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Satellites are polluting Earth’s atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?

Submit on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 17:12

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

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AI could solve puzzles posed by twin stars in ‘mere minutes or seconds on a single laptop’

Submit on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 16:11

A newly designed, AI-powered program could solve the puzzle of binary stars in mere seconds using a common laptop, a process that currently takes supercomputer clusters weeks.

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Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch

Submit on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 03:11

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year’s two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.

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What’s at the center of Mars? Maybe the stench of rotten eggs

Submit on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 02:12

Mars’ core formed within just a few million years, scientists say compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of years that it took for Earth’s core to form — it also might smell like rotten eggs.

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Incredible auroras delight stargazers in New Zealand | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2025

Submit on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 00:11

Aurora Australisa, or the “southern lights” was on full display on June 1, 2025, as spectators outside Christchurch, New Zealand witnessed firsthand.

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$800 million, 13 years, and still no release date — the state of Star Citizen in 2025

Submit on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 00:11

As Star Citizen approaches a billion dollars in funding and with no full release date in sight, we take a look at its history and the current state of this ambitious space epic.

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Private Japanese spacecraft aims to land in the moon’s ‘Sea of Cold’ this week

Submit on Monday, June 2nd, 2025 23:11

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its “Resilience” spacecraft in the moon’s Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”) region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 15 US States tonight

Submit on Monday, June 2nd, 2025 22:11

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Massachusetts geomagnetic storm conditions continue.

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