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Archive for January, 2025

Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane soars past 1 year in orbit

January 8th, 2025 by me

The U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year of flight time.

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‘Dark photons’ at Big Bang’s cosmic dawn could shine a light on dark matter

January 8th, 2025 by me

Interactions between dark matter and dark photons during a “missing chapter” cosmic history could shed light on one of the most troubling cosmic mysteries.

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Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in

January 8th, 2025 by me

You may be stuck in the Milky Way but new research suggests the carbon that makes up your body took an intergalactic round trip on a cosmic conveyer belt.

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SpaceX to launch more Starlink satellites from Florida today. Watch live!

January 8th, 2025 by me

SpaceX is set to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday (Jan. 8).

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Watch India attempt its 1st space docking between satellites live online this week

January 8th, 2025 by me

ISRO’s SpaDeX satellites will try to dock in orbit on Jan. 8 around 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 Jan. 9 GMT/0800 IST).

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NASA won’t decide on Mars Sample Return plan until mid-2026

January 8th, 2025 by me

NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won’t pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

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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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