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Archive for April, 2025

Europe’s life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft

April 3rd, 2025 by me

The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.

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ESA’s new documentary paints worrying picture of Earth’s orbital junk problem

April 3rd, 2025 by me

The European Space Agency’s new documentary short tackles the question of whether space debris has reached crisis level.

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US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

April 2nd, 2025 by me

Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches.

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You can still get 73% Starz for three months and watch some Marvel content following the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement

April 2nd, 2025 by me

This streaming deal is a great alternative to Disney Plus as you can get three months of Starz for just $2.99 and watch Marvel content for less.

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Space miso is nuttier than Earth miso — but it’s still miso

April 2nd, 2025 by me

Scientists have successfully fermented miso aboard the International Space Station, marking the first deliberate food fermentation in space that may open up new culinary possibilities for astronauts on long-term missions.

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Incredible photo shows supermassive black hole blowing a jet of matter into interstellar space

April 2nd, 2025 by me

A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new photo taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

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Drone pilot who flew over Vandenberg Space Force Base sentenced to 4 months in jail

April 2nd, 2025 by me

A California man has been sentenced to jail for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographing the installation.

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Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

April 2nd, 2025 by me

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

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