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Archive for May, 2025

Doubts mount further over signs of alien life on K2-18b: ‘This is evidence of the scientific process at work’

May 1st, 2025 by me

An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.

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Watch 2 NASA astronauts perform the 5th-ever all-female spacewalk today

May 1st, 2025 by me

NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will head outside the ISS at around 8 a.m. ET today (May 1) on history’s fifth all-female spacewalk, and you can watch it live.

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Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe’s latest discoveries are awesome

May 1st, 2025 by me

NASA’s mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.

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New Horizons’ new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025

May 1st, 2025 by me

This spectrograph map, generated from data collected by NASA’s New Horizons probe, depicts the relatively uniform brightness of the ultraviolet “Lyman-alpha” background surrounding our Sun and its area of influence.

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A thousand stars are fleeing home in a hurry, and scientists don’t know why

May 1st, 2025 by me

Data from Europe’s Gaia spacecraft have revealed that a cluster of 1,000 stars is breaking up much faster than is normal, stumping astronomers.

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Petzl Tikka Core headlamp review

May 1st, 2025 by me

A reliable, no-nonsense, hybrid-powered headlamp from one of the best technical brands in the business.

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NASA is looking to privatize astronaut rescue services

May 1st, 2025 by me

NASA is asking private industry and academia for ideas for new rescue services for its astronauts on Earth in the event of emergencies.

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These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars

May 1st, 2025 by me

Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape.

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