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Archive for May, 2025

India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027

May 8th, 2025 by me

India now plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit for the first time no sooner than 2027, after completing a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin later this year.

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Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter’s super volcanic moon Io

May 8th, 2025 by me

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.

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‘Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun’: Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars

May 8th, 2025 by me

Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.

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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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