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Archive for April, 2025

NASA’s Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan

April 26th, 2025 by me

NASA’s pioneering Dragonfly mission has passed its critical design review, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to the potentially life-hosting Saturn moon Titan.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 158 — Hubble’s 35th Birthday

April 26th, 2025 by me

On Episode 158 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by John Grunsfeld to talk about the Hubble Space Telescope on its 35th anniversary.

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The new ‘Doctor Who’ episode ‘The Well’ is actually a sequel to a David Tennant classic

April 26th, 2025 by me

The Doctor may not realise it at first, but he’s been to Planet 6767 before…

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International Dark Sky Week 2025: See these 10 night sky sights to celebrate

April 26th, 2025 by me

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week by tracking down 10 astronomy targets.

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‘We learned so much that we didn’t know’: Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises

April 26th, 2025 by me

Firefly Aerospace’s CEO Jason Kim says the company’s successful Blue Ghost moon lander mission revealed ‘so much that we didn’t know’ about the lunar surface.

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Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk

April 26th, 2025 by me

Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.

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‘This character is noble, and he’s beautiful’: James Gunn explains how he cracked Superman in new behind-the-scenes footage (video)

April 26th, 2025 by me

DC Studios reveals a superb look at the making of “Superman” for Superman Day.

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Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image)

April 26th, 2025 by me

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door.

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