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Archive for May, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 160 — The Amazing Dr. Goddard

May 10th, 2025 by me

On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the “Father of Rocketry.”

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It’s been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned?

May 10th, 2025 by me

It’s been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather. Here’s what experts say we learned from the historic event.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

May 10th, 2025 by me

SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from California, lands on ship at sea

May 10th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company’s growing constellation.

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AI-dubbed Swedish sci-fi movie ‘Watch the Skies’ came about after the director had coffee and tarts with a local UFO chaser group (interview)

May 10th, 2025 by me

Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks about the influence of Spielberg, nostalgia, and the Swedish tradition of Fika.

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President Trump nominates former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be NASA’s deputy chief

May 10th, 2025 by me

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.

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US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026

May 10th, 2025 by me

Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force’s point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

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Doomed star circling supermassive black hole could be ripped apart in less than 6 years

May 10th, 2025 by me

Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole’s accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

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