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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark auroras as far south as New York and Idaho this weekend

June 5th, 2025 by me

Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies as we might be in for another show this weekend, albeit slightly smaller than the performances earlier this week.

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Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5

June 5th, 2025 by me

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.

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Building the ‘Moonhouse’: Q&A with artist Mikael Genberg

June 5th, 2025 by me

Mikael Genberg discusses his “Moonhouse” project, which is about to land a tiny replica of the iconic red-and-white Swedish house on Earth’s nearest neighbor.

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Magnetic fields appear to be as old as the universe itself. What created them?

June 5th, 2025 by me

New research suggests that the largest magnetic fields in the universe originated through some exotic mechanism that absolutely soaked the early cosmos.

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (photos)

June 5th, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company’s growing wireless internet constellation.

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‘Joy,’ a plush baby swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator

June 5th, 2025 by me

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a ?????, a ?ab?d? or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan.

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A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet, but no one knows how

June 5th, 2025 by me

A giant exoplanet is surprisingly chill given how close it is to its red dwarf star — perhaps because the star is so little.

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Mount Etna’s terrifying eruption from orbit | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2025

June 5th, 2025 by me

A satellite from the European Space Agency captured huge plumes of ash and smoke from Europe’s largest volcano.

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