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Archive for July, 2025

Photograph the Perseids on August 12 with over $1000 off the Sony A7R V

July 22nd, 2025 by me

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12 so be ready with the Sony A7R V, on sale for $3198 from Walmart.

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NASA launching TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather today: How to watch live

July 22nd, 2025 by me

The mission will blast off on a Falcon 9 rocket with three other small satellites that will act as technology demonstrators.

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New ‘Predator: Badlands’ trailer confirms an unexpected alliance with ties to the ‘Alien’ universe

July 22nd, 2025 by me

The second Predator: Badlands trailer is full of alien beasts, gorgeous sci-fi vistas, and a Yautja hero who finds an unlikely ally in a synthetic.

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Nearly 300 NASA scientists sign ‘Voyager Declaration’ to protest Trump space science budget cuts

July 22nd, 2025 by me

Nearly 300 current and former NASA employees — including astronauts, engineers and scientists — have signed the “Voyager Declaration,” a formal statement raising alarm over recent actions and steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

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Europe tests largest-ever Mars parachute in the stratosphere above the Arctic (video)

July 22nd, 2025 by me

A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

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Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2025

July 22nd, 2025 by me

The Vera Rubin Observatory in the Atacama Desert recalibrated under a purple night sky.

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Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin’s next space tourism launch

July 22nd, 2025 by me

Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, is one of the six people who will fly to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s next tourist mission.

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Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time

July 22nd, 2025 by me

The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday morning (July 21).

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