Mycopunk_techfungi (3)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cGtkLYkLhH5BHk9NA8H4mn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>"Our enemy design ended up changing quite drastically over time to match better with what Mycopunk was turning into." As you might be able to infer from the final images of the game itself and the launch trailer, the final presentation is much more colorful and comedic. Get ready to sweat and fight for every victory, all the same though.</p><p>Yang elaborated on the 'grunt' designs (find them below) and how the fusion of metal and organic parts came together: "We wanted them all to be <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/horrifying-photo-captures-moment-parasitic-fungus-bursts-from-huge-spiders-body" target="_blank">arachnid/spider-like</a>, and the idea of procedural limbs and a vulnerable 'core' were heavily kept in mind during early conceptualization... Off the top of my head, the main inspiration was <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.pcgamer.com/warframe/" target="_blank">Warframe</a> (Nidus & the Grineer)... I wanted the enemies to have faces since I thought that'd make them creepier and have a stronger identity, but that never really landed."</p><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 2</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1007px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:54.92%;"><img id="FM2u5FNNDmgFZJimogdJnn" name="Mycopunk_grunts (1)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FM2u5FNNDmgFZJimogdJnn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1007" height="553" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 2</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1379px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:78.32%;"><img id="8HPD98eCusDJihoPfx8Xkn" name="Mycopunk_grunts (2)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HPD98eCusDJihoPfx8Xkn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1379" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>Eventually, most of the game's horror roots were left behind. "Our enemy designs had to change a lot for gameplay reasons as fighting the horde can get incredibly chaotic... But throughout the changes, we strove to keep the core identity of the enemies the same, as these little fungal critters that use hijacked machinery to arm and armor themselves."</p><p>The best example might be the gigantic 'abominations' that use larger chunks of tech and machinery. "The enemies are procedurally generated, so they can look different every time you see them," added Yu.</p><p>When it came to designing the post-fungal takeover planetary surface, "the basic principle was to take the best parts about little mushrooms and blow them up." As players explore different biomes on the same planet, they'll also notice differences beyond size, as seen in the pictures below.</p><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ywF6cbr4QvxXTgDXaFzPmn" name="Mycopunk_environments (1)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ywF6cbr4QvxXTgDXaFzPmn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="GeLokeRJQsJHJEF42QfXon" name="Mycopunk_environments (2)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GeLokeRJQsJHJEF42QfXon.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 3 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="MjURXh5qkxCgTgRrx9Uemn" name="Mycopunk_environments (3)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MjURXh5qkxCgTgRrx9Uemn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 4 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="4NE7HU56NaHVSuhWhn97mn" name="Mycopunk_environments (4)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4NE7HU56NaHVSuhWhn97mn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 5 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Zk7CxRytzFFfM4AK9QEJnn" name="Mycopunk_environments (5)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zk7CxRytzFFfM4AK9QEJnn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 6 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ynF8EcsQF9C6KySmdSwWkn" name="Mycopunk_environments (6)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ynF8EcsQF9C6KySmdSwWkn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 7 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="rAcK2WBpZuFLiVNp9AaWkn" name="Mycopunk_environments (7)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rAcK2WBpZuFLiVNp9AaWkn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 8 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="gD6b4C7KSEpNYJJ6Me8Qnn" name="Mycopunk_environments (8)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gD6b4C7KSEpNYJJ6Me8Qnn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 9 of 9</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="2qtmQkJWVoxR8Z3fmJLtnn" name="Mycopunk_environments (9)" alt="Concept art and screenshots from sci-fi shooter Mycopunk" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2qtmQkJWVoxR8Z3fmJLtnn.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Pigeons at Play)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>About the research process, Wong said the following: "I try to look for real fungi that grows in that real environment... So when we were designing the city, I found an article about NYC's fungi biodiversity." The standard procedure was to make them "fantastical or strange" by enlarging and multiplying the fungi, but another approach was to look "at organic objects like fingers, organs, or raw chicken" to create "a creepy look" for the fungi across enemies and infested levels. "We really want to make the fungus feel like it's almost a completely separate ecosystem that has buried its roots in an established system and completely upended it."</p><p>Mycopunk's run-and-gun action has yet to target consoles, and we won't be seeing a 1.0 release until at least six months have passed, but it's already found an audience who was looking for the next uncomplicated co-op shooter sensation.</p><p>After playing through a few missions ourselves and tinkering with character and weapon upgrades, we think it has the potential to become a go-to 'lunch break' game without feeling overwhelming.</p><p><strong>Mycopunk is available now on PC via early access on Steam. It currently costs $14.99.</strong></p><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="fa51c66a-1965-4085-b7b3-8abaeeebd66f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Available in early access now" data-dimension48="Available in early access now" data-dimension25="$14.99" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/Mycopunk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:320px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:150.00%;"><img id="ihoYMfa7DgpA9UyjEBgoge" name="Mycopunk box art" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ihoYMfa7DgpA9UyjEBgoge.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="320" height="480" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/Mycopunk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="fa51c66a-1965-4085-b7b3-8abaeeebd66f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Available in early access now" data-dimension48="Available in early access now" data-dimension25="$14.99"><strong>Available in early access now</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p>Join the New Atlas Hazard Crew, a squad of odd robots with unique gadgets, and rid the galaxy of a deadly fungal menace in this hyper-customisable mission-based co-op shooter.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247750/Mycopunk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="fa51c66a-1965-4085-b7b3-8abaeeebd66f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Available in early access now" data-dimension48="Available in early access now" data-dimension25="$14.99">View Deal</a></p></div> ]]></dc:content>
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  623.                            <![CDATA[ Robots take on a dangerous and world-consuming fungus in Mycopunk, a new co-op shooter set in outer space. We chatted to the developers about how the fungal menace was created. ]]>
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  629.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YHhndvd8aV62kKTZFsdgeG-1280-80.jpg">
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  638.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iHeosRkaOU0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p>On <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space/episodes/168?autostart=false" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Episode 168 of This Week In Space</a>, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik jump into the headlines, and boy are there a lot of them!</p><p>Welcome to the "Survivor: NASA" edition!</p><p>NASA has a new interim administrator: former Congress member, reality TV  star, and Fox News commentator Sean Duffy. NASA's budget may still be  cut by 25%, or it might be increased to more than they have seen since  the 1960s in adjusted dollars. At the same time, NASA is under orders to  cut as many as 2000 mostly senior-level positions, the Jet Propulsion  Laboratory could be headed for new management, and will Houston be able  to grab the Smithsonian's space shuttle as specified in the Big  Beautiful Bill? Join us and find out!</p><p><strong>Download or subscribe</strong> to this show at:<strong> </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space" target="_blank">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space</a>.<br><br>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" target="_blank">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p><h2 id="space-news-of-the-week-2">Space news of the week</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/champion-lumberjack-reality-tv-star-and-cabinet-secretary-who-is-sean-duffy-nasas-new-interim-chief">Who is Sean Duffy, NASA's new interim chief? From champion lumberjack, reality TV star and Cabinet secretary to space</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674?cdmc=2zglpgOF21PefXUKP0PbPaLZDC0&refcode2=2zglpgOF21PefXUKP0PbPaLZDC0&refcodecdmc=2zglpgOF21PefXUKP0PbPaLZDC0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push</a></li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/space-shuttle/trumps-signing-of-one-big-beautiful-bill-includes-usd85-million-to-move-space-shuttle-discovery-from-smithsonian-to-texas">Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas</a></li><li><a href="http://www.collectspace.com//news/news-071025a-space-shuttle-discovery-smithsonian-houston-transfer-heist-senate-appropriations.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian</a></li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/astronomers-say-new-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-is-very-likely-to-be-the-oldest-comet-we-have-ever-seen">Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.axiomspace.com/missions/ax4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Axiom Mission 4</a></li><li><a href="https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-flying-only-cargo-on-next-starliner-mission/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NASA considering flying only cargo on next Starliner mission</a></li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/james-webb-space-telescope-celebrates-3-years-of-science-with-dazzling-toe-beans-image-of-cats-paw-nebula">James Webb Space Telescope celebrates 3 years of science with dazzling 'toe beans' image of Cat's Paw Nebula</a></li></ul><h2 id="model-falcon-9-2">Model Falcon 9!</h2><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">TOP TELESCOPE PICK:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="cbAPCR7Y6HkbgamUsCtVj5" name="celestron top telescope.jpg" caption="" alt="A Celestron telescope on a white background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cbAPCR7Y6HkbgamUsCtVj5.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pinterest-pin-exclude"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Celestron)</span></figcaption></figure><p class="fancy-box__body-text">Looking for a telescope to see planets and comets? We recommend the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=72128&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2Fdp%2FB01L0EQLTI%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dspace-us-4730590304221485000-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Celestron Astro Fi 102</a> as the top pick in our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/31229-best-beginner-telescopes.html">best beginner's telescope guide</a>.</p></div></div><p>Finally, did you know you can launch your own SpaceX rocket? Model rocket maker Estes' <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-9-estes-model-rocket">stunning scale model of a Falcon 9 rocket</a> that you can pick up now. The launchable model is a detailed recreation of the Falcon 9 and retails for $149.99. You can <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://estesrockets.com/product/002161-spacex-falcon-9/" target="_blank">save 10% by using the code IN-COLLECTSPACE at checkout</a>, courtesy of our partners collectSPACE.com.</p><h2 id="about-this-week-in-space-2">About This Week In Space</h2><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space" target="_blank">This Week in Space</a> covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?</p><p>Join Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/" target="_blank">Space.com</a> as they tackle those questions and more each week on Friday afternoons. You can subscribe today on your favorite podcatcher.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  655.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Who is Metamorpho, the shape-shifting miracle in James Gunn's 'Superman'? ]]></title>
  656.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Another little-known denizen of the Man of Steel’s vast universe is making his silver screen debut in director James Gunn's "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/everything-we-know-about-james-gunns-superman">Superman</a>" blockbuster. His name? Metamorpho, a heroic shape-shifting misfit, AKA the Element Man or the Fab Freak of 1001 Changes.</p><p>Metamorpho is an elemental superhero from the DC Comics' universe who can alter his body to form a variety of compounds and materials. But what do we know about this transmuting wonder, and what role is he going to play in the Man of Steel's triumphant cinematic return?</p><p>Here's everything you need to know about Metamorpho before you fly out to watch Superman.</p><p><strong>James Gunn's "Superman" is out now, but we're keeping this rundown relatively spoiler-free. Still, if you want to go in completely sight unseen, turn back now and check out our </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/superman-movies-ranked"><strong>Superman movies ranked list</strong></a><strong> instead.</strong></p><h2 id="who-is-metamorpho-2">Who is Metamorpho?</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:145.42%;"><img id="gWTPm2yyC4Zjd4o2eezjq4" name="bravebold" alt="A Silver Age comic book cover with battling superheroes." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gWTPm2yyC4Zjd4o2eezjq4.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1745" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Cover for DC Comics' "The Brave and the Bold #57" </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC Comics)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon, Metamorpho first rose to fame in the pages of DC Comics' "The Brave and the Bold #57" with a cover date of January 1965.</p><p>It might sound like the perfect name for a sideshow carnival magician, but Metamorpho is no mild-mannered conjuror to be messed with. His transformative powers come from a mystical meteor that crash-landed on Earth in Ancient Egypt during the days of Pharaoh Ramses II.</p><p>Discovered by the priest Ahk-Ton and molded into the glimmering Orb of Ra, this powerful cosmic relic would be discovered thousands of years later by mercenary archaeologist Rex Mason.</p><h2 id="what-are-metamorpho-s-powers-2">What are Metamorpho's powers?</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="8RGt38aV5DKAtBesJNKyi" name="Metamorpho in comics" alt="Metamorpho in a DC comic." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8RGt38aV5DKAtBesJNKyi.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC Comics)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Contact with the luminous meteor changed Mason into the metahuman named Metamorpho, a being that can reconstitute his body into elemental substances or compounds like gases, acids, or minerals. In the comics, Metamorpho was originally only able to transform into elements that naturally appeared in the human body. Over the years, however, that limitation has been dropped.</p><p>There have been multiple attempts to cure Mason from his cursed morphing state, but the procedures would have been unbearable.</p><p>Metamorpho has been affiliated with several mainstream superhero and crime-fighting organizations, including Batman's secret gang called The Outsiders, the Doom Patrol, Justice League of America, Justice League Europe, and the Seven Soldiers of Victory.</p><h2 id="what-is-metamorpho-s-role-in-james-gunn-s-superman-2">What is Metamorpho's role in James Gunn's 'Superman'?</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1180px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:53.73%;"><img id="vdcBP8kT8SgfjZddwUEJKP" name="joey" alt="A caped superhero holding a green alien baby" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vdcBP8kT8SgfjZddwUEJKP.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1180" height="634" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Superman holds Baby Joey while tangling with Metamorpho. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC Studios)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Metamorpho is portrayed by actor Anthony Carrigan ("Gotham"), and rumors in the lead-up to release were that he'll be a pawn of Lex Luthor's (Nicholas Hoult), transmuting his body into kryptonite to aid Luthor in trying to take down the Last Son of Krypton. He's being twisted into a force for evil, yet at his core, he's truly a good guy.</p><p>Teasers and trailers have shown Carrigan wearing a stunning multi-layered body suit that represents the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. We also saw Superman in a strange preview scene holding a<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/superman-battles-lex-luthor-and-holds-a-weird-little-green-alien-baby-in-the-epic-final-trailer-for-james-gunns-superman-video"> green baby alien</a> with Metamorpho's tentacles reaching out. That's likely Baby Joey, Metamorpho’s weird little son, who gets snatched and possibly held for ransom, which could force Metamorpho to choose sides between helping Lex Luthor or Superman.</p><p>"It's things that were glued on me, but then they painted on detail, and then more things were glued onto that," Carrigan told <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://ew.com/anthony-carrigan-metamorpho-transformation-superman-exclusive-11761059" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> when talking about his costume and makeup for the movie. "I'm not kidding when I say that I was glued in, I was sewn in, I was completely enveloped. I was tied in... roped in, basically. But all in service of this incredible costume."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1142px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:126.09%;"><img id="zbsZgncw93sLeMNiNXBnfg" name="metamorpho2" alt="A creepy bald superhero on a colorful movie poster" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zbsZgncw93sLeMNiNXBnfg.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1142" height="1440" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Metamorpho made his grand entrance in "Superman" on July 11, 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC Studios)</span></figcaption></figure><p>"You're in a situation where it's having to hurt someone, having to be an agent of the bad guy. And at the same time, there's this struggle to want to be good," Carrigan added regarding sneak peeks at Metamorpho generating jagged green kryptonite from his fingertips. "What the film does brilliantly is it puts you in this situation of, 'Oh! He has no choice.' He has to be doing this, and you see how painful it is."</p><p><strong>Director James Gunn's "Superman" soared into theaters on July 11, 2025.</strong></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  673.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>As a crescent moon sank into the forest, I looked high above the cabin behind me to see just how dark it was getting. Staring back at me was the Beehive Cluster, a swarm of stars that's a surefire sign of dark skies. From here, a west-facing deck deep in the woods of southern New Brunswick, Canada, there was nothing but silence, a touch of frost, and some of the darkest skies in the Americas.</p><p>What brought me here wasn't just <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16014-astronomy.html">astronomy</a> but astrotourism. "The U.S. has just announced an astrotourism project along U.S. Route 89, from Canada to Mexico," said Stéphane Picard, an astronomer and astrophotographer at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cliffvalleyastronomy.com/about" target="_blank">Cliff Valley Astronomy</a>. "It's impressive, but it stretches a thousand miles. We'll have six dark-sky sites within 100 miles [160 kilometers] — and dozens of unique astrotourism experiences."</p><p>Picard is one of the driving forces behind a corridor of dark-sky destinations along the dramatic coast of the Bay of Fundy, which is famous for its great range of tides (as well as its maple syrup). Dubbed the Fundy Dark-Sky Corridor, it could soon become the densest cluster of certified <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/international-dark-sky-preserves-night-sky-sites-tour.html">dark-sky reserves</a> on Earth.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_RP6zMxjQ_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="RP6zMxjQ">            <div id="botr_RP6zMxjQ_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><h2 id="new-brunswick-s-dark-sky-reserves-2">New Brunswick's dark-sky reserves</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="UxvefJ22h73TwHkhTKoFjf" name="1" alt="A view of a house against the night sky in Canada" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UxvefJ22h73TwHkhTKoFjf.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1200" height="675" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The skies above Mountain Chalet in Broadleaf Ranch, New Brunswick, are Level 2 on the Bortle scale, which ranges from 1 (the darkest skies) to 9 (inner-city skies with the most light pollution). </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Cliff Valley Astronomy)</span></figcaption></figure><p>New Brunswick has a pedigree of dark-sky sites. The 70%-forested province, which borders Maine, is already home to three Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC)-designated Dark-Sky Preserves: <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nb/kouchibouguac/nature/ciel-sky" target="_blank">Kouchibouguac National Park</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.parcsnbparks.info/en/parks/7/mount-carleton-provincial-park" target="_blank">Mount Carleton Provincial Park</a> farther north, and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nb/fundy/culture/designation/ciel-sky" target="_blank">Fundy National Park</a> on the coast. It's the latter, which hosts RASC's annual star party, that's the anchor for the project.</p><p>"Tourism here has always relied on things like snowmobiling and fishing because those have measurable data — permits and licenses — but now we have real numbers for the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html">night sky</a>," Picard said, noting that the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41552-total-solar-eclipse-2024-guide.html">2024 total solar eclipse</a> generated almost $40 million in economic activity. Recent years have seen a surge of sightings of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html">aurora borealis</a>, further contributing to this trend.</p><p>"When the night sky is clear, there's nothing like it," Picard said.</p><h2 id="the-fundy-dark-sky-corridor-2">The Fundy Dark-Sky Corridor</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="LC635L4pgvNcn4oHiTgnW6" name="2" alt="A map of New Brunswick showing areas for dark sky stargazing" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LC635L4pgvNcn4oHiTgnW6.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1200" height="675" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The proposed Fundy Dark-Sky Corridor.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Cliff Valley Astronomy)</span></figcaption></figure><p>With Fundy National Park at its center, the corridor would include the following sites:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.parcsnbparks.info/en/parks/13/new-river-beach-provincial-park" target="_blank">New River Beach Provincial Park</a> nocturnal preserve: This area would include campsites, picnics, scenic coastal nature trails, beaches and breathtaking coastal views halfway between the U.S. border and Saint John, New Brunswick.</li><li><a href="https://jdirving.com/en/sustainability/parks/irving-nature-park/" target="_blank">Irving Nature Park</a> urban star park: This wooded park on the immediate west side of Saint John is home to Saints Rest Beach, which would be perfect for urban dwellers seeking easily accessible dark skies.</li><li><a href="https://fundystmartins.ca/" target="_blank">Fundy-St. Martins</a> international dark sky community: This is a proposed community on the Bay of Fundy with historic country inns and spectacular coastal views. It's also where two UNESCO designations — <a href="https://stonehammergeopark.com/" target="_blank">Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark</a> and the <a href="https://www.fundy-biosphere.ca/" target="_blank">Fundy Biosphere Region</a> — overlap.</li><li><a href="https://www.parcsnbparks.info/en/parks/35/fundy-trail-provincial-park" target="_blank">Fundy Trail Provincial Park</a> dark-sky preserve: There are plans to add an RV park and cabins to the campground at this 6,323-acre (2,559 hectares) park with a scenic drive along the Bay of Fundy coast, hiking and biking trails, coastal lookouts, beaches and waterfalls.</li><li><a href="https://www.parcsnbparks.info/en/parks/33/hopewell-rocks-provincial-park" target="_blank">Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park</a> nocturnal preserve: This site features picture-perfect views of the "flowerpot rocks," the 39-to-69-foot-tall (12 to 21 m) sea stacks caused by tidal erosion.</li></ul><p>The northern edge may eventually expand toward Kouchibouguac National Park and even spill into Nova Scotia, but for now, it's all about protecting dark skies and encouraging astrotourism in rural southern New Brunswick.</p><h2 id="astrotourism-experiences-2">Astrotourism experiences</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ZTQnwdKmRCT2eJYs6f5XUV" name="3" alt="A telescope next to glass windows at a cabin overlooking the Canadian wilderness" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZTQnwdKmRCT2eJYs6f5XUV.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1200" height="675" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">A telescope in Tide Watcher's Cottage in St. Martins, New Brunswick. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Jaime Carter)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The dark-sky designations now being sought serve as the foundation for astrotourism in New Brunswick. I was wowed by the unpretentiousness of the corridor's parks, from the sheer accessibility of Irving Nature Park and New River Beach Provincial Park to the remote feel of Fundy Trail Provincial Park and Fundy National Park itself. There are places to stay within them — largely campgrounds and cabins — but it's the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cliffvalleyastronomy.com/dark-sky-destinations" target="_blank">dark-sky destinations</a> in between that are the real jewels. In beautiful St. Martins (population 4,000) is <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cliffvalleyastronomy.com/dark-sky-destinations/tide-watcher-s-cottage-1" target="_blank">Tide Watcher's Cottage</a>, whose vast lawn and hot tub overlook the world's highest tides on the Bay of Fundy.</p><p>It's minutes from a few historic <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/covered-bridges" target="_blank">covered bridges</a> (New Brunswick has 58 of these "kissing bridges") and the wild, majestic Fundy Trail Provincial Park. In nearby Norton to the north, far from light pollution (and close to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://exploreeast.ca/blog/icecaves" target="_blank">Midland Ice Caves</a>) is <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cliffvalleyastronomy.com/dark-sky-destinations/forest-lane-domes-experiences" target="_blank">Forest Lane Domes & Experiences</a>, where a couple of eco-conscious geodesic domes have every luxury possible, including stargazing decks, a wood-fired hot tub and Bortle Level 2 skies. (The Bortle scale ranges from 1, which designates the darkest skies, to 9, which corresponds to inner-city skies with the most light pollution.)</p><p>Just outside Fundy National Park in Alma is <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cliffvalleyastronomy.com/dark-sky-destinations/falcon-ridge-inn-alma-nb" target="_blank">Falcon Ridge Inn</a>, a bed-and-breakfast with stunning views across the Bay of Fundy to Cape Chignecto Provincial Park in Nova Scotia. "We've had guests come who wanted to photograph the stars but were afraid to go into Fundy National Park alone at night," said the owner, William MacCallum. The park is home to black bears, coyotes and moose.</p><p>"I set one guest up right outside, and she got some great astro-shots — there's not too much light pollution here," MacCallum said.</p><p>Another completely different astrotourism experience can be had at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cliffvalleyastronomy.com/dark-sky-destinations/broadleaf-ranch-riverside-albert-nb" target="_blank">Broadleaf Ranch</a>, located nearby in Riverside-Albert. The ranch features wood-paneled log cabins, a mountain chalet and several glamping pods that resemble lighthouses, tipis, and even covered bridges. All are south-facing for spectacular <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html">Milky Way</a> views. It's an astrophotographer's dream — as is the nearby Cape Enrage, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://flickr.com/photos/amazingsky/54438911562/" target="_blank">photographed</a> during my trip by legendary astro-imager <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.amazingsky.com/" target="_blank">Alan Dyer</a>.</p><p>There are so many stories and experiences to tap into in New Brunswick, from the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://mikmawstarstories.com/" target="_blank">star lore of the Mi'kmaw</a> First Nations people to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/listing/tomlinson-lake-hike-freedom-trail" target="_blank">night hikes</a> that tell the story of how Black families escaped slavery by following the stars out of Maine in the 19th century.</p><p>"We could have 200 astrotourism experiences in New Brunswick, and they would all be unique," Picard said.</p><h2 id="people-of-the-night-2">People of the night</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="aFQDZdVnBEoVbUkMoJHcG" name="4" alt="A man stands next to a red compact car in Canada" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aFQDZdVnBEoVbUkMoJHcG.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1200" height="675" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Cliff Valley Astronomy's Stéphane Picard in Fundy National Park. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Jaime Carter)</span></figcaption></figure><p>For small communities on the Bay of Fundy coast, such as St. Martins, astrotourism is a no-brainer. "People here always knew they had great skies, but they didn't know what to do with them," said Elaine Shannon, vice president of the St. Martins and District Chamber of Commerce. "Now, more folks are starting to understand what this could mean."</p><p>A gateway to the Fundy Trail Provincial Park, it's known for red cliffs, caves and bird-watching, as well as its out-of-the-way location. It's also beginning to host star parties and astronomy events while promoting its dark skies.</p><p>"We have three campgrounds here where you can stargaze and a lighthouse nearby with great views, but when I searched online for photos of this area at night, there's almost nothing. No one knows about it," said Jordan Jamison, owner and operations manager at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.bayoffundyadventures.com/" target="_blank">Bay of Fundy Adventures</a> and president of the St. Martins and District Chamber of Commerce.</p><p>For astrophotographers who prioritize originality, that's gold dust. The same could be true for St. Martins, which reliably sees a lot of day-trippers.</p><p>"If 1 in 10 people take an astrotourism-themed trip, it means people staying overnight, eating in our restaurants, going on our tours — it's massive for a small place like this," Jamison said. That sentiment was echoed by Micha Fardy, executive director at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.friendsoffundy.ca/en/" target="_blank">Friends of Fundy</a> in Alma, which tries to increase tourism in the area around Fundy National Park.</p><p>"Astrotourism is slow tourism — it turns day-trippers into overnight guests, especially in the off-season," she said. "But the number one thing is that the local community understands the importance of dark skies — not because it's a tourism draw, but because it's vital to the ecosystem that we live in."</p><h2 id="a-rising-tide-for-astrotourism-2">A rising tide for astrotourism</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="TCPkuwkZme6draBYhMRCEC" name="5" alt="A covered bridge next to a road is captured at sunset in Canada" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TCPkuwkZme6draBYhMRCEC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1200" height="675" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">There are 58 covered bridges in New Brunswick. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Jaime Carter)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Few places in Canada showcase nature's raw power like the Bay of Fundy, which moves 100 billion tons of water <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/your-discovery/the-phenomenal-bay-of-fundy" target="_blank">every day </a>— more than all the world's rivers combined — and has a tidal range of about 52 feet (16 meters). At Hopewell Rocks, you can walk the ocean floor beneath towering "flowerpot" sea stacks at low tide and kayak among their crowns just hours later.</p><p>Before I left the province, I stopped in Moncton to witness the famous tidal bore up the Petitcodiac (which locals call the "chocolate river"). At Bore Park downtown, a low rumble marked the moment the tide reversed the river, sending a meter-high wave upstream. Heightened by the gravitational pull of a recent <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/38940-supermoon-facts.html">supermoon</a>, it was a reminder that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html">the moon</a>'s influence on the tides is more potent along the New Brunswick coast than anywhere else on Earth.</p><p>"Astronomy is looking at objects beyond the horizon," Picard said. "Astrotourism is about what's within the horizon."</p><p>With its dark-sky corridor, astrotourism in New Brunswick looks set to rise like its tides.</p><p><em>Editor's note: Travel and accommodations for this article were partially supported by </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/" target="_blank"><em>Tourism New Brunswick</em></a><em>. </em></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  689.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We've tested loads of space tech and these are the best Amazon Prime Day deals still available — star projectors, model rockets, drones and more ]]></title>
  690.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>If you're looking for <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals">Amazon Prime Day deals</a>, you're not too late, despite the annual sales event ending. Here, we've rounded up the best deals on space tech that you can still get, as many offers have spilled over and are still live from last week.</p><p>By space tech, we mean tech items that have a space theme to them, so star projectors, drones and model rockets are prominent in our round-up. If you're looking for round-ups of specific products, you should scroll through our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/technology/best-amazon-prime-day-star-projector-deals-2025">Prime Day star projector</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/technology/best-amazon-prime-day-2025-model-rocket-deals">model rocket</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/technology/drones/best-amazon-prime-day-2025-drone-deals">drone</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/technology/get-up-to-37-percent-off-with-the-best-amazon-prime-day-2025-lego-deals">Lego</a> guides.</p><p>It's unclear when the deals you see below will expire, so we recommend you act soon if you see something you're after. This year, Amazon Prime Day was a four-day event, ending on July 11, but some offers are still available. For the best star projector, drone, model rocket Prime Day deals you can still get your hands on and more, read on.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-best-amazon-prime-day-2025-star-projector-deals-still-available"><span>Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 Star Projector Deals Still Available </span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="2c1e5ccd-94eb-432c-b843-3544cd54ff7b" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="we loved in our review" data-dimension48="we loved in our review" data-dimension25="$14" href="https://www.amazon.com/YGiTK-Northern-Projector-Bedroom-Adjustable/dp/B0D181SQP2/ref=sr_1_2_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="YmNdjkGciQbuEf9NEnXk5V" name="YGiTK-Thumbnail" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YmNdjkGciQbuEf9NEnXk5V.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 26% </strong>on a top value for money star projector that <a href="https://www.space.com/technology/ygitk-northern-galaxy-lights-star-projector-review" data-dimension112="2c1e5ccd-94eb-432c-b843-3544cd54ff7b" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="we loved in our review" data-dimension48="we loved in our review" data-dimension25="$14">we loved in our review</a>. It comes with a surprisingly good Bluetooth speaker, good projections, a sleep timer, rotation and more. It's now under $14.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/YGiTK-Northern-Projector-Bedroom-Adjustable/dp/B0D181SQP2/ref=sr_1_2_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="2c1e5ccd-94eb-432c-b843-3544cd54ff7b" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="we loved in our review" data-dimension48="we loved in our review" data-dimension25="$14">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="52f88f02-188a-4fbb-9680-8232b2ce70aa" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="We sung its praises in our review" data-dimension48="We sung its praises in our review" data-dimension25="$70" href="https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Projector-Flowing-Effects-Assistant/dp/B0D9JBGWCL/ref=sr_1_7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="JhEoeaf8W49baTX6KeGa8L" name="Govee Star Light Projector" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JhEoeaf8W49baTX6KeGa8L.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1500" height="1500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 26% </strong>on a budget star projector that can rival the premium models with a genuinely quality Bluetooth speaker, impressive lighting effects and a sizable projection surface. <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/govee-star-light-projector-review" data-dimension112="52f88f02-188a-4fbb-9680-8232b2ce70aa" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="We sung its praises in our review" data-dimension48="We sung its praises in our review" data-dimension25="$70">We sung its praises in our review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Projector-Flowing-Effects-Assistant/dp/B0D9JBGWCL/ref=sr_1_7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="52f88f02-188a-4fbb-9680-8232b2ce70aa" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="We sung its praises in our review" data-dimension48="We sung its praises in our review" data-dimension25="$70">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="879aad85-246f-4257-8072-e75dcfbf2a7b" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="in our review" data-dimension48="in our review" data-dimension25="$42.50" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ainael-Projector-Planetarium-Birthday-Christmas/dp/B0DBHLX429/ref=sr_1_4_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="AW7hznMLoBprkf2vrv6Xse" name="Ainael-Galaxy-Projector" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AW7hznMLoBprkf2vrv6Xse.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 15% by applying the coupon </strong>on a star projector we praised for the 13 disks available, its quiet operation and how well it works as a night light<a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/ainael-meteor-galaxy-projector-review" data-dimension112="879aad85-246f-4257-8072-e75dcfbf2a7b" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="in our review" data-dimension48="in our review" data-dimension25="$42.50"> in our review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ainael-Projector-Planetarium-Birthday-Christmas/dp/B0DBHLX429/ref=sr_1_4_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="879aad85-246f-4257-8072-e75dcfbf2a7b" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="in our review" data-dimension48="in our review" data-dimension25="$42.50">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-best-amazon-prime-day-2025-model-rocket-deals-still-available"><span>Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 Model Rocket Deals Still Available </span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="4d1babac-a2f4-4d2f-91c7-71946fec3cde" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 35% on an excellent rocket set from a market-leading maker. Here, you get a preassembled rocket that can reach a height of 1100ft. A launch pad, a launch controller and a parachute. It's a great choice for beginners." data-dimension48="Save 35% on an excellent rocket set from a market-leading maker. Here, you get a preassembled rocket that can reach a height of 1100ft. A launch pad, a launch controller and a parachute. It's a great choice for beginners." data-dimension25="$26" href="https://www.amazon.com/Estes-Journey-Model-Rocket-Launch/dp/B01I8VBUVK/ref=sr_1_7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="DJxDJRcxKabkMYDVkgAzdh" name="Estes-Journey-Launch-Set" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DJxDJRcxKabkMYDVkgAzdh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 35% </strong>on an excellent rocket set from a market-leading maker. Here, you get a preassembled rocket that can reach a height of 1100ft. A launch pad, a launch controller and a parachute. It's a great choice for beginners.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Estes-Journey-Model-Rocket-Launch/dp/B01I8VBUVK/ref=sr_1_7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="4d1babac-a2f4-4d2f-91c7-71946fec3cde" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 35% on an excellent rocket set from a market-leading maker. Here, you get a preassembled rocket that can reach a height of 1100ft. A launch pad, a launch controller and a parachute. It's a great choice for beginners." data-dimension48="Save 35% on an excellent rocket set from a market-leading maker. Here, you get a preassembled rocket that can reach a height of 1100ft. A launch pad, a launch controller and a parachute. It's a great choice for beginners." data-dimension25="$26">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="6275f54d-8cc5-464e-8650-fd507330b1c7" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 17% on another top set from Estes. What's better than one rocket? Two, of course! This set features two rockets, with varying maximum altitudes and also comes with a launch pad, easy-to-assemble parts and parachutes." data-dimension48="Save 17% on another top set from Estes. What's better than one rocket? Two, of course! This set features two rockets, with varying maximum altitudes and also comes with a launch pad, easy-to-assemble parts and parachutes." data-dimension25="$37" href="https://www.amazon.com/Estes-Tandem-X-Flying-Rocket-Launch/dp/B002VLP67S/ref=sr_1_6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1024px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:99.51%;"><img id="JgYCgJkPX8fjCyseu5VLAE" name="51ZLLuEt9FL._AC_SL1024_.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JgYCgJkPX8fjCyseu5VLAE.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1024" height="1019" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 17% </strong>on another top set from Estes. What's better than one rocket? Two, of course! This set features two rockets, with varying maximum altitudes and also comes with a launch pad, easy-to-assemble parts and parachutes.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Estes-Tandem-X-Flying-Rocket-Launch/dp/B002VLP67S/ref=sr_1_6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="6275f54d-8cc5-464e-8650-fd507330b1c7" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 17% on another top set from Estes. What's better than one rocket? Two, of course! This set features two rockets, with varying maximum altitudes and also comes with a launch pad, easy-to-assemble parts and parachutes." data-dimension48="Save 17% on another top set from Estes. What's better than one rocket? Two, of course! This set features two rockets, with varying maximum altitudes and also comes with a launch pad, easy-to-assemble parts and parachutes." data-dimension25="$37">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="c2d07634-4532-4868-b5ec-ccdf39d29d63" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 21% on an iconic replica rocket, designed with intermediates in mind. It's a 1:144 scale model of the iconic rocket flown in the late 60s and 70s, it comes with 82 parts and stands a little over 30 inches in height." data-dimension48="Save 21% on an iconic replica rocket, designed with intermediates in mind. It's a 1:144 scale model of the iconic rocket flown in the late 60s and 70s, it comes with 82 parts and stands a little over 30 inches in height." data-dimension25="$39" href="https://www.amazon.com/Revell-Germany-Apollo-Saturn-Rocket/dp/B00G7G4EPI/ref=sr_1_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="Y9vBa6h8847jweMzGxy55M" name="Revell-Saturn-V-model-rocket" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y9vBa6h8847jweMzGxy55M.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 21% </strong>on an iconic replica rocket, designed with intermediates in mind. It's a 1:144 scale model of the iconic rocket flown in the late 60s and 70s, it comes with 82 parts and stands a little over 30 inches in height.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Revell-Germany-Apollo-Saturn-Rocket/dp/B00G7G4EPI/ref=sr_1_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="c2d07634-4532-4868-b5ec-ccdf39d29d63" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 21% on an iconic replica rocket, designed with intermediates in mind. It's a 1:144 scale model of the iconic rocket flown in the late 60s and 70s, it comes with 82 parts and stands a little over 30 inches in height." data-dimension48="Save 21% on an iconic replica rocket, designed with intermediates in mind. It's a 1:144 scale model of the iconic rocket flown in the late 60s and 70s, it comes with 82 parts and stands a little over 30 inches in height." data-dimension25="$39">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-best-amazon-prime-day-2025-drone-deals-still-available"><span>Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 Drone Deals Still Available </span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="09addc91-3520-4d8e-9295-04c6b19eff45" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="In our review" data-dimension48="In our review" data-dimension25="$400" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ruko-F11GIM2-Quadcopter-Transmission-Brushless/dp/B09PRHXS6L/ref=sr_1_1_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="zHmKdF6PzHwv8nobmMmAzF" name="Ruko-F11GIM2" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zHmKdF6PzHwv8nobmMmAzF.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Save $80</strong> on this powerful drone. <a href="https://www.space.com/ruko-f11gim2-review" data-dimension112="09addc91-3520-4d8e-9295-04c6b19eff45" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="In our review" data-dimension48="In our review" data-dimension25="$400">In our review</a>, it stood out thanks to its impressive range and battery life, which add value at this price point.</p><p><strong>Note: </strong>You also get accessories and extras with this bundle.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ruko-F11GIM2-Quadcopter-Transmission-Brushless/dp/B09PRHXS6L/ref=sr_1_1_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="09addc91-3520-4d8e-9295-04c6b19eff45" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="In our review" data-dimension48="In our review" data-dimension25="$400">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="1cd1764d-e60e-4792-831b-b6d5e3f472ae" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="In our review" data-dimension48="In our review" data-dimension25="$185" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ruko-Quadcopter-Brushless-Beginners-Transmission/dp/B09VCGBN3N/ref=sxin_17_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-6912311925367703125-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="vhTvvSvYRXnPTa4Nh8JFB9" name="Ruko-F11Mini" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vhTvvSvYRXnPTa4Nh8JFB9.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 20%</strong> on an already cost-effective entry into drones for beginners. <a href="https://www.space.com/ruko-f11-mini-drone-review" data-dimension112="1cd1764d-e60e-4792-831b-b6d5e3f472ae" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="In our review" data-dimension48="In our review" data-dimension25="$185">In our review</a>, we praised how easy it is to use, its lightweight design and its cost.</p><p><strong>Note: </strong>You also get accessories and extras with this bundle.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Ruko-Quadcopter-Brushless-Beginners-Transmission/dp/B09VCGBN3N/ref=sxin_17_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-6912311925367703125-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="1cd1764d-e60e-4792-831b-b6d5e3f472ae" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="In our review" data-dimension48="In our review" data-dimension25="$185">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="e0d76893-9645-46f4-a9e2-45c3d6d27237" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $40 by applying the coupon on a clever 4K camera drone that comes with plenty of additional accessories to help even a drone newcomer get started. Make sure you apply the $100 coupon to get it at this price." data-dimension48="Save $40 by applying the coupon on a clever 4K camera drone that comes with plenty of additional accessories to help even a drone newcomer get started. Make sure you apply the $100 coupon to get it at this price." data-dimension25="$210" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V3CLLCV/ref=sspa_dk_offsite_search_5185" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="F7GULt6onzPodPfveryNjF" name="hs720 II.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7GULt6onzPodPfveryNjF.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save $40 by applying the coupon </strong>on a clever 4K camera drone that comes with plenty of additional accessories to help even a drone newcomer get started. Make sure you apply the $100 coupon to get it at this price.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V3CLLCV/ref=sspa_dk_offsite_search_5185" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="e0d76893-9645-46f4-a9e2-45c3d6d27237" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $40 by applying the coupon on a clever 4K camera drone that comes with plenty of additional accessories to help even a drone newcomer get started. Make sure you apply the $100 coupon to get it at this price." data-dimension48="Save $40 by applying the coupon on a clever 4K camera drone that comes with plenty of additional accessories to help even a drone newcomer get started. Make sure you apply the $100 coupon to get it at this price." data-dimension25="$210">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-best-amazon-prime-day-2025-lego-deals-still-available"><span>Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 Lego Deals Still Available </span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="95252f17-3203-45ff-b679-afff96fbba2a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on an excellent set for budding astronauts and young Lego enthusiasts. It's a simple build, you can create an astronaut, a ship or a space dog and it comes with 647 pieces." data-dimension48="Save 20% on an excellent set for budding astronauts and young Lego enthusiasts. It's a simple build, you can create an astronaut, a ship or a space dog and it comes with 647 pieces." data-dimension25="$44" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Astronaut-Building-Transforms-Space-Themed/dp/B0CGYM2LMB/ref=sr_1_8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="g6NVfnJZQHHxrT6TCyJb8C" name="3-in-1-Lego-Creator-Astronaut.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g6NVfnJZQHHxrT6TCyJb8C.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save 20% </strong>on an excellent set for budding astronauts and young Lego enthusiasts. It's a simple build, you can create an astronaut, a ship or a space dog and it comes with 647 pieces.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Astronaut-Building-Transforms-Space-Themed/dp/B0CGYM2LMB/ref=sr_1_8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="95252f17-3203-45ff-b679-afff96fbba2a" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save 20% on an excellent set for budding astronauts and young Lego enthusiasts. It's a simple build, you can create an astronaut, a ship or a space dog and it comes with 647 pieces." data-dimension48="Save 20% on an excellent set for budding astronauts and young Lego enthusiasts. It's a simple build, you can create an astronaut, a ship or a space dog and it comes with 647 pieces." data-dimension25="$44">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="057d3af5-7c8f-4710-948b-b03d4e8f58a2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="We loved it in our review" data-dimension48="We loved it in our review" data-dimension25="$68" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Anniversary-Collectible/dp/B0CGY3ZB24/ref=sr_1_5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:682px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="JnEDANrQ4wdhuCWfWMzhG7" name="Star Wars Millennium Falcon" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JnEDANrQ4wdhuCWfWMzhG7.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="682" height="682" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Get 20% off </strong>this excellent value Millennium Falcon buildable set. It stands on a display stand, has fantastic detail and is the most affordable Falcon yet. <a href="https://www.space.com/lego-millennium-falcon-2024-review" data-dimension112="057d3af5-7c8f-4710-948b-b03d4e8f58a2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="We loved it in our review" data-dimension48="We loved it in our review" data-dimension25="$68">We loved it in our review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Anniversary-Collectible/dp/B0CGY3ZB24/ref=sr_1_5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="057d3af5-7c8f-4710-948b-b03d4e8f58a2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="We loved it in our review" data-dimension48="We loved it in our review" data-dimension25="$68">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="8200e10c-8a05-4686-adde-1aec3305b3a3" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save a huge 40% on this recreation of one of the most iconic scenes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You get nearly 800 pieces and you get six minifigures and a Thanos figure." data-dimension48="Save a huge 40% on this recreation of one of the most iconic scenes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You get nearly 800 pieces and you get six minifigures and a Thanos figure." data-dimension25="$60" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Avengers-Collectible-Minifigures-Including/dp/B0BSRCXPG1/ref=sr_1_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="szYhQ6K37yNaQr5FchbrEb" name="Lego Marvel Endgame.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/szYhQ6K37yNaQr5FchbrEb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p></p><p><strong>Save a huge 40% </strong>on this recreation of one of the most iconic scenes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You get nearly 800 pieces and you get six minifigures and a Thanos figure.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Avengers-Collectible-Minifigures-Including/dp/B0BSRCXPG1/ref=sr_1_1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="8200e10c-8a05-4686-adde-1aec3305b3a3" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save a huge 40% on this recreation of one of the most iconic scenes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You get nearly 800 pieces and you get six minifigures and a Thanos figure." data-dimension48="Save a huge 40% on this recreation of one of the most iconic scenes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You get nearly 800 pieces and you get six minifigures and a Thanos figure." data-dimension25="$60">View Deal</a></p></div> ]]></dc:content>
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  693.                            <![CDATA[ Amazon Prime Day 2025 is now over, but there are still plenty of space tech deals still available with discounts on model rockets, star projectors and drones. ]]>
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  706.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Don't miss the stars of the Summer Triangle twinkling in the eastern sky this weekend ]]></title>
  707.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The warm nights surrounding July 12 present a golden opportunity to hunt for the three bright stars that form the famous "Summer Triangle" asterism in the northern hemisphere night sky.</p><p>Each of the Summer Triangle's three prominent stars — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21719-vega.html">Vega</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22915-deneb.html">Deneb</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21746-altair.html">Altair</a>  — belong to a different constellation in the night sky and will be among the first twinkling lights to appear as the glow of the setting sun gives way to darkness in the coming months.</p><p>The blue <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/blue-supergiant-stars-origin-mystery-solved">supergiant</a> star Deneb can be found shining above the eastern horizon in the hours following sunset in July, forming the tail of the great swan represented by the constellation Cygnus. Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, will be visible to its upper right, forming the apex of the triangle, while Altair — the most dazzling of the three stellar bodies — will twinkle to the lower right of the pair in the constellation Aquila.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="sT3QY0MQ">            <div id="botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Whilst their brightness makes them fairly easy to spot with the naked eye, inexperienced stargazers may want to enlist the aid of a smartphone astronomy app to help pinpoint the locations of the stars and their constellations in the night sky.</p><p>Each evening will see the stars of the Summer Triangle embark on a lazy journey through the night sky, travelling overhead from their sunset position above the eastern horizon to end the night in the western sky as dawn breaks, hiding them from view.</p><p>Our view of the Summer Triangle will become all the more spectacular on the nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24, at which time the bright ribbon of light from the Milky Way may be visible from dark sky areas, tumbling directly through the cosmic triangle.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">TOP TELESCOPE PICK</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="wPYYYSkjGjgEznJCgsbuvC" name="Celestron - NexStar 4SE Telescope" caption="" alt="Celestron - NexStar 4SE Telescope" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wPYYYSkjGjgEznJCgsbuvC.png" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pinterest-pin-exclude"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Amazon)</span></figcaption></figure><p class="fancy-box__body-text">Want to see the Summer Triangle? The <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://amazon.com/dp/B000GUFOBO/ref=asc_df_B000GUFOBO1706720400000?tag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=space-us-1269214074237629933-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Celestron NexStar 4SE</a> is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of celestial objects. For a more in-depth look at our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/celestron-nexstar-4se-telescope-review">Celestron NexStar 4SE review</a>.</p></div></div><p>Skywatchers looking to make the most of those warm summer stargazing sessions should check out our guides to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">top telescopes and binoculars</a> for exploring the wonders of the post-sunset realm. Photographers looking to upgrade their gear should also read up on the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-zoom-lenses">best lenses</a> and<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/best-canon-cameras"> cameras</a> for astrophotography.</p><p><em><strong>Editor's Note: </strong></em><em>If you would like to take a picture of the Summer Triangle and want to share it with Space.com's readers, then please send your photo(s), name, comments and location to spacephotos@space.com. </em></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  715.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zzGKkdnGizKkpwFC4ejjLL-1280-80.jpg">
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  723.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon ]]></title>
  724.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>GOLDEN, Colorado — There are those who envision big bucks pouring in from the heavens by cashing in on resource-rich asteroids.</p><p>In increasing number, probes are being dispatched by multiple countries that can plumb the depths of deliverables from space rocks.</p><p>Metallic <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html">asteroids</a> are made up mostly of iron and nickel, and also contain platinum group metals, or PGMs for short. Similarly, carbonaceous asteroids are known to contain hydrated minerals.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_hAN7s6Ri_ANn1bv7q_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="ANn1bv7q"            data-playlist-id="hAN7s6Ri">            <div id="botr_hAN7s6Ri_ANn1bv7q_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Tantalizing tastes of asteroids have already been robotically sent back to Earth, by missions such as NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/33776-osiris-rex.html">OSIRIS-REx</a> (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer), which delivered pieces of the space rock <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/39958-asteroid-bennu.html">Bennu</a> in September 2023.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:750px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:59.33%;"><img id="udYngETPmCttCm4wHA3QDP" name="PHOTO 2 PSYCHE" alt="A large satellite with solar panels floats in front of an asteroid in space" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/udYngETPmCttCm4wHA3QDP.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="750" height="445" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">NASA's Psyche spacecraft is set to arrive at its target asteroid, Psyche, in August 2029. Psyche is thought to sport a metal core that some space miners value at many trillions of dollars.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/ASU)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Then there's NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/psyche-mission-metal-asteroid.html">Psyche</a> spacecraft, which is scheduled to arrive in August 2029 at its target asteroid, Psyche — an object perhaps made of a mixture of rock and metal, with metal composing 30% to 60% of its volume.</p><h2 id="pick-action-ready-business-2">Pick-action ready business?</h2><p>Enter the entrepreneurial work of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/asteroid-mining-astroforge-docking-mission-2025">AstroForge</a>, a company based in Huntington Beach, California. AstroForge sees mining asteroids as the next trillion-dollar industry and is fully engaged in trying to make space mining a real, "pick-action ready" business.</p><p>Last February, AstroForge successfully got its $3.5 million Odin spacecraft headed outward to reconnoiter 2022 OB5, a small near-Earth asteroid. But the following month, the firm declared <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/hope-is-all-but-lost-for-private-asteroid-probe-in-deep-space-the-chance-of-talking-with-odin-is-minimal">Odin lost in space</a> due to ground station and communication issues.</p><p>"Welcome to the school of Hard Rocks," said AstroForge CEO and co-founder Matt Gialich, as the company presses forward on a follow-on asteroid mission, Vestri, in 2026.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="K4y2A6G2QL6U8Hm8RbpGDg" name="Astroforge" alt="A metal machine with two outstretched solar panels sits in an empty warehouse" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K4y2A6G2QL6U8Hm8RbpGDg.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Asteroid mining is on the mind of AstroForge, a private firm. AstroForge successfully got its Odin spacecraft headed outward to reconnoiter 2022 OB5, a small near-Earth asteroid, but later lost contact with the probe. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: AstroForge)</span></figcaption></figure><p>AstroForge is a deep-space mining company with the goal of extracting valuable metals from asteroids, starting with PGMs.</p><p>"By bringing space resources into Earth's supply chain," the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.astroforge.com/" target="_blank">company's website</a> explains, "we're aiming to reduce the need for traditional terrestrial mining methods and explore a more sustainable future — one mission at a time."</p><h2 id="moon-versus-asteroids-2">Moon versus asteroids</h2><p>Mining asteroids versus mining <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html">the moon</a> was recently discussed by Alex Ellery, a research professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His research was detailed at the Space Resources Roundtable, held here last month at the Colorado School of Mines.</p><p>"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise," Ellery asks, "or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?"</p><p>Traditionally, asteroid mining has focused on precious materials like noble metals and PGMs, Ellery said, but only one in 2,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) is known to have PGMs in economically mineable concentrations. While <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/water-detected-asteroid-surface-first-time-sofia">water has been detected in asteroids</a>, that water in hydrated minerals is also rare, roughly one in a 1,000 NEOs, he adds.</p><p>While asteroids have diverse resources, including some not found on the moon, they alone likely cannot support industrial self-sufficiency due to scarcity, dispersion, and technical complexity, Ellery thinks.</p><p>"If a lunar industry is able to collect deposits of asteroid-sourced materials, it would have both bulk and rare resources that would enable a closed industry in cislunar space," Ellery observes.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5504px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:150.00%;"><img id="mV2QiDnjKWvxFKYhPcJbgh" name="PHOTO 3 MOON FROM ISS JPG" alt="A photo of the moon in a dark blue sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mV2QiDnjKWvxFKYhPcJbgh.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5504" height="8256" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Could it be more advantageous, and therefore more lucrative, to mine asteroids that have impacted the moon rather than free-floating objects zipping through space? </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/ISS)</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="lucrative-lunar-resources-2">Lucrative lunar resources</h2><p>According to a recent paper led by Jayanth Chennamangalam, an independent researcher in Vancouver, Canada, it may be more advantageous, and therefore more lucrative, to mine asteroids that have impacted the moon rather than the ones that are zipping through space.</p><p>We know that many asteroids have crashed into the moon over its lifetime, as evidenced by the craters left on its surface, Chennamangalam told Space.com.</p><p>"Most asteroids vaporize on impact, but some don't, and leave behind remnants, depending on the impact velocity," said Chennamangalam.</p><p>But how much of these asteroid-derived resources — PGMs and water/hydrated minerals — are still present on the moon?</p><p>"The key finding of our research is that there are potentially thousands of craters on the moon that contain PGM ore or hydrated minerals," said Chennamangalam.</p><p>"So what we have found," the researcher continued, "is that there are potentially a lot more craters on the moon with ore-bearing asteroidal remnants than there are accessible ore-bearing asteroids. Of course, there are several caveats that need to be kept in mind, and these are discussed in the paper."</p><p>That paper, by Chennamangalam and three colleagues, was published in May in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0032063325000960" target="_blank">Planetary and Space Science</a>.</p><h2 id="international-body-proposed-2">International body proposed</h2><p>Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2588px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.69%;"><img id="PfZewFcTwr9td2MLDumsrk" name="PHOTO 4 SCHWEICKART AWARD 2025" alt="Two men shake hands in front of a promotional poster" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PfZewFcTwr9td2MLDumsrk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="2588" height="1726" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Jordan Stone of Imperial College London receives the B612 Foundation's Schweickart Prize from Russell "Rusty" Schweickart, Apollo 9 astronaut, co-founder of the Association of Space Explorers, and co-founder of B612. This annual award fosters a new generation of leaders in planetary defense. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: B612 Foundation/Abe Snider))</span></figcaption></figure><p>"Mining is especially likely, given sizable investments into long-term plans made by commercial actors," the student team reports in their proposal, which advocates for the creation of an international body, the Panel on Asteroid Orbit Alteration (PAOA).</p><p>That proposal was discussed at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, during a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkcVeP8cXE" target="_blank">public ceremony</a> on June 30 — Asteroid Day.</p><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/how-stop-asteroid-from-hitting-earth">8 ways to stop an asteroid: Nuclear weapons, paint and Bruce Willis</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html">Asteroids: Fun information about space rocks</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> —<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/asteroid-mining-astroforge-docking-mission-2025"> Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025</a></p></div></div><p><strong>Emerging risks</strong></p><p>The PAOA idea won the Schweickart Prize, a program of the B612 Foundation. The Schweickart Prize is an annual award designed to foster a new generation of leaders in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/planetary-defense-explained">planetary defense</a> and to encourage ideas to help <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/how-stop-asteroid-from-hitting-earth">protect Earth from potential asteroid impacts</a>.</p><p>The prize is named after Russell "Rusty" Schweickart, an <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/17616-apollo-9.html">Apollo 9</a> astronaut and the co-founder of the Association of Space Explorers and B612.</p><p>The PAOA would address emerging risks of unintended asteroid orbit changes from future human space activities.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1883px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:51.25%;"><img id="TUbSmKhqFkPHV7z9GQZC3A" name="PHOTO 5  ASTEROID PROPOSAL N" alt="An infographic showing various spacecraft mining an asteroid" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TUbSmKhqFkPHV7z9GQZC3A.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1883" height="965" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The orbit of an asteroid may be altered by an accidental collision of a spacecraft with the object, small sustained forces, an alteration to the mass balance between nearby asteroids, or by generation of ejecta.  </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Jordan Stone, et al./Images adapted from NASA)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The proposal "highlights the increasing likelihood of human space activities — including asteroid mining, scientific research missions, and even spacecraft malfunctions — inadvertently altering the orbits of near-Earth objects," notes the B612 Foundation.</p><p>"This international body would be tasked with establishing comprehensive scientific, technical and policy guidelines to manage such risks, ensuring a coordinated and effective planetary defense response as the space industry continues its rapid expansion," explains the B612 Foundation statement.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  727.                            <![CDATA[ "Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?" ]]>
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  734.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K4y2A6G2QL6U8Hm8RbpGDg-1280-80.jpg">
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  742.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese company Landspace aims to debut its reusable methane rocket this year (video) ]]></title>
  743.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_zXlHYIIO_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="zXlHYIIO">            <div id="botr_zXlHYIIO_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is preparing for the first flight of its Zhuque-3 rocket, with a debut launch targeted for the final quarter of 2025.</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/chinese-startup-landspace-reusable-rocket-test-video">Zhuque-3</a> is a stainless steel <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/29295-rocket-history.html"><u>rocket</u></a> with a reusable first stage that Landspace hopes can earn contracts to launch satellites for China's megaconstellation projects. The company carried out <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/chinese-startup-landspace-reusable-rocket-test-video"><u>launch and landing tests</u></a> last year, with one of the hops reaching around 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in altitude before executing a powered descent and safe landing.</p><p>The Zhuque-3 first stage is powered by nine Tianque-12A methane-liquid oxygen engines self-developed by Landspace. The company carried out a 45-second hot fire test of the first stage last month, successfully firing all nine engines in sequence.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="jfJkgGVqr3kHvdSSGMJYRH" name="1752097657.jpg" alt="overhead drone photo of a white rocket conducting an engine test on a pad in a desert area" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jfJkgGVqr3kHvdSSGMJYRH.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Chinese company Landspace conducts an engine test with the first stage of its methane-fueled Zhuque-3 rocket in June 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: CCTV)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The successful test has now paved the way for a first orbital launch in the final quarter of 2025, according to a CCTV report.</p><p>Zhuque-3, which is named for the vermillion bird from Chinese mythology, is designed to carry up to 40,350 pounds (18,300 kilograms) to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/low-earth-orbit"><u>low Earth orbit</u></a> (LEO) in reusable mode. The first Zhuque-3 rockets will stand around 217 feet (66 meters) tall, before possibly being extended by around 33 ft (10m) and upgraded with Tianque-12B engines.</p><p>The rocket could mark a major breakthrough for Chinese reusable launchers and also boost the country's overall capabilities. By comparison, China's current most powerful rocket is the expendable <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-long-march-rockets-family"><u>Long March</u></a> 5 series rocket, which can carry around 55,100 lbs (25,000 kg) to LEO. SpaceX's reusable <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html"><u>Falcon 9</u></a>, meanwhile, can haul about 50,265 pounds (22,800 kg) to LEO, according to its <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/" target="_blank"><u>specifications page</u></a>.</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_JFPpxuoB_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="JFPpxuoB">            <div id="botr_JFPpxuoB_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><div  class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/chinese-startup-landspace-reusable-rocket-test-video">Watch Chinese startup Landspace launch and land reusable rocket prototype for 1st time (video)</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-startup-tests-landing-rocket-jet-powered">Chinese launch startup tests landing rockets with jet-powered prototype</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-galactic-energy-pallas-1-reusable-rocket">Chinese startup aims to debut new reusable rocket next year</a></p></div></div><p>Landspace is one of China's earliest commercial rocket companies. Its first launch, with the solid propellant Zhuque-1, failed on its first and only launch in 2018, with the company pivoting to focus on the methane-liquid oxygen propellant <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-prepare-3rd-launch-methane-rocket"><u>Zhuque-2</u></a>. That rocket would, in July 2023, become the first rocket using this propellant mix to reach orbit.</p><p>The Zhuque-3 faces a number of competitors, with commercial counterparts <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-pioneer-tianlong-3-rocket-accidental-launch"><u>Space Pioneer</u></a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-ispace-fourth-launch-failure-hyperbola-1-rocket"><u>iSpace</u></a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-galactic-energy-pallas-1-reusable-rocket"><u>Galactic Energy</u></a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-orienspace-gravity-1-rocket-launch-success-video"><u>Orienspace</u></a>, as well as the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., among those working on their own reusable rockets.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  744.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinese-company-landspace-aims-to-debut-its-reusable-methane-rocket-this-year-video</link>
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  746.                            <![CDATA[ Landspace aims to debut its stainless steel Zhuque-3 rocket later this year, marking a bold step forward for China's commercial launch sector. ]]>
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  750.                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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  752.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jfJkgGVqr3kHvdSSGMJYRH-1280-80.jpg">
  753.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CCTV]]></media:credit>
  754.                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[The Chinese company Landspace conducts an engine test with the first stage of its methane-fueled Zhuque-3 rocket in June 2025.]]></media:text>
  755.                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The Chinese company Landspace conducts an engine test with the first stage of its methane-fueled Zhuque-3 rocket in June 2025.]]></media:title>
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  760.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Act fast to get the best cameras for less — Amazon Prime Day ends tonight ]]></title>
  761.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/primeday?ref_=nav_cs_td_pd_dt_cr" target="_blank">Amazon Prime Day</a> ends tonight and there are still huge savings on cameras on Amazon and competing retailers like Walmart and BH Photo and Video. We expect these deals to end soon but there are some absolute scorchers on offer here. Our best for autofocus, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank">the Sony A7R V is on sale for $3200</a>, a massive $1000 reduction from Amazon's listing price.</p><p>Now is a great time to invest in a new camera with the Perseid meteor shower starting on July 14 and peaking on August 11, so be prepared! We have reviewed most of these models so you can trust that we are only recommending the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras.</a> We have a bigger roundup on our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals">Amazon Prime Day hub</a> which has the best current deals across cameras, skywatching gear, drones and entertainment.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-sony-deals"><span>Sony Deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="b49dfdde-bd85-4784-8040-4b1e00d5375f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension48="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension25="$3200" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="YDdnSZDesyr9pU4V4oUjkn" name="Sony A7R V.jpeg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YDdnSZDesyr9pU4V4oUjkn.jpeg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $1000 </strong>on our best camera for autofocus in our best cameras guide. It has a 61MP sensor, AI-powered autofocus, eight stops of in-body image stabilization and 8K video capability. </p><p>We gave it four and a half stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-v-review" data-dimension112="b49dfdde-bd85-4784-8040-4b1e00d5375f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension48="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension25="$3200">full Sony A7R V review.</a><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="b49dfdde-bd85-4784-8040-4b1e00d5375f" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension48="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension25="$3200">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="6694f062-212b-44a3-b3c2-987a06c19846" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Sony A7R IV" data-dimension48="Sony A7R IV" data-dimension25="$1749" href="https://www.abesofmaine.com/Sony_a7_IV_Mirrorless_Camera_1042927.html?l=Google&vendor=jxtgroup&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=sony%20alpha%207%20iv&utm_content=709920925329&device=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1872085602&gbraid=0AAAAADyumm3JpQ2xZoZMm0XQLDUOsW_d4&gclid=CjwKCAjwprjDBhBTEiwA1m1d0m9yRJ0SBtWpACdV9Mc64xg15eU-bplg9B_YBRN4o9j2Lt6jI54zexoCEHMQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:752px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="kjKFDSjzVW9jUs2qUWYJWK" name="Sony A7 IV .jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kjKFDSjzVW9jUs2qUWYJWK.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="752" height="752" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $950 </strong>on the latest hybrid A7 model from Sony. We reviewed the <a href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review" data-dimension112="6694f062-212b-44a3-b3c2-987a06c19846" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Sony A7R IV" data-dimension48="Sony A7R IV" data-dimension25="$1749">Sony A7R IV</a> and gave it four and a half stars. This model has more advanced video capability and more autofocus points than the A7R IV.</p><p>This deal only has 12 hours left so don't miss out!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.abesofmaine.com/Sony_a7_IV_Mirrorless_Camera_1042927.html?l=Google&vendor=jxtgroup&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=sony%20alpha%207%20iv&utm_content=709920925329&device=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1872085602&gbraid=0AAAAADyumm3JpQ2xZoZMm0XQLDUOsW_d4&gclid=CjwKCAjwprjDBhBTEiwA1m1d0m9yRJ0SBtWpACdV9Mc64xg15eU-bplg9B_YBRN4o9j2Lt6jI54zexoCEHMQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="6694f062-212b-44a3-b3c2-987a06c19846" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Sony A7R IV" data-dimension48="Sony A7R IV" data-dimension25="$1749">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="f0bdb1fe-ce01-4762-a93e-a916c02d881d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R IV review" data-dimension48="full Sony A7R IV review" data-dimension25="$2484" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=4720&selectedOfferId=9CABBB5CCC0B4C20BDD177B1538ABE8A&conditionGroupCode=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="d3NmD4yXSeSvo66nvFn2MC" name="Sony-a7riv-square-crop.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d3NmD4yXSeSvo66nvFn2MC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $200 </strong>on another recent addition to the Sony A7 range. This model is focused on resolution and has a 61MP sensor as opposed to the A7 IV's 33MP. </p><p>We gave it four and a half stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review" data-dimension112="f0bdb1fe-ce01-4762-a93e-a916c02d881d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R IV review" data-dimension48="full Sony A7R IV review" data-dimension25="$2484">full Sony A7R IV review</a> for its excellent autofocus and astro performance.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=4720&selectedOfferId=9CABBB5CCC0B4C20BDD177B1538ABE8A&conditionGroupCode=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="f0bdb1fe-ce01-4762-a93e-a916c02d881d" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R IV review" data-dimension48="full Sony A7R IV review" data-dimension25="$2484">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="21ec92ce-d9d9-4137-9390-e522cec46eff" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A1 review" data-dimension48="full Sony A1 review" data-dimension25="$5075" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Pro-Alpha-a1-50-1-Megapixel-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only-Black/921123098?clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSyvS4N1btRw0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSyvS4N1btRw0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="TzVM33YEVao4hTX6j5pSmB" name="Sony-a1-square-crop.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TzVM33YEVao4hTX6j5pSmB.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $1400 </strong>on this 50MP full-frame camera that can do it all. It has 759 autofocus points, 8K video capability and impressive dynamic range.</p><p>We gave it four and a half stars out of five in our <a href="https://www.space.com/sony-a1-review" data-dimension112="21ec92ce-d9d9-4137-9390-e522cec46eff" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A1 review" data-dimension48="full Sony A1 review" data-dimension25="$5075">full Sony A1 review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Pro-Alpha-a1-50-1-Megapixel-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only-Black/921123098?clickid=XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSyvS4N1btRw0&irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_XFrz0pWB7xyKWsb2KKXrE3p0UksSyvS4N1btRw0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_1943169&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="21ec92ce-d9d9-4137-9390-e522cec46eff" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A1 review" data-dimension48="full Sony A1 review" data-dimension25="$5075">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="d4be3bc2-b1fe-4045-8ace-1321784475a2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography guide" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography guide" data-dimension25="$1378" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7-III-ILCE-7M3-Digital-camera-mirrorless-24-2-MP-Full-Frame-4K-30-fps-body-only-Wi-Fi-NFC-Bluetooth/563854807?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="fgyWp7MimuyK3RvdpQ8XVB" name="Sony-a7iii-square-crop.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fgyWp7MimuyK3RvdpQ8XVB.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $619 </strong>on our best mirrorless for low light in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography" data-dimension112="d4be3bc2-b1fe-4045-8ace-1321784475a2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography guide" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography guide" data-dimension25="$1378">best cameras for astrophotography guide</a>. We loved the strong autofocus and high ISO performance. </p><p>It got four and a half stars out of five in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7-III-review">Sony A7 III review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7-III-ILCE-7M3-Digital-camera-mirrorless-24-2-MP-Full-Frame-4K-30-fps-body-only-Wi-Fi-NFC-Bluetooth/563854807?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="d4be3bc2-b1fe-4045-8ace-1321784475a2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography guide" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography guide" data-dimension25="$1378">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-canon-deals"><span>Canon Deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="e09f7fd2-b7d0-4685-9fcc-190883d0c2f2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension25="$1870" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R6-Mark-II-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-CMOS-Sensor-Autofocus-3-Touchscreen-LCD-Electronic-Viewfinder-Sensor-shi/2203737287?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1800&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="3wxZrZhrVBP9UTEutonYra" name="Canon EOS R6 Mk II sq.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3wxZrZhrVBP9UTEutonYra.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $129</strong> on this full-frame beast that we dubbed best for low light in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography" data-dimension112="e09f7fd2-b7d0-4685-9fcc-190883d0c2f2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension25="$1870">best cameras for astrophotography </a>guide and the best rugged option in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras guide.</a></p><p>We gave it a huge five stars out of five in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r6-mark-ii-review">Canon EOS R6 II review</a> for its belting astro performance, excellent high ISO noise handling and impressive battery life.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R6-Mark-II-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-CMOS-Sensor-Autofocus-3-Touchscreen-LCD-Electronic-Viewfinder-Sensor-shi/2203737287?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1800&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="e09f7fd2-b7d0-4685-9fcc-190883d0c2f2" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension48="best cameras for astrophotography" data-dimension25="$1870">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="028a7dee-5510-4b19-8b5f-c5aa76c86af0" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best beginner full-frame camera" data-dimension48="best beginner full-frame camera" data-dimension25="$1325" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R8-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-w-RF24-50mm-F4-5-6-3-STM-Lens-24-2-MP-4K-Video-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Subject-Detection-Tracking-Compact-S/1223551159?classType=VARIANT&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="MPGr8MCJp8y29P46SmJenj" name="Canon-EOS-R8-1x1" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPGr8MCJp8y29P46SmJenj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $374</strong> on this camera, which we voted the <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/best-canon-cameras#section-best-beginner-full-frame" data-dimension112="028a7dee-5510-4b19-8b5f-c5aa76c86af0" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best beginner full-frame camera" data-dimension48="best beginner full-frame camera" data-dimension25="$1325">best beginner full-frame camera</a>. We loved Canon's lightest full-frame mirrorless camera, with us<a href="https://www.space.com/canon-eos-r8-review"> </a>giving the <a href="https://www.space.com/canon-eos-r8-review">Canon R8</a> four and a half stars out of five in our review.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R8-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-w-RF24-50mm-F4-5-6-3-STM-Lens-24-2-MP-4K-Video-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Subject-Detection-Tracking-Compact-S/1223551159?classType=VARIANT&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="028a7dee-5510-4b19-8b5f-c5aa76c86af0" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best beginner full-frame camera" data-dimension48="best beginner full-frame camera" data-dimension25="$1325">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="dac686f3-8f94-43f1-b2c8-6cbed46deb6e" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $204 on this camera that is perfect for vlogging and travel photography. 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It has a 24MP sensor, an articulating screen and can record video in 4K UHD. </p><p>This bundle comes with a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens so you can start shooting straight away!<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R50-V-Mirrorless-Camera-w-14-30mm-Lens/15826115471?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1800&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="dac686f3-8f94-43f1-b2c8-6cbed46deb6e" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $204 on this camera that is perfect for vlogging and travel photography. It has a 24MP sensor, an articulating screen and can record video in 4K UHD. This bundle comes with a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens so you can start shooting straight away!" data-dimension48="Save $204 on this camera that is perfect for vlogging and travel photography. It has a 24MP sensor, an articulating screen and can record video in 4K UHD. This bundle comes with a Canon RF 14-30mm f/4-6.3 lens so you can start shooting straight away!" data-dimension25="$725">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="97f60c8c-59f1-4252-b12c-ca118c3ff97c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras guide" data-dimension48="best cameras guide" data-dimension25="$1287" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R7-32-5-Megapixel-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only-Black/1387047649?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1600&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="Api6zsWCYdZqFycNzM4VuB" name="Canon-eos-r7-square-crop.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Api6zsWCYdZqFycNzM4VuB.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1000" height="1000" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $200 </strong>on the best Canon APS-C camera with a 32.5MP sensor and seven stops of in-body image stabilization. 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It also inherits a powerful dual-pixel autofocus system and intelligent subject detection.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R10-24-2-Megapixel-Full-Frame-Sensor-Mirrorless-Camera-Body-Only/1779294748?classType=VARIANT&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="09fd6c59-3c35-459f-9f8b-dab9a91cf39c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save $127 off this APS-C camera with a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter and 4K video capability. It also inherits a powerful dual-pixel autofocus system and intelligent subject detection." data-dimension48="Save $127 off this APS-C camera with a 24MP sensor, 15fps mechanical shutter and 4K video capability. It also inherits a powerful dual-pixel autofocus system and intelligent subject detection." data-dimension25="$849">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="045edd68-3126-4b58-a54e-a693821c236c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension48="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension25="$3745" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Mark-II-Digital-camera-mirrorless-45-0-MP-Full-Frame-8K-60-fps-body-only-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth/8124052454?athcpid=8124052454&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=cc&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=XHhFtxXArblrgou1ghQbTbRRL5-JWCVPJ261&athancid=479661403&athena=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="iWWNSJFCn5dyGtckrtczg9" name="Canon EOS R5 MKII" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iWWNSJFCn5dyGtckrtczg9.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $500 </strong>on the upgraded version of the EOS R5. It features a 45MP full-frame sensor, dual image processors and 8K video capability.</p><p>This powerhouse got four and half stars from us in our <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r5-mark-ii-review" data-dimension112="045edd68-3126-4b58-a54e-a693821c236c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension48="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension25="$3745">full Canon EOS R5 II review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Mark-II-Digital-camera-mirrorless-45-0-MP-Full-Frame-8K-60-fps-body-only-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth/8124052454?athcpid=8124052454&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=cc&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=XHhFtxXArblrgou1ghQbTbRRL5-JWCVPJ261&athancid=479661403&athena=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="045edd68-3126-4b58-a54e-a693821c236c" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension48="full Canon EOS R5 II review" data-dimension25="$3745">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="05e9a058-c6cc-4fc4-ae33-d1c5839e20a8" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="e" data-dimension48="e" data-dimension25="$2660" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-8K-Video-45-Megapixel-Full-Frame-CMOS-Sensor-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Dual-Memory-Card-Slots-12-fps-Mechnica/479661403?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="PeWVXSaK45qYA3rRgFBgcC" name="canon eos r5.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PeWVXSaK45qYA3rRgFBgcC.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $500 </strong>on this powerful low-light camera that is our best hybrid camera in our best mirrorless cameras guid<a href="https://www.space.com/best-camerashttps://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras" data-dimension112="05e9a058-c6cc-4fc4-ae33-d1c5839e20a8" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="e" data-dimension48="e" data-dimension25="$2660">e</a>.</p><p>It got four and a half stars from us in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/canon-eos-r5-mark-ii-review">Canon EOS R5 review</a> for its excellent low-light autofocusing, eight stops of image stabilization and 8K video capability.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Canon-EOS-R5-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Camera-8K-Video-45-Megapixel-Full-Frame-CMOS-Sensor-DIGIC-X-Image-Processor-Dual-Memory-Card-Slots-12-fps-Mechnica/479661403?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="05e9a058-c6cc-4fc4-ae33-d1c5839e20a8" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="e" data-dimension48="e" data-dimension25="$2660">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="80e7c403-d6af-4637-9069-587cde174f76" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best crop sensor DSLR" data-dimension48="best crop sensor DSLR" data-dimension25="$1399" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1502489-REG/canon_3616c016_eos_90d_dslr_camera.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="pbV7s6PXh7SL4rV7p5pXvW" name="Canon-EOS-90D-1x1" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pbV7s6PXh7SL4rV7p5pXvW.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $200 </strong>on the <a href="https://www.space.com/best-dslr-cameras#section-best-crop-sensor-dslr" data-dimension112="80e7c403-d6af-4637-9069-587cde174f76" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best crop sensor DSLR" data-dimension48="best crop sensor DSLR" data-dimension25="$1399">best crop sensor DSLR</a>, the Canon EOS 90D. With its fast burst speed of 10FPS, this camera lends itself well towards sport and action photography. But having a crop sensor means you get close-up stills, making it a good option for those keen to photograph the moon. For this price, not only do you get the camera body but also a 18-135mm lens. We think that's a bargain.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1502489-REG/canon_3616c016_eos_90d_dslr_camera.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="80e7c403-d6af-4637-9069-587cde174f76" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best crop sensor DSLR" data-dimension48="best crop sensor DSLR" data-dimension25="$1399">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-om-system-deals"><span>OM System deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="13207620-cdd4-45e3-8c91-a4dc3a82d745" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras guide" data-dimension48="best cameras guide" data-dimension25="$600" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D619SLR?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-3909393443019094742-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="RZSsmGPXSuMHXJTPk5dpwM" name="Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV.jpeg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RZSsmGPXSuMHXJTPk5dpwM.jpeg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="2500" height="2500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $100 </strong>on this small, lightweight camera that features in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras" data-dimension112="13207620-cdd4-45e3-8c91-a4dc3a82d745" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras guide" data-dimension48="best cameras guide" data-dimension25="$600">best cameras guide</a> as the best Micro Four Thirds camera. It has a 20MP sensor and 121-point autofocus system with contrast detect.</p><p>This is a powerful little camera and is great for beginners or those looking to upgrade from smartphone photography. We gave it four stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/olympus-om-d-e-m10-mark-iv-review">OM-D E-M10 Mark IV review</a>.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D619SLR?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&ascsubtag=space-us-3909393443019094742-20&geniuslink=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="13207620-cdd4-45e3-8c91-a4dc3a82d745" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best cameras guide" data-dimension48="best cameras guide" data-dimension25="$600">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-nikon-deals"><span>Nikon deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="de44727d-b182-4f23-baf2-7e972f6223ce" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Z6 II" data-dimension48="Nikon Z6 II" data-dimension25="$2197" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1853975-REG/nikon_z6_iii_mirrorless_camera.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="p5pR6kQaZ7HU8Uq7mxD9BT" name="Nikon-Z6-III-1x1" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5pR6kQaZ7HU8Uq7mxD9BT.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $313</strong> on this camera bundle, including the Nikon Z6 III plus a camera bag and a 128 GB memory card. </p><p>We gave its predecessor, the <a href="https://www.space.com/nikon-z6-ii-review" data-dimension112="de44727d-b182-4f23-baf2-7e972f6223ce" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Z6 II" data-dimension48="Nikon Z6 II" data-dimension25="$2197">Nikon Z6 II</a>, 4 out of 5 stars in our review. The Z6 III offers a 3.5 x faster sensor readout than its predecessor as well as the latest in-body image stabilization. A great option for advanced amateur photographers.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1853975-REG/nikon_z6_iii_mirrorless_camera.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="de44727d-b182-4f23-baf2-7e972f6223ce" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Z6 II" data-dimension48="Nikon Z6 II" data-dimension25="$2197">View Deal</a></p></div> ]]></dc:content>
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  778.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Want a last minute steal? Save $200 on this pro-level Sony A7R IV mirrorless camera as Walmart takes on Amazon ]]></title>
  779.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Poor old Amazon must be losing its touch with this deal! Okay, maybe Jeff Bezos isn't going to lose any sleep but, despite Prime Day, the cheapest place to buy this Sony A7R IV camera is Walmart. The retailer has undercut Amazon's price by over $200!</p><p><em><strong>You can get this Sony A7R IV camera </strong></em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371"><em><strong>on sale at Walmart for $2485. </strong></em></a></p><p>The Sony A7R IV camera is a powerhouse of a pro-level camera, pitched at professional photographers, and it's packed with features to match. It excels at most types of photography, astrophotography included, due to its excellent low-light performance.</p><p>We think it's one of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">best cameras for astrophotography</a> and<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras"> best mirrorless cameras,</a><em> </em>awarding it four and a half stars in<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review"> our Sony A7R IV camera review</a>. We called it "..an incredible camera in a class of its own," and this is the lowest price we've seen this camera at. We don't know how long this price will stick around as Amazon's own Prime Day ends tonight, so grab this one while you can.</p><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best mirrorless cameras." data-dimension48="best mirrorless cameras." data-dimension25="$2485" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="WiYVcwRspGFzJitaU2BaW8" name="Sony-a7r-iv-square.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WiYVcwRspGFzJitaU2BaW8.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $213 </strong>on a professional-level camera that offers brilliant image quality and performs well in low-light conditions to boot. We think it's one of the <a href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras" data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best mirrorless cameras." data-dimension48="best mirrorless cameras." data-dimension25="$2485">best mirrorless cameras. </a><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best mirrorless cameras." data-dimension48="best mirrorless cameras." data-dimension25="$2485">View Deal</a></p></div><ul><li><em><strong>We're constantly checking the best prices on our </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals"><em><strong>Amazon Prime Day space deals </strong></em></a><em><strong>page for big discounts on the </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html"><em><strong>best telescopes</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html"><em><strong>binoculars</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/best-star-projectors"><em><strong>star projectors</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras"><em><strong>cameras</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/best-drones"><em><strong>drones</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/38810-best-lego-deals.html"><em><strong>Lego</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/streaming-deals-guide"><em><strong>streaming</strong></em></a><em><strong> and more.</strong></em></li></ul><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 2</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2800px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:42.86%;"><img id="635AHzosxBR2nuQaU5K9mP" name="Sony-a7r-iv-21x9-hero-image.jpg" alt="Front view of the Sony a7r iv" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/635AHzosxBR2nuQaU5K9mP.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="2800" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure><p class="slide-description">This pro-level camera is a steal at $200 off, offering amazing compression-free image capture. </p></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 2</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2560px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Mh5UEgAi48hVjqa2YNptzP" name="Sony-a7r-iv-camera-rear-view.jpg" alt="rear view of the sony a7r iv" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mh5UEgAi48hVjqa2YNptzP.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="2560" height="1440" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>Sony's A7R IV mirrorless camera may be five years old but it's still an amazing powerhouse of a camera, aimed at photographers who want superb quality and performance. At $200 off, it's a no-brainer if you're planning on taking your snapping skills to the next level.</p><p>We sang its praises in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review">our Sony A7R IV camera review</a> and not only does it excel at astrophotography, it's perfect for studio work, landscapes and much more. It's capable of producing 61-megapixel shots in raw format, so you're all but guaranteed beautiful pictures. It also boasts customisable buttons with 100 optional functions, though that may take a little getting used to; we did find the menu slightly fiddly.</p><p>But if you're a pro photographer or an aspiring pro photographer, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371" target="_blank">this is a steal at under $2500</a>. Snap it up before it disappears along with Prime Day!</p><p><strong>Key features:</strong> 61MP full-frame sensor, Sony E lens mount, ISO 100-32,000 range, 4K UHD 30p video, 1.4 lb (665g) weight.</p><p><strong>Product launched:</strong> September 2019</p><p><strong>Price history:</strong> Before today's deal, we've seen this camera drop $200 in price, but never this low. This is the cheapest seen this camera get.</p><p><strong>Price comparison:</strong> <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-ILCE7RM4/dp/B07VGHW91J?th=1"><strong>Amazon:</strong> $2699</a> | <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-a7R-IV-ILCE-7RM4-Digital-camera-mirrorless-61-MP-4K-30-fps-body-only-NFC-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-black/885471371"><strong>Walmart:</strong> $2485</a></p><p><strong>Reviews consensus:</strong> In our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review">review of the Sony A7R</a> IV, we praised its image quality and, in particular, we were seriously impressed with its autofocus and low-light performance. This is a brilliant camera for professionals, the only catch being that the menu system can a little unwieldy.</p><p><strong>TechRadar: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-alpha-a7r-iv-review"><strong>★★★★</strong></a><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review">½</a><strong> | Space: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-iv-camera-review">★★★★½</a> <strong>Toms Guide: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/sony-a7-iv"><strong>★★★★</strong></a></p><p><strong>Featured in guides: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">Best cameras, </a><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">Best cameras for astrophotography</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras">Best mirrorless cameras. </a></p><p><strong>✅ Buy it if:</strong> You want a high-quality pro-level camera that delivers absolutely superb images, with the option of compressionless raw format.</p><p><strong>❌ Don't buy it if: </strong>You're not a professional photographer. It's not just the price tag, you'll need the experience to make the most of this camera.</p><p><em>Check out our other guides to the </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html"><em>best telescopes</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html"><em>binoculars</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras"><em>cameras</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-star-projectors"><em>star projectors</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-drones"><em>drones</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-lego-space-sets"><em>lego</em></a><em> and much more.</em></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  782.                            <![CDATA[ Prime Day is brilliant, but the best savings aren't always at Amazon. Walmart has beaten the online giant's price for this Sony A7R IV camera, by over $200, but it could be ending soon! ]]>
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  786.                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Skywatching Kit]]></category>
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  788.                                                                                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris McMullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DDb38gB4VKBqFXtGdh6pnZ-1280-80.jpg">
  789.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kimberley Lane]]></media:credit>
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  796.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Darkness is coming.' 'Foundation' Season 3 arrives today on Apple TV+ ]]></title>
  797.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>“Darkness is coming. Maybe just for us, maybe for everything.”</p><p>Apple TV+'s sprawling galactic series <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/were-out-of-time-watch-apple-tv-s-thrilling-new-foundation-season-3-trailer-video">"Foundation" Season 3</a> debuts today, July 11, 2025 with a glorious 10-episode restart to the interstellar epic and the bloody wrath of The Mule, actor Pilou Asbæk's telepathic villain that's been teased over the last two seasons.</p><p>In the opener, "A Song For the End of Everything," the space opera picks up 152 years after the events of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/foundation-season-2-lee-pace-laura-birn-interview">Season 2</a> with the Cleonic Dynasty in serious decline and Hari Seldon's (Jared Harris) humanity-saving Foundation quickly gaining ground in the intervening years.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1960px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.33%;"><img id="oGg5XUiwEhSzvQCARcB2XB" name="foundations3" alt="a promo poster for a sci-fi tv show with four figures represented" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oGg5XUiwEhSzvQCARcB2XB.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1960" height="1104" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">"Foundation" is back for its third season starting on July 11, 2025. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Apple TV+)</span></figcaption></figure><p>With aging Brother Dusk (Terrance Mann) about to become a pile of ash and Brother Dawn (Cassian Bilton) on the cusp of being elevated to Brother Day, these are turbulent times. Current Brother Day (Lee Pace) has realized the futility of the dynasty's plight and is seen mostly lounging around his villa with his ferret, doing drugs, and having sex.</p><p>Ancient android Demerzel (Laura Birn) is now in possession of the Prime Radiant and her loyalties and motivations to protect Empire will be severely tested as the big showdown between Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) and The Mule will drive the narrative’s core to an explosive end. To battle back against the formidable warlord bent on dominating the universe, Empire and the Foundation just might have to join forces to survive the impending extermination of their own existences.</p><div class="youtube-video" data-nosnippet ><div class="video-aspect-box"><iframe data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C53xEOdxz70" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p>Asbæk's introduction here is a shocking display of his monstrous mind-controlling powers and anyone who witnessed the actor's ruthless cruelty in "Game of Thrones" as Euron Greyjoy will not be surprised by how menacing an adversary he’ll make this third season.</p><p>Apple TV+'s "Foundation" Season 3 streams Fridays with subsequent chapters arriving weekly until a finale on Sept. 12. New cast members also include Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, Synnøve Karlsen, Cody Fern, Tómas Lemarquis, Alexander Siddig, and Troy Kotsur.</p><p>Creator David S. Goyer ("The Dark Knight Trilogy," "Blade," "Dark City") executive produces alongside Bill Bost, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Matt Thunell, Robyn Asimov, David Kob, Christopher J. Byrne, Leigh Dana Jackson, Jane Espenson and Roxann Dawson.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  800.                            <![CDATA[ The Mule makes a murderous entrance in today's premiere episode, 'A Song For the End of Everything'. ]]>
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  805.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4w6pcbbkt8TAuu99oh7rS3-1280-80.jpg">
  806.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Apple TV+]]></media:credit>
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  813.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Keeping wastewater flowing into tomorrow's coffee | On the ISS this week July 7 - 11, 2025 ]]></title>
  814.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The Expedition 73 crew unpacked a newly arrived cargo craft, wrapped up a second week of science with an visiting crew of international astronauts and continued to conduct science and maintenance during their week aboard the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html">International Space Station</a> (ISS).</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-orbital-observation"><span>Orbital observation</span></h3><p>"As the saying goes, yesterday’s coffee is today’s coffee," wrote NASA astronaut <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-jonny-kim-iss-korean-american">Jonny Kim</a>, an Expedition 73 flight engineer, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://x.com/JonnyKimUSA/status/1943048124760756371" target="_blank">on social media</a>.</p><p>The water reclamation system on the International Space Station recycles the crew's waste water — including their urine and perspiration — into clean drinking water, enabling their long stays in<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/low-earth-orbit"> low Earth orbit</a>. This week Kim was assigned to replace the recycling tank.</p><p>"At a high level, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/astronaut-pee-iss-water-recycling-98-percent-milestone">urine from astronauts</a> is mixed with chemicals which are then stored in this recycle tank as a holding reservoir before additional processing," wrote Kim. "Though Houston [Mission Control] works hard to remotely control and run the system, sometimes an astronaut is required to physically maintain the equipment."</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Zf3kRxP9RDFEdxtKwrLp5c" name="iss-expedition-73-kim-wcs" alt="a man in a maroon shirt and safety goggles is seen from behind working to install a tank aboard a space station" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zf3kRxP9RDFEdxtKwrLp5c.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Expedition 73 flight engineer Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut, works to replace the recycle tank for the water reclamation system aboard the International Space Station. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/Jonny Kim)</span></figcaption></figure><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-science-status"><span>Science status</span></h3><p>Among the research that was conducted by the Expedition 73 crew aboard the space station this week was:</p><p><strong>Circadian Light</strong> — Flight engineer Nichole Ayers documented her experience being exposed to a new lighting system that gradually cycles through different settings as compared to the static illumination aboard the space station. The new approach is designed to improve cognitive performance and combat monotony.</p><p><strong>Plant Cell Division</strong> — Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi used a centrifuge and a strain of cultured tobacco cells to study how varying levels of gravity affect plant formation. The JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) experiment is focused on the future of crop growth on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html">the moon</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html">Mars</a>.</p><p><strong>Muscle Stimulation</strong> — Ayers and her fellow NASA flight engineer Anne McClain used electrodes to send electrical impulses into Ayers' legs as a possible countermeasure to muscle atrophy. The technique may someday add to crew members' exercise regimes when in micro- and low-gravity environments.</p><p>Russian flight engineer Sergey Ryzhikov also set up a camera for students to point at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a> from the station's vantage point in orbit. Fellow cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy took part in a blood pressure study.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-station-keeping"><span>Station keeping</span></h3><p>In addition to Kim working to service the water reclamation system, the Expedition 73 crew also devoted time to maintaining the space station's systems, including:</p><p><strong>Progress M-31 (92P)</strong> — Flight engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy opened the hatch leading into the newly docked <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/32645-progress-spacecraft.html">Progress cargo spacecraft</a> on Sunday (July 6) and, joined by fellow cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, worked throughout the week to unload the 3 tons of  supplies it delivered.</p><p><strong>Treadmill </strong>— Ryzhikov and Zubritskiy also repaired and replaced the treadmill on the Russsian segment of the space station on Tuesday (July 8).</p><p><strong>Pressure valves</strong> — Flight engineer Jonny Kim worked on an issue with the valves used to depressurize Nanoracks' commercial airlock called "Bishop" by configuring cables and setting up hardware to support the troubleshooting effort.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-astronaut-activity"><span>Astronaut activity</span></h3><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:177.76%;"><img id="2NpncqGR8o98WDCPB5BEm6" name="iss-expedition-73-ax-4-ayers-whitson-mcclain" alt="three women, two in blue flights and one in a black suit, pose and laugh together aboard a space station" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2NpncqGR8o98WDCPB5BEm6.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1920" height="3413" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers (at left) and Anne McClain (at right), both Expedition 73 crew members, pose and laugh with Axiom Mission-4 commander Peggy Whitson inside the Kibo laboratory on the International Space Station. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA/Anne McClain)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Were this a sci-fi TV show, it might be called "Station Trek: The Next Generations"...</p><p>Expedition 73 flight engineers Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain have more in common with Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) commander <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/38691-peggy-whitson-astronaut-biography.html">Peggy Whitson</a> than all having been (or currently are) NASA astronauts.</p><p>"Peggy Whitson was on the astronaut selection committee that selected me in 2013, and I was on the selection committee that selected Nichole Ayers in 2021," wrote McCain <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://x.com/AstroAnnimal/status/1943327962348036301" target="_blank">on social media</a>. "Now, we all are living and working together aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 73 and Ax-4 missions (and having a LOT of fun in the process)."</p><p>"When you reach your goals, send the elevator back down!" McCain wrote.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-axiom-mission-4-ax-4"><span>Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)</span></h3><p>The four members of Axiom Mission-4 have completed their second week aboard the space station, working on science and outreach activities up to the end of their stay.</p><p>Among the research they conducted this week was the growth of microalgae and nutrient-rich plants as possible future food sources; studies focused on how <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/23017-weightlessness.html">microgravity</a> affects eye movement, motor skills and cardiovascular function, the latter as specifically related to blood flow to the brain; and a fluid dynamics experiment simulating planetary atmospheric phenomena such as the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/41713-bizarre-saturn-hexagon-180-miles-tall.html">North Polar Hexagon on Saturn</a>.</p><p>Polish astronaut Sławosz "Suave" Uznański-Wiśniewski of ESA joined Peggy Whitson to show eating the first pierogi in space, and the four crew members provided a live science update from orbit. On Saturday (July 12), they are scheduled to take part in an exclusive interview with CNN International.</p><p>The AX-4 crew is set to depart the space station on Monday (July 14) at 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 GMT), given acceptable weather conditions for a splashdown off the coast of California.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-by-the-numbers"><span>By the numbers</span></h3><p>As of Friday (July 11), there are <strong>11 people</strong> aboard the International Space Station: Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22672-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.html">JAXA</a>, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers and Jonny Kim of NASA and Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22724-roscosmos.html">Roscosmos</a>, all flight engineers, as well as Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of ISRO and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of ESA and Tibor Kapu of HUNOR.</p><p>There are <strong>three docked crew spacecraft</strong>: <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18853-spacex.html">SpaceX</a>'s Dragon "Endurance" attached to the forward port of the Harmony module, Dragon "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/with-grace-astronauts-name-spacexs-final-dragon-crew-capsule">Grace</a>" on the space-facing port of Harmony and Roscosmos' Soyuz MS-27 attached to the Earth-facing port of the Prichal node.</p><p>There are <strong>two docked cargo spacecraft</strong>: Roscosmos' Progress MS-30 (91P) attached to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, and Progress MS-31 (92P) docked to the space-facing port of the Poisk module.</p><p>As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for <strong>24 years, 8 months and 10 days</strong>.</p> ]]></dc:content>
  815.                                                                                                                                            <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/keeping-wastewater-flowing-into-tomorrows-coffee-on-the-iss-this-week-july-7-11-2025</link>
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  832.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Prime Day is over but savings are still active — invest in some new optics for the return of Saturn to late-night skies ]]></title>
  833.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/primeday?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=762506474535&hvpos=&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7284495825451342032&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9198132&hvtargid=kwd-2322073639671&ref=pd_sl_510t89s5ir_e" target="_blank">Amazon Prime Day</a> is over but that doesn't mean all the deals have stopped. There are still plenty of anti-Prime Day deals around but they could end any moment so these really are your last chances to grab a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://shop.unistellar.com/" target="_blank">Unistellar smart telescope for $300 cheaper</a> or a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654" target="_blank">Sony A7R V with $1000 off</a>. Now is a great time to grab some new skywatching gear because <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/saturn-makes-its-long-awaited-return-to-the-late-night-sky-this-week-heres-how-to-see-it">Saturn has made a grand return to the late night sky this month.</a></p><p>The optics we are recommending feature in our expert buying guides that cover the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">best telescopes</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html">the best binoculars</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-smart-telescopes">the best smart telescopes</a> and more categories. For a full round-up of all the best deals across skywatching, cameras, technology and entertainment, check out our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="Amazon Prime Day hub">Amazon Prime Day hub</a>.</p><p>Read on for our hand-picked selection of the best savings on skywatching you can still get post-Prime Day. If we know when a deal will be ending, we will tell you, but there may be some deals that have already finished.</p><h2 id="top-post-prime-day-skywatching-deals-2">Top post-Prime Day skywatching deals</h2><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-top-post-prime-day-telescope-deals"><span>Top post-Prime Day telescope deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="2c1bbe63-fcfb-4c95-a147-81eb7bafa254" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eQuinox 2" data-dimension48="best smart telescopes guide" data-dimension25="$2199" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1744704-REG/unistellar_equinox_2_114mm_f_4.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="GJ4rc7eM3V8ygqs8mKLkPA" name="unistellar eQuinox 2.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJ4rc7eM3V8ygqs8mKLkPA.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $600 </strong>on the Unistellar eQuinox 2 in this amazing anti-Prime deal from BH Photo and Video. Enjoy relaxed and easy views of the universe with the capability to capture them all on a 6.4MP.</p><p>It's our favourite smart telescope in our <a href="https://www.space.com/best-smart-telescopes" data-dimension112="2c1bbe63-fcfb-4c95-a147-81eb7bafa254" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eQuinox 2" data-dimension48="best smart telescopes guide" data-dimension25="$2199">best smart telescopes guide</a> and we gave it four and a half stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/unistellar-equinox-2-telescope-review">Unistellar eQuinox 2 review</a>.</p><p><strong>This deal ends on July 13.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1744704-REG/unistellar_equinox_2_114mm_f_4.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="2c1bbe63-fcfb-4c95-a147-81eb7bafa254" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eQuinox 2" data-dimension48="best smart telescopes guide" data-dimension25="$2199">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="594b1932-46a9-4d44-9649-62a9488bb6ff" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eQuinox 2" data-dimension48="the best smart telescope" data-dimension25="$2499" href="https://www.amazon.com/Unistellar-Equinox-Telescope-Polluted-Backpack/dp/B0BSG3G8DX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2H9HKDFU59C0J&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qrZQfPWoxjfwAksnosEZc1YbY4rDWVfeEzagcTtGmkrfOX2ABQWQ9uVotBFr986AWbSX6WdsXBtluE8hGPWVOWR4sjps_V5gqFNklve2q9lBvxBtKdGcruUTULztKafa.dnHXZH8p70PXnnsO-OYsas_YFnQqpf13BDIIp3_4QWw&dib_tag=se&keywords=unistellar+equinox+2+backpack&qid=1752069186&sprefix=unistellar+equinox+2+backpac%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:894px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="w6XuroDuAgvuX9YpXcHJU7" name="equinox2-backpack" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6XuroDuAgvuX9YpXcHJU7.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="894" height="894" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $300 </strong>on the Unistellar eQuinox 2, a smart telescope that features an 11-hour battery life as well as an image resolution of 6.4MP and 450mm focal length. </p><p>This bundle comes with the official Unistellar backpack included for taking to dark sky sites. We like this telescope so much that we rated this as <a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html#section-best-smart-telescope" data-dimension112="594b1932-46a9-4d44-9649-62a9488bb6ff" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eQuinox 2" data-dimension48="the best smart telescope" data-dimension25="$2499">the best smart telescope</a> out there. </p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Unistellar-Equinox-Telescope-Polluted-Backpack/dp/B0BSG3G8DX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2H9HKDFU59C0J&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qrZQfPWoxjfwAksnosEZc1YbY4rDWVfeEzagcTtGmkrfOX2ABQWQ9uVotBFr986AWbSX6WdsXBtluE8hGPWVOWR4sjps_V5gqFNklve2q9lBvxBtKdGcruUTULztKafa.dnHXZH8p70PXnnsO-OYsas_YFnQqpf13BDIIp3_4QWw&dib_tag=se&keywords=unistellar+equinox+2+backpack&qid=1752069186&sprefix=unistellar+equinox+2+backpac%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="594b1932-46a9-4d44-9649-62a9488bb6ff" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eQuinox 2" data-dimension48="the best smart telescope" data-dimension25="$2499">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="eaea99a7-1fbc-4cc1-9086-89a696c846ec" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar Odyssey Pro" data-dimension48="full Unistellar Odyssey review" data-dimension25="$3999" href="https://www.amazon.com/Unistellar-Odyssey-Fully-Automated-Telescope/dp/B0FBNN3LYW/ref=asc_df_B0FBNN3LYW?mcid=fbc0be45bfba3b22a44c19c2189d7002&hvocijid=1863226564246572204-B0FBNN3LYW-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1863226564246572204&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9058761&hvtargid=pla-2281435177338&psc=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="cq4j2Z7ijgWeJ5rCMz84qj" name="odysseyprored" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cq4j2Z7ijgWeJ5rCMz84qj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $500 </strong>on this smart telescope that is also super portable. It's simple to use and autofocuses on celestial objects, now with a high-quality Nikon eyepiece.</p><p>We gave the non-pro version four and half stars out of five in our <a href="https://www.space.com/unistellar-odyssey-review" data-dimension112="eaea99a7-1fbc-4cc1-9086-89a696c846ec" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar Odyssey Pro" data-dimension48="full Unistellar Odyssey review" data-dimension25="$3999">full Unistellar Odyssey review</a>.</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Unistellar-Odyssey-Fully-Automated-Telescope/dp/B0FBNN3LYW/ref=asc_df_B0FBNN3LYW?mcid=fbc0be45bfba3b22a44c19c2189d7002&hvocijid=1863226564246572204-B0FBNN3LYW-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1863226564246572204&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9058761&hvtargid=pla-2281435177338&psc=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="eaea99a7-1fbc-4cc1-9086-89a696c846ec" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar Odyssey Pro" data-dimension48="full Unistellar Odyssey review" data-dimension25="$3999">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="edee54f0-6c56-4b5a-ac25-5e88a33c3f06" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eVscope 2" data-dimension48="full eVscope 2 review" data-dimension25="$4699" href="https://shop.unistellar.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="HMPzjEQuctYuaZXKqPiH4L" name="Unistellar eVscope 2.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HMPzjEQuctYuaZXKqPiH4L.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $300 </strong>on this powerful smart telescope. Automatically slew to and image over 5000 celestial objects, including 37 million stars. </p><p>We gave it four and half stars out of five in our <a href="https://www.space.com/unistellar-evscope-2-telescope-review" data-dimension112="edee54f0-6c56-4b5a-ac25-5e88a33c3f06" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eVscope 2" data-dimension48="full eVscope 2 review" data-dimension25="$4699">full eVscope 2 review</a>.</p><p><a href="https://shop.unistellar.com/?_gl=1*131hp39*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NTIwNTc4MzAuQ2p3S0NBandwcmpEQmhCVEVpd0ExbTFkMHVlWWtjc3VqX01hOG8xb2ItUmliSEZmT0tmelJrWm5HOVZDZVBLSHZweXB0VVktRURVSG5Sb0NNMklRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTA3NTU2ODEyMS4xNzQ1OTE3Njc5*_ga*MTUwOTk1NzA5Ny4xNzQ1OTE3Njgw*_ga_VN9MMCK3PP*czE3NTIyMzE3OTgkbzI4JGcxJHQxNzUyMjMxOTkzJGo0MCRsMCRoMA.." target="_blank"><strong>$300 off all Unistellar telescopes ends on July 14.</strong></a><a class="view-deal button" href="https://shop.unistellar.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="edee54f0-6c56-4b5a-ac25-5e88a33c3f06" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Unistellar eVscope 2" data-dimension48="full eVscope 2 review" data-dimension25="$4699">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="2090d4f1-aa3a-4950-985e-89bf8d83a8cc" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension25="$399" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8V2G28V" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="WbNkHew3xhsLfnEpSxs83R" name="ZWO Seestar S30 Telescope" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WbNkHew3xhsLfnEpSxs83R.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $30 </strong>on a smart telescope we rated. four out of five stars. In our full<a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronomy-kit/zwo-seestar-s30-all-in-one-smart-telescope-review" data-dimension112="2090d4f1-aa3a-4950-985e-89bf8d83a8cc" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension25="$399"> ZWO Seestar S30 review</a>, we praised the fast set-up and excellent interface on the Seestar app.</p><p>This telescope is highly portable and lightweight so it's easy to take to dark sky sites. It photographs celestial objects so you can cherish these memories forever!</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8V2G28V" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="2090d4f1-aa3a-4950-985e-89bf8d83a8cc" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S30 review" data-dimension25="$399">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="1197597a-cf40-41af-b102-3d015c099b68" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S50 review" data-dimension25="$546" href="https://www.amazon.com/ZWO-Seestar-S50-Telescope-Experienced/dp/B0D97JDB49/ref=sr_1_1_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1080px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="kp6GLBU7QxzmFMH9MWquY8" name="ZWO Seestar s50.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kp6GLBU7QxzmFMH9MWquY8.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1080" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $29 </strong>on an affordable smart telescope that can get amazing views of the night sky at the push of a button. </p><p>We gave it four and a half stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/zwo-seestar-s50-smart-telescope-review" data-dimension112="1197597a-cf40-41af-b102-3d015c099b68" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S50 review" data-dimension25="$546">ZWO Seestar S50 review </a>for its intuitive app, easy set-up and electronic dew heater that prevents fogging.</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/ZWO-Seestar-S50-Telescope-Experienced/dp/B0D97JDB49/ref=sr_1_1_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="1197597a-cf40-41af-b102-3d015c099b68" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="ZWO Seestar S30" data-dimension48="ZWO Seestar S50 review" data-dimension25="$546">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="62cacab1-aca0-470a-bf39-006d611a9b95" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Celestron NexStar 8SE" data-dimension48="best motorized telescope" data-dimension25="$1499" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-NexStar-8-SE-Telescope/dp/B000GUFOC8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="HAKDGuQRwAhyPqWzgRzqsk" name="CelestronNexStar8SEComputerizedTelescope2.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HAKDGuQRwAhyPqWzgRzqsk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $200 </strong>on the <a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html#section-best-motorized-telescope" data-dimension112="62cacab1-aca0-470a-bf39-006d611a9b95" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Celestron NexStar 8SE" data-dimension48="best motorized telescope" data-dimension25="$1499">best motorized telescope</a> in our <a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">best telescopes guide</a>. We rated it four and a half stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/celestron-nexstar-8se-telescope-review">NexStar 8SE review</a>. </p><p>It features an eight-inch aperture, a useful magnification of up to 180x, an easy-to-operate hand controller and stunning optics, perfect for almost any night sky object.</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Celestron-NexStar-8-SE-Telescope/dp/B000GUFOC8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="62cacab1-aca0-470a-bf39-006d611a9b95" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Celestron NexStar 8SE" data-dimension48="best motorized telescope" data-dimension25="$1499">View Deal</a></p></div><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-top-post-prime-day-binoculars-deals"><span>Top post-Prime Day binoculars deals</span></h3><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="caf26abc-6292-40a8-8068-247efdf8fcbe" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$1210" href="https://www.newegg.com/canon-10-x-42l-is-wp-others/p/N82E16884101203?recaptcha=pass" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:752px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="NLYRy47HLCjQwX2RP4RMHN" name="Canon 10x42L IS WP.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLYRy47HLCjQwX2RP4RMHN.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="752" height="752" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $249 </strong>on the best overall binoculars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html" data-dimension112="caf26abc-6292-40a8-8068-247efdf8fcbe" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$1210">best binoculars guide</a>. We think they are the best stargazing binoculars you can buy thanks to clever image stabilisation that eliminates shakes from your hands.</p><p>They make looking at constellations and star fields a stable viewing experience and that is why we gave thema huge five stars in our full <a href="https://www.space.com/canon-10x42l-is-wp-binoculars-review">Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars review.</a></p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.newegg.com/canon-10-x-42l-is-wp-others/p/N82E16884101203?recaptcha=pass" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="caf26abc-6292-40a8-8068-247efdf8fcbe" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$1210">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="5eb64389-44aa-4c8e-b5d6-07fe3d7b4635" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save over $69 on these compact image-stabilised binoculars. 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Their ergonomic design makes them easy to slip into a pocket or take with you on adventures. </p><p>The image stabilisation helps you maintain steady views of whatever you are looking at, whether that is constellations or wildlife.</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.newegg.com/p/079-008U-000D0?item=9SIABMTGZ13852&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=afc-ran-com-_-Future+Publishing+Ltd&utm_source=afc-Future+Publishing+Ltd&AFFID=2294204&AFFNAME=Future+Publishing+Ltd&ACRID=4458310941606818459059665&ASUBID=livescience-us-2777625452700622186&ASID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fbest-binoculars&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2294204&ranSiteID=kXQk6.ivFEQ-VIYE4DVYzSE7UJthg0JtnQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="5eb64389-44aa-4c8e-b5d6-07fe3d7b4635" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save over $69 on these compact image-stabilised binoculars. Their ergonomic design makes them easy to slip into a pocket or take with you on adventures. The image stabilisation helps you maintain steady views of whatever you are looking at, whether that is constellations or wildlife.This deal could expire soon." data-dimension48="Save over $69 on these compact image-stabilised binoculars. Their ergonomic design makes them easy to slip into a pocket or take with you on adventures. The image stabilisation helps you maintain steady views of whatever you are looking at, whether that is constellations or wildlife.This deal could expire soon." data-dimension25="$469">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="ed13b999-d7c6-4432-b894-c9903f96bb96" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension48="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension25="$100" href="https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Binocular-Waterproof-Rubber-Armored-Full-Size/dp/B0B3JSRZFJ/ref=sr_1_3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="kM6rt5SPcHuwNDMTdiaABQ" name="nikon-10x42-prostaff-p3-binocular" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kM6rt5SPcHuwNDMTdiaABQ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $50 </strong>on the Nikon Prostaff P3 10x42 binoculars. These offers 10x magnification and a 42mm aperture with a waterproof design, making them suitable for outdoor use. </p><p>We gave the <a href="https://www.space.com/nikon-prostaff-p3-8x42-binocular-review" data-dimension112="ed13b999-d7c6-4432-b894-c9903f96bb96" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension48="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension25="$100">Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars</a> four stars out of five for their lightweight build and sharp views.</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Binocular-Waterproof-Rubber-Armored-Full-Size/dp/B0B3JSRZFJ/ref=sr_1_3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="ed13b999-d7c6-4432-b894-c9903f96bb96" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension48="Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars" data-dimension25="$100">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="f72f7b30-26d8-4d7a-b687-fd10c1376de9" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$149" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1489806-REG/vortex_cf_4313_10x50_crossfire_hd_binocular.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:752px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="bWGvp65Qr2o54YPat2Sund" name="Vortex 10x50 Crossfire HD Binocular.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bWGvp65Qr2o54YPat2Sund.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="752" height="752" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save over $20 </strong>on these sturdy binoculars that bring HD views in a lightweight body. We picked them as our best mid-range model in our <a href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html" data-dimension112="f72f7b30-26d8-4d7a-b687-fd10c1376de9" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$149">best binoculars guide</a> for their multipurpose optics and wide field of view. </p><p>We awarded them four stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/vortex-10x50-crossfire-hd-binocular-review">full Vortex 10x50 Crossfire HD binoculars review.</a></p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> You need to input your email on the purchase page to get access to the $149 deal price.</p><p><strong>This deal could expire soon.</strong><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1489806-REG/vortex_cf_4313_10x50_crossfire_hd_binocular.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="f72f7b30-26d8-4d7a-b687-fd10c1376de9" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="best binoculars guide" data-dimension48="best binoculars guide" data-dimension25="$149">View Deal</a></p></div><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="6937fb84-8f81-46ee-8bb4-f3da11764ad9" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Save an astonishing $461 on these Leica Noctivid binoculars that feature a 10x magnification and a 42mm aperture. 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  851.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="XHKE2DMR8us27GX9MP7aEP" name="2025-07-09-11H32TU-L228mm-PhTOSI-Ellerman" alt="a fiery orange orb crackles with flames and a large block spot, around which can be seen bright pinpoints of light" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XHKE2DMR8us27GX9MP7aEP.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1280" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Magnetic explosions known as Ellerman bombs surround a sunspot in this photo from astrophotographer Philippe Tosi (Earth added for scale). </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Philippe Tosi )</span></figcaption></figure><p>A new sunspot emerging over the eastern limb of the sun is putting on an explosive show and it's heading our way.</p><p><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sunspots-formation-discovery-observations">Sunspot</a> region 4136 was recently captured crackling with dozens of magnetic explosions known as Ellerman bombs. French astrophotographer <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="http://www.photoastro.com/" target="_blank">Philippe Tosi</a> photographed the activity on July 10 from Nîmes, France, using an H-alpha filter to capture the fine-scale action in exquisite detail. The image shows Ellerman bombs popping like fireworks near a sunspot that has already hurled out multiple M-class solar flares — mid-level eruptions on the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/solar-flares-effects-classification-formation">solar flare</a> scale — as it appeared over the eastern limb of the sun, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=10&month=07&year=2025">according to </a><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="http://spaceweather.com" target="_blank">spaceweather.com</a>.</p><p>"This is not the first time I have observed Ellerman's bombs," Tosi told Space.com in an email translated from French using Google translate. "The conditions were difficult because it is currently very hot in the south of France — around 38°C [100 degrees Fahrenheit]."</p><div class="jwplayer__widthsetter">    <div class="jwplayer__wrapper">        <div id="futr_botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"            class="future__jwplayer"            data-player-id="bQHItauA"            data-playlist-id="sT3QY0MQ">            <div id="botr_sT3QY0MQ_bQHItauA_div"></div>        </div>    </div></div><p>Ellerman bombs were first described in the early 20th Century by physicist Ferdinand Ellerman. These events occur in the lower solar atmosphere and are driven by <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018JA025935">magnetic reconnection</a>, a process on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a> in which oppositely charged magnetic fields meet and explosively reconfigure.</p><p>Each Ellerman bomb releases around 10²⁶ ergs of energy — roughly equivalent to 100,000 World War II-era atomic bombs, according to spaceweather.com. While that's only about one-millionth the energy of a large solar flare, these mini-explosions are seen as indicators of magnetic complexity in a sunspot. When opposite magnetic polarities collide and reconnect, they release energy in quick, bright flashes.</p><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ypZX5xk27nkhRoLgofYvKJ" name="Ellerman bombs" alt="a fiery orange orb crackles with flames and a large block spot, around which can be seen bright pinpoints of light" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ypZX5xk27nkhRoLgofYvKJ.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Ellerman bombs surround a sunspot. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Philippe Tosi/Daisy Dobrijevic with Canva)</span></figcaption></figure><p>That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html">Earth</a>, it could pose a threat for stronger space weather events in the coming days. M-class flares, like those already seen, can cause brief radio blackouts and minor satellite disruptions when aimed directly at our planet.</p><p>Scientists and skywatchers alike will be keeping a close eye on this sunspot region as it rotates into an Earth-facing position in the coming days.</p> ]]></dc:content>
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  854.                            <![CDATA[ Astrophotographer Philippe Tosi captured explosive Ellerman bombs on the sun's surface as an active sunspot turned toward Earth. ]]>
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  861.                                                                        <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XHKE2DMR8us27GX9MP7aEP-1280-80.jpg">
  862.                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Philippe Tosi ]]></media:credit>
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  869.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I couldn't keep quiet about $1000 off the Sony A7R V in this anti-Prime Day deal ]]></title>
  870.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Amazon Prime Day is finishing! There are still plenty of deals to be had on Amazon but this anti-Prime Day deal from Walmart takes the cake. They are offering a huge $1000 off the listed price and almost $600 cheaper than Amazon.</p><p><strong>The Sony A7R V is on sale for</strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank"><strong> $3200 at Walmart.</strong></a></p><p>The Sony A7R V is our best for autofocus in our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras guide</a> thanks to its AI-powered subject recognition that can attain sharp detail even during tricky shoots. It has a 61MP full-frame sensor, eight stops of in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and 8K video capability. For more deals on cameras, skywatching gear and technology, check out our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals">Amazon Prime Day hub. </a></p><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension48="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension25="$3200" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure "  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:500px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="YDdnSZDesyr9pU4V4oUjkn" name="Sony A7R V.jpeg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YDdnSZDesyr9pU4V4oUjkn.jpeg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="500" height="500" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p><strong>Save $1000 </strong>on our best camera for autofocus in our best cameras guide. It has a 61MP sensor, AI-powered autofocus, eight stops of in-body image stabilization and 8K video capability. </p><p>We gave it four and a half stars in our <a href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-v-review" data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension48="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension25="$3200">full Sony A7R V review.</a><a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="e4ab0448-e44a-4c36-ba7d-0b14fda15831" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension48="full Sony A7R V review." data-dimension25="$3200">View Deal</a></p></div><ul><li><em><strong>We're constantly checking the best prices on our </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/amazon-prime-day-space-deals"><em><strong>Amazon Prime Day space deals </strong></em></a><em><strong>page for big discounts on the </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html"><em><strong>best telescopes</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html"><em><strong>binoculars</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/best-star-projectors"><em><strong>star projectors</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras"><em><strong>cameras</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/best-drones"><em><strong>drones</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/38810-best-lego-deals.html"><em><strong>Lego</strong></em></a><em><strong>, </strong></em><a href="https://www.space.com/streaming-deals-guide"><em><strong>streaming</strong></em></a><em><strong> and more.</strong></em></li></ul><div class="inlinegallery  carousel-layout"><div class="inlinegallery-wrap" style="display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;"><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 1 of 5</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5549px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.24%;"><img id="G8FXRxztecnnFKmQDxZPQK" name="_KIM4980.jpg" alt="Image of the Sony A7R V camera body" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8FXRxztecnnFKmQDxZPQK.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="5549" height="3121" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 2 of 5</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:6000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.27%;"><img id="5BHUrMhjPkUmzaKwjSwxrd" name="Sony A7R V main image.jpg" alt="Image of the Sony A7R V being held" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BHUrMhjPkUmzaKwjSwxrd.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="6000" height="3376" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 3 of 5</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5929px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.27%;"><img id="4DYWjvCqAXBF96hrm997jN" name="_KIM4943.jpg" alt="Image of the top of the Sony A7R V camera body" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4DYWjvCqAXBF96hrm997jN.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="5929" height="3336" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 4 of 5</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5839px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="whrefVv2WpBaagnPjKqDV" name="_KIM4965.jpg" alt="Image of the fully articulating screen on the Sony A7R V" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/whrefVv2WpBaagnPjKqDV.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="5839" height="3285" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="inlinegallery-item" style="flex: 0 0 auto;"><span class="slidecount">Image 5 of 5</span><figure class="van-image-figure " data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2133px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.26%;"><img id="V7jKPFMmXKp5kEU2ECTyPY" name="a7r v details.jpg" alt="Three images showing details on the Sony A7R V camera body" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V7jKPFMmXKp5kEU2ECTyPY.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="2133" height="1200" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Kimberley Lane)</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p>In our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-v-review"> Sony A7R V review</a>, we praised the exceptional resolution, advanced autofocus, and robust build quality of this camera. It also frequents our guides to the<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography"> </a><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras </a>and<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras"> </a>the<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras"> best mirrorless cameras</a> due to its high-end features such as AI-powered autofocus, 61MP full-frame sensor and 8K video capabilities.</p><p>This model has a listed price on Amazon of $4200 and is reduced to a meager $3798. This anti-Prime Day deal from Walmart blows that saving out of the water with a total saving of $1000. This Walmart deal is hard to believe, especially on Prime Day but here it is.</p><p><strong>The Sony A7R V for </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank"><strong>only $3200 at Walmart.</strong></a></p><p>The Sony A7R V is a powerhouse and it features Sony's latest-generation BIONZ XR image processing engine, which provides phenomenal speed and image quality. We picked it as best for autofocus in our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras guide</a> due to its advanced AI-processing unit which drives improved recognition for sharp focus on a range of subjects. This camera is ideal for a pro photographer who shoots a wide range of different styles due to versatile features like the impressive autofocus, 8-stop in-body image stabilization and multi-angle LCD screen. It also has robust weather sealing so you don't have to worry about shooting in challenging conditions.</p><p><strong>Key features: </strong>61MP full-frame sensor, dual BIONZ XR processor, AI tracking, 693-point autofocus, 8-stop in-body image stabilization, multi-angle LCD Monitor, 8K video capability, dual memory card slots (1xCFexpress, 1xSD), wireless and Bluetooth connectivity.</p><p><strong>Product launched: </strong>December 2022</p><p><strong>Price history: </strong>The Sony A7R V typically retails around $4200 on Amazon but has dropped to $3798 for Amazon Prime Day. This Walmart deal brings the price to $3200, with $1000 off the Amazon listed price.</p><p><strong>Price comparison: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Alpha-7R-V-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-Camera-ILCE7RM5-B/2112441654?classType=REGULAR&from=/search" target="_blank"><strong>Walmart: </strong>$3200</a><strong> | </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Camera/dp/B0BKLQFFSF/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3AQ65WRQLSPOV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.t4TTuliQPlmQixk4qNYv61gkvoto9gFm_OeNjohDIHSej31tXVWDtCYffbBWTekQzfFkaimmlZ3dJ9Fpg4xuq50j-hh_eCnaUq5T4Bc7apqp3TK5BI41tEms6CLFib75CHshPmmY1uf85MyUQvJHn_6S72vZpvGBI0g8aesT6YRDeAnYJW8Q9uqJTlG-HF9L1MCzuQAP6HLuEfFkItnli4eWcphvqRWdGRQgvHZVD3YHgjZKT4ZNXEbQRtPNBsIUoyXEOBwSO-EoRJeL9FmIXt2IUvh25bpLK-UDz_QGjes.yW_j_oXvD9lWXUqwBMjKqQ_c66xal_OYW41WjNgIkVY&dib_tag=se&keywords=sony%2Ba7r%2BV&qid=1752244196&s=electronics&sprefix=sony%2Ba7r%2Bv%2Celectronics%2C197&sr=1-3&th=1" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon: </strong>$3798</a><strong> | </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1731389-REG/sony_alpha_camera.html" target="_blank"><strong>BHPhotoVideo:</strong> $3798</a></p><p><strong>Reviews consensus: </strong>In our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-v-review">full Sony A7R V review </a>we highlight its incredible 61MP resolution, advanced AI autofocus and versatile LCD screen, making it a top choice for professional photographers and astrophotographers.</p><p><strong>Space.com: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/sony-a7r-v-review"><strong>★★★★½</strong></a><strong> | TechRadar: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-a7r-v" target="_blank"><strong>★★★★½</strong></a><strong> | LiveScience: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.livescience.com/technology/sony-a7r-v-review" target="_blank"><strong>★★★★½</strong></a></p><p><strong>Featured in guides: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras">best cameras</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-mirrorless-cameras">best mirrorless cameras</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-sony-cameras">best Sony cameras</a>, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-low-light-photography">best cameras for low light</a></p><p><strong>✅ Buy it if: </strong>You're a serious photographer looking for a powerful camera capable of outstanding high-resolution stills with super-powered autofocus.</p><p><strong>❌ Don't buy it if: </strong>You only shoot astro. The higher resolution can generate more noise at higher ISOs, better models for this medium can be found in our guide to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">best cameras for astrophotography</a>.</p><p><em>Check out our other guides to the </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html"><em>best telescopes</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html"><em>binoculars</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras"><em>cameras</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-star-projectors"><em>star projectors</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-drones"><em>drones</em></a><em>, </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-lego-space-sets"><em>lego</em></a><em> and much more.</em></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  873.                            <![CDATA[ The Sony A7R V mirrorless camera plunges to just $3200 at Walmart, a staggering $1000 saving that eclipses Amazon's Prime Day price! ]]>
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  877.                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:22:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Skywatching Kit]]></category>
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  887.                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Fortress of Solitude: Every live-action incarnation of Superman's iconic ice hideout ]]></title>
  888.                                                                                                                <dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The Fortress of Solitude is unlikely to be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Superman. When most people think of the DC Comics superhero, they see the 'S' shield, the cape, or a specific actor who played him. But if they were to describe what the Fortress is and what it means to the Man of Steel, some may struggle beyond its common location.</p><p>First debuting in the mid-forties as 'Superman's Citadel', it eventually evolved into the Fortress we know today, situated in the Arctic near a cliff edge, requiring a huge key to access it. Described as a fountain of knowledge of the universe and Superman’s home planet, Krypton, the Fortress serves as the Man of Steel’s base and as a memorial to his parents, Jor-El and Lara-El, in the form of a statue.</p><p>Superman's frosty home-away-from-home plays a significant role in James Gunn's Superman, which hits theaters worldwide today, so we've laid out every live-action appearance of the Fortress of Solitude, from the obvious to the innovative, right up until James Gunn’s <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/everything-we-know-about-james-gunns-superman"><u>Superman</u></a>.</p><h2 id="superman-the-movie-superman-ii-1978-1980-2">Superman: The Movie & Superman II - 1978, 1980</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="MtSXQTBG4cPiZri9mj2rNn" name="Superman Movie" alt="Superman's Fortress of Solitude in Superman" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MtSXQTBG4cPiZri9mj2rNn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The first Superman film starring Christopher Reeve as the titular superhero is how many fans discovered what the Fortress of Solitude was. Based on the film’s depiction of Krypton, Superman’s homeworld, it shows how a teenage Clark discovers a green crystal and is drawn to the Arctic. After throwing it, the citadel rises from the ice. Inside, Jor-El, Clark’s biological father, appears, ready to teach Clark Krypton’s history, and more, to become the Man of Steel.</p><p>Although we’re on the cusp of reaching the film’s 50th anniversary since its debut in 1978, the film has barely dated, except for some special effects. Christopher Reeve plays both <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIaF0QKtY0c" target="_blank">Superman and Clark Kent perfectly</a>, and the Fortress is given a lot of time in the film for viewers to digest, to make it believable, as this was its first real-life appearance out of the comics.</p><p>The sequel features the icy structure even more, as a way to take Lois there once she discovers Clark’s true identity, and then when Clark talks to Jor-El to become human. The showdown of General Zod and his henchmen also takes place at the Fortress, with a great twist to defeat them. Thanks to the strong performances, especially Reeve and the actor Jeff East, who played Clark as a teenager, you can’t help but cheer when Superman returns in the sequel with his powers restored.</p><h2 id="lois-and-clark-the-new-adventures-of-superman-1993-2">Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - 1993</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="LHFmpXqSxZSfhkezXmGxMn" name="lois and clark" alt="Superman's "Fortress of Solitude" treehouse as shown in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LHFmpXqSxZSfhkezXmGxMn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>After the frankly bizarre ‘<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/lFFrTwnWP0U?si=zIBXZ13-JDG9LnfQ" target="_blank">Superboy</a>’ TV series in the late 80s, a new pitch focusing on ‘Lois and Clark’ in the 90s eventually made its way in 1993, starring Dean Cain as the superhero, and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. The show took on plenty of innovative twists on the mythos, with Superman being the disguise, and Clark being his real persona, as <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/hePXWYvh_Zo?si=dhPl8kTo0kB2j6E8" target="_blank">he explains in a Season 2 episode</a>.</p><p>Another twist they made was the lack of a Fortress. Instead, Clark discovers a globe with all the knowledge of Krypton in the Season 1 episode, Foundling, as a way to save the cast from building an ice stage and a Jor-El floating head.</p><p>However, the reason Lois and Clark make this list is that the name appears in the same episode. With the globe now in the safe hands of Jonathan and Martha Kent, it’s <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/RyPr6H1_AlI?si=utAc7uhbDjUGyqxE&t=88" target="_blank">revealed</a> that it’s now kept safe in Clark’s treehouse he played in as a kid, called, you guessed it, The Fortress of Solitude. Smart.</p><h2 id="smallville-2005-2">Smallville - 2005</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="vGTyGybMotXmEsjiJJp8Pn" name="Smallville" alt="Superman's Fortress of Solitude as shown in Smallville." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vGTyGybMotXmEsjiJJp8Pn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Smallville was an early-noughties take on a young Clark Kent, taking inspiration from the hit shows of the era like ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Buffy: The Vampire Slayer’. Starring Tom Welling this time, the first half of the show's run was Clark coming to terms with the fact that he was from another planet, all the while managing to be a teenager in Smallville, Kansas. As we got to Season 5 in 2005, the Superman mythology started to seep through even more, culminating with the Fortress of Solitude in the Season 5 premiere, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/pLJtIXSybvE?si=h0iaeHHEQStWDbgg" target="_blank">Arrival</a>.</p><p>Taking inspiration from the Superman movies once again, as it did with Christopher Reeve's cameo in earlier seasons, as well as some John Williams motifs, this Fortress is very similar to the movies, just smaller. In Talkville, a podcast hosted by Welling and Michael Rosenbaum, who played Lex in the show, they <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/Fv4ZbfAK-88?si=H_IzsL1IQXeJDtl2" target="_blank">spoke about their memories</a> of filming in the Fortress of Solitude, and how it represented a new narrative for the show from Season 5.</p><p>Instead of Marlon Brando voicing Jor-El in the Fortress, we get Terence Stamp, another nod to the movies, as he played General Zod in the second movie. The set would be a mainstay for the rest of the series, right up until Clark becomes Superman in the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/ymiXPCqYXBI?si=eWJMADkeKII9zvhi" target="_blank">series finale</a>. Even for a TV show in the mid-2000s, it was vast, made its mark, and signified a change in narrative for the show. No more was it going to be about Clark accepting who he was, it was now preparing for who he’s about to become.</p><h2 id="superman-returns-2006-2">Superman Returns - 2006</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ARMHFbEowmKqsMfvroJFPn" name="Superman Returns" alt="Superman's Fortress of Solitude as shown in Superman Returns." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ARMHFbEowmKqsMfvroJFPn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>‘Superman Returns’ is a strange movie. Directed by Brian Singer of the first two X-Men movies, this takes place as a sequel to Reeve’s ‘Superman II’. After the Man of Steel fights General Zod and his two henchmen, he decides to take his old ship and explore space, to discover if there are any other Kryptonians out there. Years later, he returns to find Lois has a son, the world may not need Superman anymore, and Lex has been paroled.</p><p>The Fortress isn’t in the movie much, but it still contains the same tropes from the movies, such as the crystals, Marlon Brando reappearing, and the icy look of what came before. Whilst ‘Superman Returns’ is a fun movie, it’s mostly a retread of the 1978 original, and that's true of the Fortress's appearance in it too, which is a shame. Plans for a sequel were scrapped due to its low box office returns.</p><h2 id="man-of-steel-2013-2">Man of Steel - 2013</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="j38NMZb62xv2Q8eTwH9jMn" name="Man of Steel" alt="Superman and Jor-El in the Fortress of Solitude in Man of Steel" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j38NMZb62xv2Q8eTwH9jMn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>With the debut of Henry Cavill as Superman in 2013, much of the lore was redefined by director and writer Zack Snyder’s decisions, something that’s still fiercely debated to this day. The Fortress was wrapped up in this, too, with the iconic ice palace being replaced by Clark’s ship. Jor-El, this time played by Russell Crowe, still appeared as a hologram, guiding Clark to the Superman suit and revealing his true identity. The ship would be destroyed towards the end of the film, but would return in future films, such as ‘Batman vs Superman’ and ‘Justice League’, as a way to create the enemy Doomsday, and to revive Superman.</p><p>In looks, there’s no ice here, instead being replaced by CGI nanomachines and the grey-color scheme that defined much of the DCEU era, led by Snyder. The design looks like an ant colony, with tunnels and walkways that also showcase some of the ship’s robots. It’s an interesting twist on the take of the Fortress, but perhaps one that strays a little too far from the source material.</p><h2 id="supergirl-2015-2">Supergirl - 2015</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="Ujgs3MtFfnFJTNd28rrTPn" name="Supergirl" alt="Supergirl in the Fortress of Solitude in the Supergirl TV show" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ujgs3MtFfnFJTNd28rrTPn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Although the Fortress appeared in just five episodes throughout Supergirl’s six-season run between 2015 and 2021, it made an impact every time, especially when a giant House of El key was featured to unlock the structure. With Superman away, Kara / Supergirl was allowed to access Superman’s base and use it as a headquarters for a short while.</p><p>Although its appearance was short overall, the Fortress was a step-up from ‘Smallville’, with a bigger space, characters like Kelex keeping the structure clean and safe from outsiders, and more ancestors to talk to Kara and others.</p><h2 id="krypton-2018-2">Krypton - 2018</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="tm42KmLYEWYjy3mVEJyUNn" name="Krypton" alt="The Fortress of Solitude shown in the prequel show Krypton" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tm42KmLYEWYjy3mVEJyUNn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Were you ever curious about Jor-El’s Father and the early years of Krypton? Probably not, but this is what the short-lived TV series, Krypton, offered from 2018 to 2019 for two seasons.</p><p>Although the series obviously took place on Superman’s home planet, the Fortress still appeared, explained away by the revelation that it was first created as a secret science base by Zor-El, the Great Grandfather of Jor-El. The location was used in the show to reveal the history of the Phantom Zone and Braniac, told via a hologram of Zor-El.</p><p>This time, the Fortress looked like a cross between a Roman Colosseum and the DCEU ‘Man of Steel’ iteration, which meant a mostly gray and blue color scheme and a stage that showcased the Zor-El hologram. It was pretty underwhelming, much like the Krypton show as a whole, but it at least gave the Fortress some added depth, whether you wanted it or not.</p><h2 id="superman-lois-2021-2">Superman & Lois - 2021</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="mFTHUJDEP6rory7T9DWuMn" name="Superman and Lois" alt="A young Clark Kent in the Fortress of Solitude in Superman & Lois" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mFTHUJDEP6rory7T9DWuMn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>It could be argued that ‘Superman and Lois’ is the best TV adaptation of the mythos, and for good reason. Starring Tyler Hoechlin as the Man of Steel after appearing in Supergirl, Hoechlin went full throttle on the character, giving viewers a new perspective on how Lois and Clark managed daily life, as well as having two kids. <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvy5mcuj8sc" target="_blank">Episode 11</a> of Season 1 tells the early years of Clark, from arriving on Earth to discovering his powers, leading to the creation of the Fortress.</p><p>Like ‘Smallville’ and the original Superman movies before it, this take on the Fortress also featured Jor-El as an AI hologram, teaching and helping Clark throughout his early adult years to become the Man of Steel. It was also the place where Clark proposed to Lois after confessing everything, in a heart-warming scene.</p><p>Although this Fortress looked huge on the outside, scenes of the inside mostly consisted of an icy cavern, featuring holograms to advance the plot. Although it wasn’t as grand as Smallville or Krypton’s take, it was the storytelling that made this Fortress stand out in a different, greater way.</p><h2 id="superman-2025-2">Superman - 2025</h2><figure class="van-image-figure  inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="339ckm4DjxYmK9ncaDNePn" name="Superman 2025" alt="The symbol of the house of El on the door to Superman's Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's Superman." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/339ckm4DjxYmK9ncaDNePn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class=""></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: DC)</span></figcaption></figure><p>James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ movie is finally here, but we're going to avoid spoilers and keep to what we’ve already seen from the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/entertainment/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-the-1st-fantastic-trailer-for-james-gunns-superman">trailers</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://youtu.be/xFU8U4UVUBs?si=cg5hLxtweNlhT3-M" target="_blank">the sneak peek clip from April</a>. Starring David Corenswet this time, we've seen shots of Superman recovering at the base, as well as many Kryptonian robots helping him.</p><p>This incarnation of the Fortress is back to the grand scale you'd expect from a major motion picture, with different rooms and areas of the Fortress. It’s another encouraging sign from this new take, especially after years of seeing the Man of Steel in live-action surrounded by CGI-heavy sets and enemies, where drumbeats for a soundtrack attempted to be the heart of the DCEU era, and mostly flatlined.</p><p>This time, the Fortress looks to make a big impression on the characters and the viewers. We’ve already heard the motifs of John Williams’ classic Superman theme,  seen colors abound instead of the grey that plagued the DCEU, and most of all, the themes of hope. How does it compare to other Fortresses from the past 50 years? Get out there and find out.</p><p><strong>James Gunn's 'Superman' is screening in theaters worldwide right now.</strong></p> ]]></dc:content>
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  891.                            <![CDATA[ As the newest Superman film hits theaters, we cast our X-ray vision back on every live-action incarnation of the Fortress of Solitude, from its 1978 debut to its 2025 return. ]]>
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