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Archive for July 26th, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!

July 26th, 2025 by me

On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Robert O’Brien to discuss powering spacecraft by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).

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‘It starts with a bang this season and we don’t give you room to breathe’: ‘Foundation’ Season 3’s stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)

July 26th, 2025 by me

‘Foundation’ Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s science fiction epic.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader

July 26th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view

July 26th, 2025 by me

Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.

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See a razor-thin moon shine close to Regulus in the evening sky tonight

July 26th, 2025 by me

The bright star Regulus will appear close to the waxing crescent moon at sunset on July 26

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NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration’s ‘deferred resignation’ program

July 26th, 2025 by me

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have chosen to accept the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” option, reducing the agency’s workforce by more than 20%.

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How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

July 26th, 2025 by me

Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?

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Rogue black hole found terrorizing unfortunate star in distant galaxy

July 26th, 2025 by me

The Hubble Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory saw an enigmatic intermediate-mass black hole lighting up in X-rays, potentially revealing a way of finding more of them in the future.

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