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Archive for June, 2025

Fred Espenak, astronomy’s ‘Mr. Eclipse’, dies at 71

June 4th, 2025 by me

Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known widely as “Mr. Eclipse.”

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NOAA expects up to 5 major hurricanes in 2025: ‘Be prepared’

June 3rd, 2025 by me

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season expected to be busier than normal, according to NOAA forecasters.

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Black holes could work as natural particle colliders to hunt for dark matter, scientists say

June 3rd, 2025 by me

Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.

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Northern lights may be visible from these 13 US States tonight

June 3rd, 2025 by me

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Oregon as geomagnetic storm conditions start to wane.

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SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

June 3rd, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company’s Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

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When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?

June 3rd, 2025 by me

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

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Satellites are polluting Earth’s atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?

June 3rd, 2025 by me

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

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AI could solve puzzles posed by twin stars in ‘mere minutes or seconds on a single laptop’

June 3rd, 2025 by me

A newly designed, AI-powered program could solve the puzzle of binary stars in mere seconds using a common laptop, a process that currently takes supercomputer clusters weeks.

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