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Archive for February, 2025

Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye in deep space (image)

February 5th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.

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SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe ‘Lunar Trailblazer’ on Feb. 26

February 5th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida’s Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur as soon as Feb. 26.

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SpaceX launching 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit today

February 5th, 2025 by me

SpaceX plans to launch two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), building out Maxar Technologies’ sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.

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Sci-fi thriller ‘Ash’ gets terrifying 1st trailer that’s dripping with Lovecraftian cosmic horror vibes

February 5th, 2025 by me

Aaron Paul and Eiza González star in the new trailer for ‘Ash,’ an upcoming sci-fi film about astronauts fighting for survival on a hostile planet.

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Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video)

February 5th, 2025 by me

Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle.

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VIPER back from the dead? NASA asks US companies to partner on ice-hunting moon rover

February 5th, 2025 by me

NASA is asking U.S. companies for proposals to move forward with the ice-hunting VIPER moon rover, a $450 million project the agency canceled last summer.

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Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon

February 4th, 2025 by me

The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.

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Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: ‘You’re essentially looking at its fossil record’

February 4th, 2025 by me

A new form of black hole archeology, linking spin to gas and dust, has revealed that these cosmic titans spin faster than expected.

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