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Archive for April, 2025

What is dark matter made of? New study bolsters case for ‘primordial’ black holes

April 8th, 2025 by me

In the early universe, primordial black holes could acquire a “dark charge,” giving them an unnaturally long lifetime, new research suggests. This makes them an interesting candidate for dark matter.

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NASA’s Jonny Kim and 2 cosmonauts arrive at ISS aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft

April 8th, 2025 by me

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and his two cosmonaut colleagues arrived at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8).

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Navy SEAL-doctor-astronaut lifts off with cosmonauts on Russian flight to ISS

April 8th, 2025 by me

A Navy SEAL, medical doctor and NASA astronaut lifted off for an eight-month stay on the International Space Station — and that was just one of the three crewmates on Soyuz MS-27.

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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket, aces Pacific Ocean landing (video)

April 8th, 2025 by me

A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast of California.

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A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals

April 8th, 2025 by me

A fresh analysis of a decade’s worth of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows Uranus takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a full rotation — 28 seconds longer than the estimate provided by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft nearly 40 years ago.

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US Space Force awards $13.7 billion in launch contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin

April 8th, 2025 by me

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.7 billion in national-security launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for missions that will lift off between 2027 and 2032.

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Indian experiment module falls from space and crashes into ocean, but it’s all according to plan

April 8th, 2025 by me

India’s POEM-4 experiment module burned up and fell into the Indian Ocean to avoid becoming space debris.

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Nearby star photobombs portrait of a distant galaxy in new Hubble Telescope image

April 8th, 2025 by me

A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the Hubble Space Telescope’s line of sight.

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