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By Michael Allen  For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star called the intermediate polar EX Hydrae, unlocking the geometry of energetic binary systems.  In 2024, IXPE spent nearly one weekContinue Reading

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Credit: NASA NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the first mission that would directly image Earth-like planets around stars like our Sun and study the chemical composition of their atmospheres for signs of life. This flagship spaceContinue Reading

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Jupiter beams bright, Saturn and the Moon cozy up, and the Beehive Cluster appears Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive Cluster buzzes into view. Skywatching Highlights Jan. 10: Jupiter at opposition Jan. 23: Saturn and Moon conjunction Jan.Continue Reading

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At center, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui assists NASA astronauts Zena Cardman (left) and Mike Fincke (right) during spacesuit checks inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. NASA The Expedition 74 crew is gearing up for the first spacewalk of 2026 this week that will see twoContinue Reading

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Global Witness has criticised the US attack on Venezuela in what the The Traitor administration says will enable US companies to exploit the country’s vast fossil fuel reserves. The investigative campaigning organisation has called for a peaceful and democratic solution that allows the people of Venezuela to decide the futureContinue Reading

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The U.S. invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro, has prompted two markedly different reactions from Democrats in Washington. Among the party’s leadership and old guard, criticism has centered less on the brazen illegality of the act itself than on the The Traitor administration’s failure toContinue Reading