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Archive for June 26th, 2025

A star exploded in the Lupus constellation. Here’s how to see the nova in the night sky this month

June 26th, 2025 by me

V462 Lupi will soon vanish from the night sky, but before it does, the dark skies around the new moon present a perfect time to head away from city lights to hunt down the light from this ancient nova.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 10 US States tonight

June 26th, 2025 by me

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Washington as a giant hole in the sun’s atmosphere fuels geomagnetic storms with a high-speed solar wind.

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Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth’s desert lichen reveal

June 26th, 2025 by me

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

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Rubin Observatory takes its 1st look at the night skies | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2025

June 26th, 2025 by me

The telescope, working with the world’s largest digital camera, scans the night sky in search of dark matter.

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Cosmic images from the world’s largest digital camera are so big they require a ‘data butler’

June 26th, 2025 by me

The amount of data generated by the Rubin Observatory is going to blow all previous cosmic datasets out of the water, but handling that much information poses a severe challenge.

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NASA’s been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects

June 26th, 2025 by me

NASA and the National Science Foundation cancelled their major events at a major astronomy conference this summer. Scientists who attended were left disappointed.

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From the Cape to the constellation: SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites (video)

June 26th, 2025 by me

SpaceX launched a batch of 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

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Watch live: Axiom-4 astronauts aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon dock with International Space Station on June 26

June 26th, 2025 by me

After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 will catch up to the International Space Station to dock for their two-week mission.

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