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Archive for May, 2025

This strange bacteria aligns to Earth’s magnetic field and needs friends to survive

May 2nd, 2025 by me

A unique type of bacteria appears to have social groups — left alone, they’d die.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

May 2nd, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast on Thursday night (May 1), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

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NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

May 2nd, 2025 by me

NASA will keep trying for another six weeks to revive its water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer moon probe, which went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

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NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk

May 2nd, 2025 by me

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history’s fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.

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Metroid games in order: Chronological and release

May 2nd, 2025 by me

As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here’s the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.

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Psyche spacecraft’s sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid

May 2nd, 2025 by me

There’s an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe’s thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn’t worry yet, NASA says.

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FAA grounds Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket until failure investigation is complete

May 2nd, 2025 by me

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket until the company completes an investigation into the vehicle’s April 29 launch failure.

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These 5000-year-old Egyptian coffins depict the Milky Way galaxy, astrophysicist says

May 2nd, 2025 by me

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization of the Milky Way galaxy’s Great Rift.

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