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Archive for January 15th, 2025

Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping

January 15th, 2025 by me

Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 years of mapping the Milky Way.

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Uncanny ‘Alien: Romulus’ Ian Holm CGI fixed for home release as director ‘wasn’t 100 percent happy’

January 15th, 2025 by me

Director Fede Alvarez spoke to Empire about fixing the controversial CGI of Rook in Alien: Romulus.

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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ finale leaves us asking ‘what’s next’?

January 15th, 2025 by me

In its final episode, Skeleton Crew sticks the landing with lots of action and some genuinely tense moments, but its answers are limited.

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Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo

January 15th, 2025 by me

A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn, briefly hiding it from viewers on Earth.

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Telescope vs monocular: Which should I buy?

January 15th, 2025 by me

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.

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The sun’s magnetic field will flip soon. Here’s what to expect.

January 15th, 2025 by me

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun’s magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

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An ancient 3-star system gave this ‘blue lurker’ star a turbo boost, scientists find

January 15th, 2025 by me

A massive white dwarf and a sun-like “blue lurker” star tell a remarkable story of what was once a triple-star system in the M67 cluster.

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What’s next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?

January 15th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What’s next for the two craft?

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