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Archive for April, 2025

Watch Soyuz rocket launch new US-Russian crew to the ISS early April 8

April 7th, 2025 by me

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three astronauts toward the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch the action live.

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Satellite jamming is a real and growing threat. How can we protect our space infrastructure?

April 7th, 2025 by me

Jamming and spoofing attacks on space-based services have increased by greatly over the past few years, and technologists are racing to find ways to keep the onslaught at bay.

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North America is ‘dripping’ down into Earth’s mantle, scientists discover

April 6th, 2025 by me

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to “drip” and suck down rocks from across the continent.

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 2 premieres this week with a robot revolution and AI terrors

April 6th, 2025 by me

Ncuti Gatwa is back with a shower of outer space action for Disney+’s sci-fi series

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Lyrid meteor shower 2025 peaks this month: Could we be in for a surprise outburst this year?

April 6th, 2025 by me

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known of the annual showers, peaks this year with only some small interference from a waning crescent moon.

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NASA website removes ‘First Woman’ graphic novel — but here’s where you can still find it

April 6th, 2025 by me

The interactive female astronaut series was created to inspire a new generation of space explorers.

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Blue Origin faces backlash ahead of historic all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry

April 6th, 2025 by me

Blue Origin is receiving some backlash ahead of its upcoming all-female spaceflight, with actress Olivia Munn criticizing the venture as “gluttonous.”

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How bacteria could help build and maintain cities on the moon

April 6th, 2025 by me

The bacteria, Sporosarcina pasteurii, is able to make calcium carbonate that can act as a sealant to fix bricks made from lunar regolith.

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