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Archive for December 28th, 2024

How The Bad Batch became key to the Star Wars lore

December 28th, 2024 by

The Bad Batch is the latest Star Wars animated series to stick the landing. Now that it has ended, we look at its impact on the larger narrative.

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Blue Origin hot fires New Glenn rocket for first time and scores FAA license for test launch

December 28th, 2024 by

Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.

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DJI Neo drone review

December 28th, 2024 by

The DJI Neo is a sub-250 g drone with several control options. It can capture 4K 30 FPS video and basic 12MP photos.

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Year of Venus: How to see the ‘evening star’ at its best in 2025

December 28th, 2024 by

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the “evening star” after sunset. Here’s when to catch it at its brilliant best.

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Don’t miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025

December 28th, 2024 by

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

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Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

December 28th, 2024 by

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA’s $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

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The rare ‘black moon’ of December 30 rises next week

December 28th, 2024 by

December 2024 will see a rare “black moon,” a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

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Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora ‘fireworks’ as we close out 2024?

December 28th, 2024 by

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

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