• Farewell to Akatsuki: The Japanese space agency JAXA has officially declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead after a decade of revolutionizing our understanding of Venus. Despite a rocky start, Akatsuki provided invaluable data on the planet's super rotation and atmospheric dynamics.
• Comet Watching Season: Comet C 2025 A6, also known as Comet Lemmon, is currently visible in the Northern Hemisphere. Observers are encouraged to look shortly after sunset for this long-period comet, which won't return for another 1,154 years!
• China's Lunar Ambitions: China has reaffirmed its goal to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030, with significant progress on the Long March 10 rocket and lunar lander. This announcement coincides with the upcoming Shenzhou 21 mission to the Tiangong Space Station, featuring the youngest Chinese astronaut to date.
• First Stars Born in Pairs: A new study suggests that the universe's first stars, known as Population 3 stars, were commonly born in binary systems. By studying stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, researchers found that 70% of massive stars are in close pairs, offering insights into early galaxy evolution and black hole formation.
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Milky Way Radio Image
[Murchison Wide Field Array](https://www.mwfa.edu.au/)
Akatsuki Mission
[JAXA](https://www.jaxa.jp/)
Comet C 2025 A6
[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/)
China's Lunar Plans
[China National Space Administration](http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/)
Population 3 Stars Study
[Nature Astronomy](https://www.nature.com/natastronomy/)
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