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Japan targeting June 28 for launch of GOSAT-GW on 50th and final liftoff of the H-2A rocket

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The 50th and final liftoff of Japan’s H-2A rocket is set to launch the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday (June 28).

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The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 – 27, 2025

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The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX’s Dragon “Grace” docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.

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Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won’t cover them.

Submit on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 17:11

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it’s starting to rain down on our heads.

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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

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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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