Perseid Meteor Shower 2025 to Dazzle Night Sky in August

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August 13, 2025

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The Perseid meteor shower, one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events, will peak on the night of August 12–13, 2025. At its height, the shower can produce up to 100 meteors per hour, though the glare of an 86% waning gibbous moon will make spotting faint streaks difficult. Observers can still expect to see the brightest meteors and occasional fireballs, e…

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NASA Explores Industry Collaboration to Boost Swift Observatory’s Orbit and Extend Its Mission

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August 15, 2025

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NASA is partnering with U.S. firms to study boosting the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit, aiming to extend its scientific life and advance orbital servicing technologies. Funded through Phase III SBIR awards, the project explores cost-effective solutions while preserving Swift’s astrophysics role. Collaboration with Starfish Space may also provide critical …

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NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Historic Crewed Moon Mission with Safety Systems Installed

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August 15, 2025

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NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft has taken another major step toward launch. After being fueled, it was moved to the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Centre, where engineers are integrating a 44-foot-tall escape system to protect astronauts during liftoff. The mission will see four astronauts, including one from Canada, fly around the Moon—marking h…

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Astronomers Discover “Cosmic Grapes” Galaxy Packed with Star-Forming Clumps in the Early Universe

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August 15, 2025

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The “Cosmic Grapes” galaxy discovery sheds new light on early galaxy formation, revealing unexpected dense, star-forming clumps just 930 million years post-Big Bang. Uncovered through JWST, ALMA, and gravitational lensing, this breakthrough opens new opportunities for understanding the early cosmos.