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• Space Force to march in Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch

  17-01-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation's newest military branch.
  
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• Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing

  17-01-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.
  
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• FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion

  17-01-2025 19:36 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.
  
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• Fastest disintegrating world ever seen 'spills its guts' for NASA's exoplanet hunter

  17-01-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has found the fastest-disintegrating planet ever. Losing a moons-worth of matter every million years, it is a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.
  
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• Save 20% on the Lego Space Astronaut, one of our favorite space sets of 2024

  17-01-2025 18:47 via space.com
  
  Bag an $11 saving on Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Astronaut, which can also be turned into a dog or a space shuttle.
  
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• Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February

  17-01-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Europe is moving towards the second launch of its new Ariane 6 launcher after finding and addressing anomalies following its debut flight.
  
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• 25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked

  17-01-2025 16:27 via space.com
  
  Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.
  
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• Bushnell Equinox X650 5x32mm digital night vision monocular review

  17-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Bushnell Equinox X650 digital night vision monocular is an entry-level 5x32mm monocular capable of night vision. Is it worth considering?
  
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• Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo

  17-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  A photo taken from the International Space Station captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Voyager' at 30: why it was the right show at the wrong time

  17-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  The fourth live-action "Star Trek" TV show made some mistakes along the way, but it was arguably held back by the time it was made
  
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• Venus and Saturn take a sunset stroll tonight. Here's how to see it

  17-01-2025 14:30 via space.com
  
  Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.
  
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• Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic 'dark ages' billions of years ago

  17-01-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.
  
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• SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says

  17-01-2025 13:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.
  
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• 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone

  17-01-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  A century ago, humans didn't know other galaxies existed. Here's how Edwin Hubble changed that view.
  
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• Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)

  17-01-2025 01:08 via space.com
  
  The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle's Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.
  
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• SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)

  17-01-2025 00:17 via space.com
  
  SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.
  
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• 'Dune' director David Lynch dies at 78

  16-01-2025 23:59 via space.com
  
  An obituary for iconic filmmaker David Lynch who died Jan. 16, 2025.
  
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• Centuries-old supernova guides James Webb Space Telescope through an interstellar gap

  16-01-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the first exquisite images of an interstellar patch of sky, about 11,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
  
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• Major milestone! India becomes 4th nation to dock satellites in orbit

  16-01-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  India successfully docked its two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit yesterday (Jan. 15), becoming just the fourth country to pull off such a satellite meetup.
  
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• Astronauts repair black hole observatory, inspect cosmic ray detector on ISS spacewalk

  16-01-2025 20:30 via space.com
  
  NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams completed a six-hour spacewalk to repair and upgrade equipment outside the International Space Station on Thursday (Jan. 16).
  
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• Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says

  16-01-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  2024 was the warmest year on record, according to NASA data. The global average temperature was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the mid-20th-century baseline.
  
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• Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says

  16-01-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may make.
  
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• Photographer captures rare Comet G3 ATLAS from UK in dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image

  16-01-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Photographer Josh Dury captured rare Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) in a dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image after a challenging chase across UK skies at dusk.
  
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• What is a monocular and how do they work?

  16-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  For stargazers and wildlife watchers, monoculars can be an effective alternative to telescopes or binoculars. Here's how they work.
  
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• NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

  16-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a flagship NASA telescope that could answer the ultimate question.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope watches planet-forming dust shells zooming through space

  16-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.
  
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• Are James Webb Space Telescope images really that colorful?

  16-01-2025 14:48 via space.com
  
  How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?
  
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• Are James Webb Space Telescope images really so colorful?

  16-01-2025 14:48 via space.com
  
  How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?
  
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• Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage

  16-01-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  The World Monuments Fund has added the moon to its watch list of 25 historic places that face major challenges and has called for preserving lunar heritage.
  
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• What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?

  16-01-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists think it's possible that life cells from Earth could've been transferred to Venus, thanks to asteroid impacts over the last few billion years.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)

  16-01-2025 08:58 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket reached orbit on its first-ever flight early this morning (Jan. 16).
  
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• Watch 2 NASA astronauts repair X-ray telescope on ISS during a spacewalk today

  16-01-2025 06:01 via space.com
  
  NASA's Nick Hague and Suni Williams will service the X-ray telescope attached to the ISS during a 6.5-hour-long spacewalk today (Jan. 16). Watch it live.
  
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• Space Mountain at 50: Five nods to NASA from the Walt Disney World ride

  15-01-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  The ride today bears little resemblance to actual spaceflight. But in the 50 years Space Mountain has been running, there have been and still are several nods to NASA.
  
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• Battlestar Galactica at 20: the show that reinvented space opera

  15-01-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  How a kitsch "Star Wars" cash-in spawned a bona fide sci-fi classic. So say we all!
  
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• The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years

  15-01-2025 20:23 via space.com
  
  We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.
  
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• Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)

  15-01-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 million light-years away from Earth.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'

  15-01-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope's ancient "little red dot" galaxies have been seen as a sign of "broken cosmology." Feeding supermassive black holes may have come to the rescue.
  
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• Uncanny 'Alien: Romulus' Ian Holm CGI fixed for home release as director 'wasn't 100 percent happy'

  15-01-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Director Fede Alvarez spoke to Empire about fixing the controversial CGI of Rook in Alien: Romulus.
  
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• Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping

  15-01-2025 16:52 via space.com
  
  Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 years of mapping the Milky Way.
  
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• Telescope vs monocular: Which should I buy?

  15-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.
  
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• Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo

  15-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn, briefly hiding it from viewers on Earth.
  
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• 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' finale leaves us asking 'what's next'?

  15-01-2025 15:26 via space.com
  
  In its final episode, Skeleton Crew sticks the landing with lots of action and some genuinely tense moments, but its answers are limited.
  
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• An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals

  15-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  A massive white dwarf and a sun-like "blue lurker" star tell a remarkable story of what was once a triple-star system in the M67 cluster.
  
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• An ancient 3-star system gave this 'blue lurker' star a turbo boost, scientists find

  15-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  A massive white dwarf and a sun-like "blue lurker" star tell a remarkable story of what was once a triple-star system in the M67 cluster.
  
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• The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.

  15-01-2025 14:23 via space.com
  
  As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.
  
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• Strange multi-planet system proves not all hot Jupiter exoplanets are lonely giants

  15-01-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  Hot Jupiters may not be the lonely giants scientists once thought they were.
  
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• What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?

  15-01-2025 13:00 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What's next for the two craft?
  
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• SpaceX launching Starship Flight 7 on Jan. 16: Watch it live

  15-01-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship megarocket on Thursday (Jan. 16) at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (video, photos)

  15-01-2025 07:36 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers for Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early this morning (Jan. 15).
  
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• Algoma Astronomy club meeting January 16 2025 - SooToday

  15-01-2025 05:06 via news.google.com
  Algoma Astronomy club meeting January 16 2025  SooToday
  
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