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Archive for March, 2025

How climate change could make Earth’s space junk problem even worse

March 17th, 2025 by me

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere’s ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.

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Mars could have an ocean’s worth of water beneath its surface, seismic data suggest

March 17th, 2025 by me

Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep inside the Red Planet.

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This butterfly-shaped nebula owes its structure to 2 chaotic young stars

March 16th, 2025 by me

This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.

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The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos)

March 16th, 2025 by me

The first private spacecraft mission to Venus, Rocket Lab’s Photon Spacecraft, will take on the planet’s hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat shield called “HEEET.”

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You can buy Chewbacca’s Bowcaster or Luke’s medal at a ‘Star Wars’ auction, but it could cost you half a million dollars

March 16th, 2025 by me

The Force is strong with two rare screen-used ‘Star Wars’ props up for bids this month

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Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image

March 16th, 2025 by me

A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.

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Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust

March 16th, 2025 by me

An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than expected.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo

March 15th, 2025 by me

On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Robert O’Brien for a deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration

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