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Archive for May, 2025

Mysterious white streak spotted over US skies during surprise aurora storm. What was it? (photos)

May 19th, 2025 by me

Skywatchers were left surprised, puzzled and awestruck by a mysterious streak of light slicing through the night sky.

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All about the abandoned Apollo capsule in ‘The Last of Us’ (Season 2, Episode 6)

May 19th, 2025 by me

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, “The Last of Us” has just delivered a real blast from the past.

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Venus Aerospace debuts potentially revolutionary rocket engine with landmark 1st flight (video)

May 18th, 2025 by me

Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just launched the first successful test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) test from U.S. soil.

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Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

May 18th, 2025 by me

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

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National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28

May 18th, 2025 by me

Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.

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Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM lens review

May 18th, 2025 by me

The Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L is a high-quality wide-angle prime lens with a fast maximum aperture making it ideal for landscape, cityscape and astrophotography.

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Amateur astrophotographer catches a cosmic sunflower in bloom

May 18th, 2025 by me

The spiral galaxy shines with the light of countless newly-born stars.

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Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost

May 18th, 2025 by me

India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission’s rocket resulted in a failure.

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