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Archive for August 23rd, 2025

Watch Hurricane Erin swirl menacingly in the Atlantic Ocean in NOAA satellite video

August 23rd, 2025 by me

Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Hurricane Erin as it swirled off of the U.S. coast on Aug. 11, 2025.

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Watch Blue Origin launch its 200th payload on 35th New Shepard spaceflight Aug. 23

August 23rd, 2025 by me

Blue Origin is flying more than 40 science payloads on board its 35th New Shepard suborbital spaceflight, scheduled to launch on Saturday (Aug. 23) from West Texas.

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1st-of-its-kind quadruple star system could reveal secrets of ‘failed star’ brown dwarfs

August 23rd, 2025 by me

A rare quadruple star system with two brown dwarfs orbiting two red dwarf stars could help shed light on how these “failed stars” change with age.

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One of the earliest galaxies in the universe was rich in oxygen. Could it mean life evolved earlier than we thought?

August 23rd, 2025 by me

A galaxy in the early universe was rich with oxygen, astronomers have found. The discovery raises questions about how early life could have first appeared in the universe.

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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)

August 23rd, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday (Aug. 22), sending 24 of the company’s Starlink broadband satellites to orbit.

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‘What is Starfleet?’ Modern ‘Star Trek’ is still trying to work that out, but ‘Strange New Worlds” latest episode might have the answer

August 23rd, 2025 by me

In Star Trek’s modern era, Starfleet and the Federation aren’t the unquestioned forces for good they once were, but Strange New Worlds’ latest episode aims to restore the faith.

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It’s our choice as the best deep space viewing telescope, and it’s rarely discounted — now with $200 off, this telescope deal is worth grabbing fast

August 23rd, 2025 by me

The Celestron NexStar 8 SE telescope is universally loved by astronomers and comes highly recommended by our own telescope experts, and has hit its lowest price of the year.

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‘Star Trek: Voyager – Across The Unknown’ will turn Voyager’s seven-year journey into a rogue-lite survival game (video)

August 23rd, 2025 by me

We didn’t know we needed a new ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ game announcement in 2025, but ‘Across The Unknown’ looks like a dream ‘Trek’ game.

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