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Archive for May, 2025

Watch the moon and bright star Spica meet in a celestial dance on May 9

May 9th, 2025 by me

I think we know who’s supplying the c(r)atering for this dance party.

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Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: ‘This star should not be here’

May 9th, 2025 by me

The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could reshape the nebula’s appearance over time.

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is expected to fall to Earth today, but when and where? Here’s what we know

May 9th, 2025 by me

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

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China uses ‘gravity slingshot’ to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites

May 9th, 2025 by me

After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity “slingshot” tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 8

May 9th, 2025 by me

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union’s Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.

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A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth. Here’s what it might look like

May 9th, 2025 by me

Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.

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What will happen to VIPER? NASA shifts into reverse on canceled moon rover

May 9th, 2025 by me

NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn’t given up on the mission.

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Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: ‘Infrastructure can be silently compromised’

May 9th, 2025 by me

A new study has found that the 28 most populous cities in the United States — including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Denver — are sinking at rates between two and 10 millimeters (0.08 and 0.4 inches) per year.

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