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Archive for June, 2025

Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch

June 3rd, 2025 by me

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year’s two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.

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What’s at the center of Mars? Maybe the stench of rotten eggs

June 3rd, 2025 by me

Mars’ core formed within just a few million years, scientists say compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of years that it took for Earth’s core to form — it also might smell like rotten eggs.

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Incredible auroras delight stargazers in New Zealand | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2025

June 3rd, 2025 by me

Aurora Australisa, or the “southern lights” was on full display on June 1, 2025, as spectators outside Christchurch, New Zealand witnessed firsthand.

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$800 million, 13 years, and still no release date — the state of Star Citizen in 2025

June 3rd, 2025 by me

As Star Citizen approaches a billion dollars in funding and with no full release date in sight, we take a look at its history and the current state of this ambitious space epic.

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Private Japanese spacecraft aims to land in the moon’s ‘Sea of Cold’ this week

June 2nd, 2025 by me

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its “Resilience” spacecraft in the moon’s Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”) region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 15 US States tonight

June 2nd, 2025 by me

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Massachusetts geomagnetic storm conditions continue.

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The Milky Way may not collide with neighboring galaxy Andromeda after all: ‘From near-certainty to a coin flip’

June 2nd, 2025 by me

A collision between the Milky Way and neighboring galaxy Andromeda is far from a sure thing; in fact, it could hinge on the flip of a cosmic coin.

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Amateur astronomer captures ghostly outer shell of the Cat’s Eye Nebula (photo)

June 2nd, 2025 by me

The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.

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