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Archive for February, 2025

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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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)

February 21st, 2025 by me

Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.

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Life as we don’t know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water

February 21st, 2025 by me

If we’re looking for life as we don’t know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that’s floating around in the clouds of Venus.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland

February 21st, 2025 by me

A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday morning (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies.

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Our favorite novelty Astronaut star projector is now 20% off

February 21st, 2025 by me

This Astronaut star projector is currently just 20% off, offering gorgeous indoor nebulas in a fun, novelty model at a sizable discount.

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