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From the lab to the moon: Lunar cement alternative survives 6 months on ISS and returned stronger in some tests

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Building material samples from the University of Delaware spent six months mounted outside the International Space Station,...

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Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here’s when and where to look

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Between July 7 and July 17, Venus will put on two evening-sky shows: first passing close to...

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Ocean acidification may be shrinking the brains of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

An ongoing research project exploring the effects of rising levels of oceanic CO2 on squid neurology reveals...

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‘This is the future of spatial intelligence’: Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

The American Earth-observation company Vantor maps Earth from space in 3D. The images are available in near-real...

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Romantic relationships with AI evolve in a similar way to human ones

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

A new study shows that relationships with artificial intelligence (AI) systems can evolve from casual conversations to...

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This rare British butterfly looks familiar, but its genome tells a very different story

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

The British swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) is the U.K.’s only native swallowtail and its largest native...

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Black hole collisions may follow entropy law, offering simpler remnant predictions

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

When two black holes orbit each other, they eventually spiral inward and collide in one of the...

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the clean room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

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Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Pet technology company Fi launched a dog tracker July 8 that uses T-Mobile’s Starlink-enabled T-Satellite service to...

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The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for...

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The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can...

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July 8, 1992: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 breaks up

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

In July 1992, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 made its closest approach to Jupiter, skimming 25,000 miles (40,000 km)...

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JWST’s ‘overmassive’ early black holes may not be so massive after all

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Astronomers studying a population of unusually X-ray-silent and overmassive black holes discovered by the James Webb Space...

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Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Funding will support development and production of the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine The post Venus Aerospace...

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Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Houston-based company Venus Aerospace announced today (June 8) the closing of its "Series B" financing round, which...

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NASA’s New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What’s it doing out there?

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto...

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The government’s options to address strained spaceports

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36...

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Earth may survive the sun’s death after all, new study suggests

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

For decades, astronomers have debated whether Earth's fate was tied to the sun's. When the star exhausts...

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What to know about the total solar eclipse due in August

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

Day will briefly turn into night across a swath of northern Spain on Aug. 12, when the...

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Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program

Astrobitica July 8, 2026

The NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program opens door to newer companies competing for military missions The...

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