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Archive for June, 2025

NASA satellite sees sea ice crack apart in Canada | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2025

June 18th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Terra satellite captured huge chunks of sea ice breaking apart in Canada’s Amundsen Gulf.

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This Australian moth may be the 1st insect ever discovered to use stars for long-distance navigation

June 18th, 2025 by me

“We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try.”

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June 18th, 2025 by me

Get up to 76% off NordVPN and claim a free $50 Amazon Voucher ahead of Prime Day — watch season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds from anywhere.

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“Nerds are cool” — Pixar’s ‘Elio’ is a powerful story of finding yourself amongst the stars (interview)

June 18th, 2025 by me

We spoke to “Elio” stars Zoe Saldaña, Yonas Kibreab, and Brad Garrett, alongside co-directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, about finding the heart and humanity in sci-fi stories.

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Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video)

June 18th, 2025 by me

The prolific flare factory doesn’t look like stopping anytime soon.

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Firefly Aerospace to launch ‘Ocula’ moon-imaging service as early as 2026

June 18th, 2025 by me

Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a new “lunar imaging service” called Ocula, which will collect detailed imagery using a set of moon-orbiting spacecraft.

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Astronomers capture the most intricate picture of a galaxy in a thousand colors ever seen (photo, video)

June 18th, 2025 by me

A stunning new image of the Sculptor Galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, painted in thousands of colors by the VLT, reveals the intricacies of galactic systems.

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Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?

June 18th, 2025 by me

Satellite streaks are a blight on astronomy. How much are observations by the Vera Rubin super telescope going to suffer from this contamination?

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