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SpaceX sends Starlink satellites into space on 1st launch of a Saturday doubleheader

Submit on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 12:11

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the first of two launches scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025.

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Look for the ‘Other Dipper’ this summer: How to find Ursa Minor, the Little Bear with a little help from the North Star

Submit on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 04:11

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

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15 years before Helldivers 2, Lost Planet 2 taught us that the only good bug was a dead bug

Submit on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 03:11

One of the most overlooked sequels in Capcom’s history, Lost Planet 2 walked so games like Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 could run.

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Nozzle explodes off rocket booster during engine test for NASA’s Artemis program (video)

Submit on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 02:11

A solid rocket engine for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket experienced an anomaly during a static fire test at the booster’s Northrop Grumman facilities June 26.

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See the crescent moon dance with Mars and the bright star Regulus this weekend

Submit on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 02:11

For some lucky viewers, the moon will pass directly in front of Mars.

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Hello, neighbor! See the Andromeda galaxy like never before in stunning new image from NASA’s Chandra telescope (video)

Submit on Friday, June 27th, 2025 23:11

Andromeda never looked as good as it does in a new image from the Chandra X-ray observatory and a range of powerful telescopes. A fitting tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025

Submit on Friday, June 27th, 2025 22:11

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.

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Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia

Submit on Friday, June 27th, 2025 21:11

The fireball was bright enough to be spotted by a lightning-tracking satellite from orbit.

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