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Archive for February 21st, 2025

Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists

February 21st, 2025 by me

A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida’s Space Coast (video)

February 21st, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company’s Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

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?NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 35-year career at the space agency

February 21st, 2025 by me

NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency’s chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.

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‘It’s extremely worrisome.’ NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch

February 21st, 2025 by me

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission’s entire operations, affecting science.

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How do black holes ‘leak’ energy? Scientists have a new spin on the answer

February 21st, 2025 by me

Scientists have discovered more about the process that causes black holes to “leak” energy to their surroundings, finding the faster they spin, the more energy is extracted.

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Some baby stars in ancient stellar nurseries were born in ‘fluffy’ cosmic blankets

February 21st, 2025 by me

Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred “fluffy” stellar blankets.

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ came out 10 years ago, and we’re still not sure how the Matrix creator’s space opera went so wrong

February 21st, 2025 by me

The Wachowskis’ attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?

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The ISS should be deorbited ‘as soon as possible,’ Elon Musk says: ‘Let’s go to Mars’

February 21st, 2025 by me

The International Space Station “has served its purpose” and should be deorbited “as soon as possible,” SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).

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