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Senegal becomes 56th country to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
By Samantha Mathewson published
Senegal has officially joined the Artemis Accords, becoming the 56th nation — and the fourth African country — to commit to a shared vision for peaceful and transparent space exploration.

On this day in space! July 25, 1984: First spacewalk by a woman
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
The Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya spent over three hours in space.

NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids?
By Leonard David published
NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

SpaceX Dragon carrying 4 astronauts zooms back to Earth | Space photo of the day for July 25, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The spacecraft streaks through the darkness of space to reenter Earth's atmosphere.

'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil
By Josh Dinner published
They're telling everyone to "jump ship."

Cosmic rays gave the Fantastic Four their incredible powers — but what do they really do?
By Robert Lea published
It's 1961, and four intrepid cosmic explorers journey to space under the leadership of Reed Richards, where they encounter cosmic rays that change them forever. But what are cosmic rays?

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Russia launches satellite for Iran toward orbit alongside 2 space weather probes (photos)
By Mike Wall published
A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Ionosfera-M 3 and 4 satellites, along with an Iranian spacecraft and 17 cubesats, toward orbit early Friday morning (July 25).

Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how
By Sanja Panovska, Agnit Mukhopadhyay, Raven Garvey published
Thanks to auroras and other space weather, humans have adapted techniques to overcome these issues.
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