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Archive for February, 2025

SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video)

February 12th, 2025 by me

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.

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NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

February 12th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.

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Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants

February 12th, 2025 by me

The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has identified what’s causing mysterious lights in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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How to watch ‘Captain America: Brave New World’: Catch it in theaters, and later stream on Disney Plus

February 12th, 2025 by me

Anthony Mackie picks up the shield for the fourth Captain America film

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NASA verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols

February 12th, 2025 by me

Employees at NASA’s Washington D.C. headquarters have reportedly been barred from displaying Pride symbols in their personal work areas.

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There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier

February 11th, 2025 by me

2024 set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 hours, according to a recent analysis of the global space economy.

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Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth

February 11th, 2025 by me

The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed to geostationary orbit and beyond.

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Hurtigruten Cruises: The trip of a lifetime for astronomy lovers

February 11th, 2025 by me

Save up to 25% on Hurtigruten’s astronomy cruises and experience the wonder of the Northern Lights along the Norwegian coast.

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