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Archive for January, 2025

How to watch SpaceX launch its 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 tonight

January 4th, 2025 by

SpaceX is targeting Friday, Jan. 3 for its first Falcon 9 mission of 2025 as it launches the Thuraya 4 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts (photo)

January 4th, 2025 by

The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America.

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Supercharged auroras possible this weekend as colossal ‘hole’ in the sun spews solar wind toward Earth

January 3rd, 2025 by

Aurora alert — a coronal hole is spewing fast solar wind toward Earth, potentially boosting geomagnetic activity and supercharging northern lights Jan. 4 to Jan. 5.

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Rare string of ‘cosmic pearls’ dance together in the universe

January 3rd, 2025 by

A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls.

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Can NASA’s troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?

January 3rd, 2025 by

An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency’s Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.

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Dead stars can celebrate 2 New Years every second with nearby cosmic fireworks

January 3rd, 2025 by

Celestial fireworks that erupt all year long but last a fraction of a second, fast radio bursts, may have traced them to the immediate surroundings of extreme and highly magnetic dead stars.

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun

January 3rd, 2025 by

This New Year’s Day, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.

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Strap on a VR headset like a Facehugger with ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ — the 1st-ever ‘Alien’ VR game

January 3rd, 2025 by

“Alien: Rogue Incursion” virtual reality game for PSVR and and PCVR available now

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