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'Machine-gun sun' could bring auroras to more than a dozen states this Independence Day weekendThe sun launched 10 M-class solar flares over 24 hours, and more could be on the way. Auroras are likely in some US states as a result.
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NASA mission to rescue a space telescope plummeting to Earth launches into orbitNASA's Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft is finally on its way to boost it higher this summer
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Hubble telescope spots 'impossible' light from a galaxy that shouldn't have been visibleResearchers say the surprising discovery of the faraway galaxy MXDFz4.4 could help explain how the cosmos went from opaque to transparent billions of years ago.
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James Webb telescope may have discovered a never-before-seen substance on Pluto and TitanA new study has identified a very specific wavelength of light missing from both Pluto and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The surprising signal suggests that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not yet been seen anywhere in the solar system or beyond.
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Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms — and experts say it's 'quite feasible'A new study suggests creating a satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could reduce the impacts of the worst solar storms by more than 50%. The novel plan, which involves dumping gas into the magnetosphere, could be the only way to directly protect ourselves from dangerous space weather, experts say.
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Tonight's full moon is the lowest, and one of the smallest 'micromoons' all yearJune's full Strawberry Moon will be the lowest-hanging and one of the smallest full moons of 2026. It will be at its fullest on Monday night, June 29.
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Earth may survive the fiery death of the sun after all, new models suggestWhen the sun dies, it will become hundreds of times its current size and engulf the innermost planets. Earth may escape this infernal fate, according to state-of-the-art stellar evolution models.
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Bullseye! Enormous 'bow and arrow' galaxy is unlike anything astronomers have ever seenSpace Photo of the Week Astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered RAD-BAARG, a radio galaxy with a striking bow-and-arrow shape, offering a rare direct view of a galaxy falling into the environment of a galaxy cluster.
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Life on Mars, a curious human cousin and more in this week's science news.Science news this week June 27, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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