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Archive for June, 2025

Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025

June 8th, 2025 by me

Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.

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See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9

June 8th, 2025 by me

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.

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China’s Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious ‘quasi-moon’ asteroid

June 8th, 2025 by me

China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.

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‘In our spacesuit collection for movies, we have replicas of pretty much every historic spacesuit that’s been into space.’ How the son of an aerospace machinist built some of Hollywood’s most iconic astronaut looks (exclusive)

June 8th, 2025 by me

“I’ve had a number of NASA personnel come up and think that the one that was theirs was ours, and they’re shocked.”

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Sega Toys Homestar Classic star projector review

June 8th, 2025 by me

If it’s realism you’re looking for, the Sega Toys Homestar Classic is the gold standard of star projectors.

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Best space & sci-fi games on Nintendo Switch 2025: Metroid Prime, Citizen Sleeper, No Man’s Sky, & more

June 7th, 2025 by me

You don’t have to stay at home to enjoy great games. Game on the go with the best space and sci-fi games on the Nintendo Switch.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 164 — Goodbye NASA?

June 7th, 2025 by me

On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society.

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SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship’s 10th test flight (video)

June 7th, 2025 by me

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

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