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Super-magnetic dead star throws a violent temper tantrum as NASA X-ray spacecraft looks on

June 1st, 2025 by me

NASA’s X-ray space telescope IXPE has made the first observation of polarized light emerging from an outbursting magnetar, neutron stars that possess the universe’s strongest magnetic fields.

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Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman’s nomination as NASA chief

June 1st, 2025 by me

The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, saying that the next agency chief should be “in complete alignment” with President Trump’s agenda.

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SpaceX adds 27 Starlink satellites to constellation after successful launch from California

June 1st, 2025 by me

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink internet broadband satellites from southern California on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

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Aurora alert: Severe geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Alabama and northern California tonight

May 31st, 2025 by me

Attention aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes tonight as a coronal mass ejection impact is imminent.

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Blue Origin launches 1st New Zealander to reach space, 5 others on latest New Shepard suborbital flight (video)

May 31st, 2025 by me

Blue Origin completed its 12th human spaceflight today (May 31), flying six passengers on a 10-minute trip beyond the Karman Line and back.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship

May 31st, 2025 by me

On Episode 163 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Starship’s recent test flight with reporter Mike Wall.

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Watch a brilliant ‘fireball’ meteor explode over China on May 28 (video)

May 31st, 2025 by me

It was likely a sporadic meteor unrelated to any major shower.

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Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here’s how to see the bright ‘morning star’ this weekend

May 31st, 2025 by me

Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune.

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