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August 23, 2025 11 mins
  • Japan's HTV X Resupply Mission: JAXA is gearing up for the inaugural flight of its new cargo delivery vehicle, the HTV X, set to launch this October. Discover how this advanced spacecraft, designed to carry up to 4 metric tonnes of supplies, will enhance the efficiency of resupply missions to the International Space Station, featuring a larger hatch for last-minute cargo loading.
  • - Parker Solar Probe Confirms Magnetic Reconnection: NASA's Parker Solar Probe has validated a 70-year-old theory about the sun's energy release through magnetic reconnection. Learn how this groundbreaking confirmation, achieved during a flyby of a solar explosion, could improve our understanding of space weather and its impacts on Earth.
  • - Galaxies Colliding: A Glimpse into Our Future: Astronomers are studying the collision of galaxies NGC 5713 and NGC 5719, offering insights into the eventual merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. This observation may also hold the key to solving the dwarf satellite galaxy problem, suggesting that galactic collisions could create the missing satellites we’ve yet to observe.
  • - James Webb's Surprising Discovery: The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed unexpected levels of oxygen in the galaxy Jades GS z11O, dating back to just 400 million years after the Big Bang. This finding challenges our understanding of early galaxy formation and hints at the earlier availability of essential building blocks for life in the universe.
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HTV X Resupply Mission Details
[JAXA](https://www.jaxa.jp/)
Parker Solar Probe Findings
[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/)
Galactic Collision Research
[Hubble Space Telescope](https://hubblesite.org/)
James Webb Discoveries
[James Webb Space Telescope](https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/)
Astronomy Daily
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