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Archive for June 5th, 2025

Magnetic fields appear to be as old as the universe itself. What created them?

June 5th, 2025 by me

New research suggests that the largest magnetic fields in the universe originated through some exotic mechanism that absolutely soaked the early cosmos.

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (photos)

June 5th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company’s growing wireless internet constellation.

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‘Joy,’ a plush baby swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator

June 5th, 2025 by me

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a ?????, a ?ab?d? or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan.

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Mount Etna’s terrifying eruption from orbit | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2025

June 5th, 2025 by me

A satellite from the European Space Agency captured huge plumes of ash and smoke from Europe’s largest volcano.

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A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet, but no one knows how

June 5th, 2025 by me

A giant exoplanet is surprisingly chill given how close it is to its red dwarf star — perhaps because the star is so little.

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ispace’s Resilience spacecraft lands on the moon this week: Here’s how to see the landing zone on the lunar surface

June 5th, 2025 by me

The lander won’t be visible from Earth, but its landing site on Mare Frigoris will be.

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How an odd star in the ‘Gaia Sausage’ could help solve one of astronomy’s most enduring mysteries

June 5th, 2025 by me

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

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