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Archive for March, 2025

‘Apollo 1’ director surprised by details of ill-fated mission in new documentary

March 18th, 2025 by me

It was the opening scene of “Apollo 13” and was recreated for the Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man.” It was also included in director Mark Craig’s “Last Man on the Moon,” inspiring “Apollo 1.”

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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms

March 18th, 2025 by me

New findings from China’s Chang’e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon’s volcanic past and mantle evolution.

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Why NASA’s Starliner astronauts spent 9 months in space on a 10-day mission: A timeline

March 18th, 2025 by me

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are on their way home from a nine-month space mission that was supposed to last just 10 days. Here’s a rundown of their eventful time off Earth.

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What time will NASA’s Starliner astronauts land with SpaceX’s Crew-9 today? How to watch live.

March 18th, 2025 by me

SpaceX is poised to land its Crew Dragon Freedom with the two ISS crewmates who launched on it and two astronauts who arrived at the space station in June on Boeing’s Starliner. Here’s how to see it.

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Feel the burn with this amazing video of a Varda space capsule’s plunge through Earth’s atmosphere

March 18th, 2025 by me

The final two minutes of the video show things really heating up.

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World’s largest digital camera to help new Vera Rubin Observatory make a ‘time-lapse record of the universe’ (video)

March 18th, 2025 by me

A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope’s enormous eye — the world’s largest digital camera.

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Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission

March 18th, 2025 by me

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to its historic mission.

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Space photo of the day: Brilliant comet shines at sunset over observatory in Chile

March 18th, 2025 by me

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile’s Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

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