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Archive for April, 2025

Extreme magnetic fields near our galaxy’s black hole are preventing stars from being born, JWST discovers

April 4th, 2025 by me

New James Webb Space Telescope images of the stellar nursery Sgr C, near the galactic center, reveal why it contains fewer stars than expected.

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New ‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 trailer teases an epic space battle for the USS Callister (video)

April 4th, 2025 by me

Alongside this exciting teaser for ‘Black Mirror ‘Season 7, which launches on April 10, we also have details on this week’s ‘USS Callister: Into Infinity’ virtual watch party on April 8.

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Captain Pike and his crew explore a lost Starfleet vessel in a new ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ novel coming later this month

April 4th, 2025 by me

‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 is coming soon, so why not crack open this thrilling new ‘Star Trek’ book to set the mood?

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How a ‘mudball’ meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America

April 3rd, 2025 by me

A fall of rare meteorites in Costa Rica has revealed new details about a similar space rock that fell in Australia 50 years earlier.

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Moon dust may help astronauts power sustainable lunar cities. Here’s how.

April 3rd, 2025 by me

Constructing solar arrays out of moon dust would reduce launch costs and make lunar bases more plausible, according to a new study.

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Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter’s magnetic field ‘like a giant squash ball’

April 3rd, 2025 by me

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter’s magnetosphere “like a giant squash ball,” a new study reports.

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NASA proves its electric moon dust shield works on the lunar surface

April 3rd, 2025 by me

New NASA shielding technology that protects against damaging lunar dust just passed a trial run on the moon, marking an important milestone in the agency’s lunar aspirations.

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What’s the difference between a young exoplanet and an old one?

April 3rd, 2025 by me

A new study compares young and old exoplanets to uncover how worlds shrink, migrate and evolve over time — offering insights into long-standing astronomical mysteries like the “hot Neptune desert” and the “radius valley.”

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