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Archive for June, 2025

The Knife Edge Galaxy cuts a sharp profile in new amateur portrait (photo)

June 5th, 2025 by me

The spiral galaxy NGC 5907 is positioned edge-on to Earth.

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The 1st official ‘Alien: Earth’ trailer is finally here, and the xenomorphs aren’t the only invaders we need to worry about (video)

June 5th, 2025 by me

The main trailer for FX’s Alien: Earth has Xenomorphs, a synthetic-human hybrid, and some new extra-terrestrial creatures we weren’t expecting.

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Astronomers simulate a star’s final moments as it’s swallowed by a black hole: ‘Breaks like an egg’

June 5th, 2025 by me

A neutron star’s final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen object called a black hole pulsar.

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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark auroras as far south as New York and Idaho this weekend

June 5th, 2025 by me

Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies as we might be in for another show this weekend, albeit slightly smaller than the performances earlier this week.

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Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5

June 5th, 2025 by me

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.

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Building the ‘Moonhouse’: Q&A with artist Mikael Genberg

June 5th, 2025 by me

Mikael Genberg discusses his “Moonhouse” project, which is about to land a tiny replica of the iconic red-and-white Swedish house on Earth’s nearest neighbor.

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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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