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• Ministerial Council 2025

  | Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:39:00 +0100
  

  Ministerial Council 2025

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• Cloud-9: a new celestial object found by Hubble

  | Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0100
  

  A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object – a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a 'relic' or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed 'Cloud-9,' this is the first confirmed detection of such an object in the Universe.

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• Venus reaches superior solar conjunction today: What does it mean and can you see it?

  | Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000
  

  A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth.
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• Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency

  | Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000
  

  Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed.
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• This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026

  | Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000
  

  The reservoir seen in this image is sometimes referred to as the "eye of Quebec."
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• Women who rewrote the stars: Test your knowledge of female astronomers

  | Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000
  

  From ancient stargazers to modern-day space scientists, women have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. This crossword celebrates their brilliance, resilience, and astronomical achievements.
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