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Archive for May 8th, 2025

Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees ‘talk’ to each other

May 8th, 2025 by me

A new study suggests trees in the forest can access ancient memories and “talk” to each other hours before a solar eclipse.

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Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

May 8th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she’s stepping down from the role next month.

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NASA diagnoses fracture in a ‘huge cosmic bone’ using X-ray observatory

May 8th, 2025 by me

A combination of X-ray from NASA’s Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic “fracture” was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.

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‘Destiny 2’ is getting four new expansions, including a ‘Star Wars’ crossover that adds lightsabers and blasters (video)

May 8th, 2025 by me

Bungie might be dropping a Marathon reboot on us this year, but Destiny 2 ain’t going anywhere, and its content plans for 2025 and 2026 are enticing to say the least.

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NASA gets keys to Orion | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025

May 8th, 2025 by me

Lockheed Martin officials handed over the “keys” to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft to NASA, marking the start of its processing for launch.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds water in the air of exotic ‘sub-Neptune’ exoplanet

May 8th, 2025 by me

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.

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Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast (photo)

May 8th, 2025 by me

GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun’s eastern limb.

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Old Soviet Venus lander’s fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here’s why

May 8th, 2025 by me

The Soviet Union’s failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

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