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Archive for January, 2025

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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Strange multi-planet system proves not all hot Jupiter exoplanets are lonely giants

January 15th, 2025 by me

Hot Jupiters may not be the lonely giants scientists once thought they were.

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SpaceX launching Starship Flight 7 today: Watch it live

January 15th, 2025 by me

SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship megarocket today (Jan. 15) at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT), and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (photos)

January 15th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers for Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early this morning (Jan. 15).

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