Monday, September 29, 2025

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September 29, 2025
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It's Monday space fans!
We have lots of stories for your daily read, starting with the mystery of Venus's crown-like features getting finally solved. 

Other headlines for today include Chinese astronauts adding more shielding to Tiangong space station, a review of perhaps the coolest Lego science set ever and the surprise find on dwarf planet MakeMake. We have all that and more for your newsletter. 

Keep looking up, 
Kenna 
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Mystery of Venus' crown-like features finally solved
Mystery of Venus' crown-like features finally solved
Scientists have proposed a new explanation for Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae.
 
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Chinese crew installs shielding on Tiangong station
Chinese crew installs shielding on Tiangong station
It was the fourth spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.
 
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Space quiz! Why are Venus and Earth considered "twin" planets
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VoteThey have roughly the same size, bulk density and distance from the sun.
VoteThey have roughly the same atmosphere and bulk density
VoteThey both are pretty to look at.
VoteThey both are roughly the same size and have similar magnetic fields
 
 
 
 
Space Deal of the Day
 
History of science Lego set wows reviewers
History of science Lego set wows reviewers
This might just be one of our favorite science-themed Lego sets ever made.
 
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Science & Astronomy
 
Surprise methane on dwarf planet Makemake
Surprise methane on dwarf planet Makemake
"It shows that Makemake is not an inactive remnant of the outer solar system, but a dynamic body where methane ice is still evolving."
 
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Unexploded bombs can pose a growing climate risk
Unexploded bombs can pose a growing climate risk
One of the key ways war leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weaponry.
 
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SpaceX
 
SpaceX sends Starlinks up from Vandenberg
SpaceX sends Starlinks up from Vandenberg
Liftoff occurred at 10:04 p.m. EDT on Sunday (Sept. 28).
 
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Entertainment
 
Updates on Predator's return to the silver screen
Updates on Predator's return to the silver screen
After the success of Prey, Predator returns to the big screen with Predator: Badlands, a new theatrical movie set in the far future on another world.
 
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Today in Space
 
'This Week in Space' podcast: Meet Artemis 2 crew
'This Week in Space' podcast: Meet Artemis 2 crew
Who Will Fly to the Moon in 2026?
 
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On this day: Sept. 29, 1977: Salyut 6 station launches
 
On this day: Sept. 29, 1977: Salyut 6 station launches
On Sept. 29, 1977, the Soviet Union launched its Salyut 6 space station into orbit.
 
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Image of Day: Hubble finds galaxy with puzzling shape
Image of Day: Hubble finds galaxy with puzzling shape
NGC 2775 has features of both spiral and elliptical galaxies.
 
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