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James Webb Space Telescope detects clouds on a 'hot Jupiter' that we thought had clear skies

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Russia dismisses space agency chief in wake of international controversies

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According to an official release from the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing Rogozin from his duties on Friday (July 15).

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Star-mapping Gaia spacecraft spots a pair of Jupiter-like planets

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In a mission first, the long-time star surveyor spotted two Jupiter-size planets in a remote spot of the galaxy. The find was confirmed with the Large Binocular Telescope, in Arizona, and reveals the spacecraft can double as a spotter for alien worlds.

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Goodbye, Comet K2! Next stop is closest approach to the sun

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A megacomet has just passed safely by Earth, but there's still a chance it will grow brighter through the summer as it reaches its closest approach to the sun in December.

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SpaceX's CRS-25 mission saw a Falcon 9 main booster nail another landing aboard SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean on July 14. Which of the following is the actual name of another one of SpaceX's other two droneships?

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Skywatching

Jupiter is now rising in the evening sky. Here's how to spot the king of the night

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Jupiter is starting to rise around midnight, and will even meet up with the moon on Tuesday (July 19).

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Science & Astronomy

The oldest, brightest black holes in the universe were born from violent gas attacks, new study suggests

(University of Portsmouth/Nature)

Some supermassive quasars formed within the first billion years after the Big Bang. Now, scientists know why.

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SpaceX

Dragon capsule launches on SpaceX's 25th cargo mission to the space station

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday evening (July 14), sending a robotic Dragon resupply craft toward the International Space Station.

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Spaceflight

NASA commissions independent review of delayed Psyche mission to metal asteroid

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At best, Psyche will launch in July 2023, but that's in part contingent upon what a 15-member board reports on this September.

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Technology

James Webb Space Telescope detects clouds on a 'hot Jupiter' that we thought had clear skies

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The James Webb Space Telescope is already confounding expectations with a surprising new discovery: It detected evidence for clouds on an exoplanet that was thought to have completely clear skies.

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Telescopes & Binoculars

Best binoculars for kids: A close-up view of the cosmos for smaller hands and eyes

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We would love to be able to get excited about astronomy just by giving them a pair of binoculars and telling them to point them at the night sky, but we must remember that not all binoculars are appropriate for them.

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Entertainment

Watch an exclusive clip for Apple TV+'s 'For All Mankind' season 3 episode 6

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Apple TV+'s "For All Mankind" is making a desperate mid-nineties drive to Mars in its third season, and we've already reached the halfway point in this alternative history sci-fi series' latest outing.

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