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Archive for January, 2025

Warhammer 40,000 animation ‘Astartes II’ looks stunningly brutal in new trailer

January 29th, 2025 by me

In the grim darkness of the 21st century, at least we have this awesome Warhammer 40,000 ‘Astartes II’ trailer to watch

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Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites

January 29th, 2025 by me

The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its new Pelican satellites.

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January new moon 2025: The young moon visits Venus and Saturn

January 29th, 2025 by me

The young January moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster together in the evening sky.

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Trump asks Elon Musk to return 2 Starliner astronauts from the ISS for NASA —but they already have a SpaceX ride home

January 29th, 2025 by me

President Trump just asked Elon Musk to retrieve two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. But the duo are already slated to come home with SpaceX this spring.

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Happy Lunar New Year 2025! Chinese astronauts send Year of the Snake greeting from Tiangong space station (video)

January 29th, 2025 by me

As billions of people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station sent home a holiday greeting.

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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)

January 29th, 2025 by me

The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth’s nearest neighbor a month or so from now.

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India launching navigation satellite today on its 1st mission of 2025: Watch it live

January 29th, 2025 by me

India will launch the NVS-02 regional navigation satellite to orbit this evening (Jan. 28), and you can watch the action live.

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Satellites watch world’s largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

January 29th, 2025 by me

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

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