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Archive for January 8th, 2025

The ‘original’ John Glenn gave his ‘go’ for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket

January 8th, 2025 by me

John Glenn’s last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin’s first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for spaceflight.

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ISS astronaut captures green auroras dancing over city lights (video)

January 8th, 2025 by me

NASA astronaut Don Pettit continues to give us great views of Earth from the ISS, this time beaming home video of green auroras shimmering over bright city lights.

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Big ‘dark comet’ discoveries could be coming in 2025

January 8th, 2025 by me

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new “dark comets” after coming online in July 2025.

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‘Helldivers’ game series is getting a movie — would you like to know more?

January 8th, 2025 by me

Movies are usually shot on 35mm, but we’re feeling the 380mm barrage for this one. For Super Earth!

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SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15

January 8th, 2025 by me

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane’s 1st flight to ISS

January 8th, 2025 by me

Sierra Space and NASA’s Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane’s first flight to the International Space Station.

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Scientists find ‘spooky’ quantum entanglement on incredibly tiny scales — within individual protons

January 8th, 2025 by me

Einstein may have been troubled enough by entanglement to call it “spooky action at a distance” but scientists have discovered it operates at small scales between quarks and gluons in protons.

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