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Archive for August 7th, 2025

Planetarium celebrates 1st images from Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2025

August 7th, 2025 by me

The Prague Planetarium hosted a first-watch party to unveil the first images captured by the Vera Rubin Observatory

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Veeniix V11PRO drone review

August 7th, 2025 by me

The Veeniix V11PRO is a larger and more powerful beginner drone offering up to 8K photos and 4K videos at 30 FPS alongside useful features and simple operation.

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Falcon 9 rocket launching Amazon internet satellites on SpaceX’s 100th mission of the year today: Watch it live

August 7th, 2025 by me

SpaceX will launch a batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband satellites this morning (Aug. 7). It will be the 100th liftoff of the year already for Elon Musk’s company.

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Watch SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronauts head home to Earth today

August 7th, 2025 by me

SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronauts will leave the International Space Station and head home to Earth today (Aug. 7), and you can watch the action live.

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Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

August 7th, 2025 by me

Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore spent a total of 464 days off Earth during his three spaceflights.

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Quantum physics protects videos from prying eyes and tampering

August 7th, 2025 by me

Today’s encryption works well, until tomorrow’s quantum computers arrive.

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UK launching new rocket engine test lab on picturesque peninsula immortalized by Paul McCartney song

August 7th, 2025 by me

A picturesque Scottish peninsula immortalized in a hit Paul McCartney song from the 1970s will host a new U.K. rocket development hub.

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Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch 1st national security mission on Aug. 12

August 7th, 2025 by me

United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch its first-ever national security mission on Aug. 12, if all goes according to plan.

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