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How To Use Fusion To Get To Proxima Centauri's Potentially Habitable Exoplanet

Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet that could be in the habitable zone of its star. Therefore, it has garnered a lot of attention, including several missions designed to visit it and send back information. Unfortunately, due to technological constraints and the gigantic distances involved, most of those missions only weigh a few grams and require massive solar scales or pushing lasers to get anywhere near their target. But why let modern technological levels limit your imagination when there are so many other options, if still theoretical, options to send a larger mission to our nearest potentially habitable neighbor? That was the thought behind the Master’s Thesis of Amelie Lutz at Virginia Tech - she looked at the possibility of using fusion propulsion systems to send a few hundred kilogram probe to the system, and potentially even orbit it.

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Webb Refines the Bullet Cluster's Mass

One of the most iconic cosmic scenes in the Universe lies nearly 3.8 billion light-years away from us in the direction of the constellation Carina. This is where two massive clusters of galaxies have collided. The resulting combined galaxies and other material are now called the Bullet Cluster, after one of the two members that interacted over several billion years. It's one of the hottest-known galaxy clusters, thanks to clouds of gas that were heated by shockwaves during the event. Astronomers have observed this scene with several different telescopes in multiple wavelengths of light, including X-ray and infrared. Those observations and others show that the dark matter makes up the majority of the cluster's mass. Its gravitational effect distorts light from more distant objects and makes it an ideal gravitational lens.

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Reviving SETI with High-Energy Astronomy

What new methods can be developed in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)? This is what a recent white paper submitted to the 2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (DARES) Request for Information (RFI) hopes to address as a pair of researchers from the Breakthrough Listen project and Michigan State University discussed how high-energy astronomy could be used for identifying radio signals from an extraterrestrial technological civilization, also called technosignatures. This study has the potential to help SETI and other organizations develop novel techniques for finding intelligent life beyond Earth.

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For 100 years, we have marveled at planetariums. Here's a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors

Humans have used the stars to navigate, keep time, and understand our place in the universe.

Devour a cosmic-sized chunk of Marvel lore ahead of 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps', with the 'The Coming of Galactus' novel

Titan Books' new novelization of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's 'Galactus Trilogy' heralds the coming of July’s 'Fantastic Four' blockbuster.

Republican-backed reconciliation bill passes, includes funding for ISS, Artemis programs, Space Shuttle relocation

The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. Image: NASA

A massive tax and spending package passed by the Senate on Wednesday was approved by the House on Thursday and signed by President Donald Trump on Friday, July 4.

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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

A 'Golden Handle' will appear on the moon tonight. Here's how to see it

The "Golden Handle" appears each month when the sun illuminates a mountain range lining a vast impact crater.

Space Park Leicester and the ESA are Building a Lab that Could House Extraterrestrial Samples Someday

In the past fifteen years, five missions have returned samples of extraterrestrial material to Earth for analysis. These included missions that rendezvoused with Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs), like the Hayabusa 1 and 2 and the OSIRIS-REx missions, and the Chang'e-5 and -6 missions, which brought back samples from the far side of the Moon. In the coming years, China plans to return samples from 469219 Kamoʻoalewa with its Tianwen-2 mission. With all the extraterrestrial materials being returned to Earth for analysis, one could argue that we are entering a "golden age of sample-return missions."

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Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas

The "One Big Beautiful Bill," now enacted, directs that space shuttle Discovery be removed from the Smithsonian and placed on display at Space Center Houston by January 2027.

10 fun tours and adventures for the ultimate total solar eclipse 2026 experience

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will offer some fabulous travel options. Here are some adventures to consider.

Don't miss the Pleiades shine with Venus in the predawn sky on July 5

Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target.

Get Paramount Plus for just 99 cents a month and stream season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Paramount Plus is now just 99 cents a month for two months, meaning you can stream season three of Strange New Worlds without breaking the bank.

The best July 4 camera deals 2025: Top deals we've spotted so far

Ahead of the Amazon Prime Day sales, here are some of the best July 4 camera deals available right now.

Could signs of Mars life be hidden in its thick layers of clay?

Mineral-rich layers of clay suggest that ancient life could be possible on the Red Planet

Week in images: 30 June - 4 July 2025

Week in images: 30 June - 4 July 2025

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Biting the 'Bullet': Amazing new JWST photo shows titanic collision of galaxy clusters

It's another step on the road to one day discovering what dark matter could be.

Best Canon lenses in 2025: Get the best lens for your Canon camera this Amazon Prime Day

Get the best Canon lenses for your Canon camera and there are savings on the horizon with Amazon Prime Day running from July 8 to 11.


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