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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Comet G3 (ATLAS) looks breathtaking above future home of world's largest telescope (photos)

These 9 companies will dream up Artemis moon mission tech | Space Quiz! Which of the sun's layers encapsulates the entire solar system? | Comet G3 (ATLAS) looks breathtaking in these photos

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February 6, 2025

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The Launchpad

(NASA)

These 9 companies will dream up Artemis moon mission tech

A bevy of space companies will lend a hand to NASA's moon goals under new contracts centered around the agency's upcoming Artemis missions. Nine companies in seven states are now engaged, under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) Appendix R contracts, making sure NASA's Artemis program uses the best tech possible.

Space Quiz! Which of the sun's layers encapsulates the entire solar system?

Learn the answer here!

(F. Millour/ESO)

Comet G3 (ATLAS) looks breathtaking in these photos

Veteran comet hunters have called G3 (ATLAS) the "Great Comet of 2025" due to its daytime visibility and spectacular nighttime sightings. In these gorgeous photos from the Paranal Observatory, it's not hard to see why.

Gaze in amazement

Skywatching

See the moon and Jupiter grab 'the Bull' by the horns

(Chris Vaughan/Starry Night)

Roughly 45 minutes after sundown, look high in the southeast, more than two thirds of the way up from the horizon to the point directly overhead and you'll see the moon. Hovering about 5.5 degrees above it will be brilliant Jupiter. Don't miss this one!

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Spaceflight

German company Atmos launching 1st cargo-return capsule

(Atmos Space Cargo)

Germany's Atmos Space Cargo announced today (Feb. 5) that its first Phoenix reentry capsule will fly on SpaceX's Bandwagon 3 rideshare mission. Phoenix is designed to haul material down to terra firma, providing a safe ride home for a variety of high-value products that will be made in orbit, particularly in the biomedical field.

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Science & Astronomy

PUNCH probes launch for solar study mission this month

(NASA)

Soon, NASA intends to tackle yet another solar conundrum that has to do with both the corona and the solar wind.

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Entertainment

The Fantastic Four meets Saturn V in 'First Steps' trailer

(U.S. Space & Rocket Center)

Disney's Marvel Studios launched its highly anticipated first look at "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" on Tuesday (Feb. 4), by broadcasting live from a site that is well-suited to fit into the 1960's-inspired, retro-futuristic world that serves as the film's backdrop.

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Star Trek

'This idea that it takes like 250 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, I think that's just bizarre.' Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for 'I Heart Pluto' festival

(NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute)

Join Adam Nimoy (Son of "Star Trek's" Leonard Nimoy), New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern, comet-hunting superstar David Levy and moderator David Eicher, Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy magazine, for an evening panel discussion at the Orpheum Theater on Feb. 15.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye in deep space (image)

Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on suborbital flight (video) | Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye | Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes

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February 5, 2025

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Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on suborbital flight (video)

Blue Origin just launched a first-of-its kind mission to suborbital space. The company sent its reusable New Shepard suborbital vehicle aloft yesterday, from its West Texas launch site at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT).

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(NASA, ESA, Imad Pasha (Yale), Pieter van Dokkum (Yale))

Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye

"I was looking at a ground-based imaging survey and when I saw a galaxy with several clear rings, I was immediately drawn to it. I had to stop to investigate it."

Spaceflight

Astronauts on the ISS experience vision changes

(NASA)

According to a new study, 70% of astronauts who have spent between six and 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) experienced significant changes to their vision due to a condition called "spaceflight-associated neuroocular syndrome," or SANS.

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Science & Astronomy

VIPER back from dead? NASA asks US companies to partner

(NASA)

NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover could fly to the moon after all - with some help from the private sector.

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Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast

(Robert Lea (created with Canva))

Scientists have discovered that some supermassive black holes rotate much more rapidly than expected. The discovery came as the result of a new form of "black hole archeology" that links black hole spins to the gas and dust they have consumed to grow over 7 billion years of cosmic history.

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SpaceX

SpaceX to launch water-hunting probe 'Lunar Trailblazer'

(Lockheed Martin)

A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the location of ice or liquid water trapped in rocks on the moon's surface is nearly ready for takeoff.

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Entertainment

'Fantastic Four: First Steps' takes off with 1st trailer

(Disney)

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has become a new beacon of hope for the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe as Marvel Studios fights to regain a firm footing in the pop culture space after too many ups and downs in recent times. Its first trailer is now finally with us, and we gotta say it's a corker.

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