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Blue Origin delays 1st New Glenn rocket launch | SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test | Comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week

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January 10, 2025

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The Launchpad

Blue Origin delays 1st New Glenn rocket launch

(Blue Origin)

Blue Origin was counting down toward the launch of its first New Glenn heavy-lift rocket at 1:00 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Friday (Jan. 10), but rough weather in the Atlantic Ocean - where part of the rocket is expected to land - forced a two-day delay. The launch is now set for Sunday (Jan. 12) at the same time from Blue Origin's pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. You'll be able to watch the New Glenn launch live on Space.com, courtesy of Blue Origin.

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SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test

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SpaceX is gearing up for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is just a few days away. The company rolled Starship's 165-foot-tall (50-meter-tall) upper stage -- known as Starship, or simply "Ship" -- out to the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas yesterday morning (Jan. 9). SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the milestone in a post on X. That update featured four photos of the move, which occurred during predawn hours.

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Skywatching

Comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week

(Nicolas Lefaudeux)

The brightest comet in nearly 20 years - comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) - is expected to reach its peak brilliance later this week into early next week. The only question is: "Will you actually be able to see it?"

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Spaceflight

Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo flyby

(ESA/BepiColombo/MTM)

The BepiColombo spacecraft has made its sixth and final flyby of the closest planet to the sun, Mercury, capturing some incredible images of the tiny world. The photos offer tantalizing hints about some of the mysteries BepiColombo will investigate when it moves into orbit around the planet next year.

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SpaceX

SpaceX launches batch of next-gen spy satellites for US gov.

(SpaceX)

SpaceX launched another batch of U.S. spy satellites from California's central coast last night (Jan. 9). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight at 10:53 p.m. EST (7:53 p.m. local California time; 0353 GMT on Jan. 10) on the NROL-153 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). NROL-153 was the seventh launch servicing the NRO's "proliferated architecture," which the agency has described as consisting of "numerous, smaller satellites designed for capability and resilience."

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Telescopes & Binoculars

What should I look for in a monocular for stargazing?

(Future / Jamie Carter)

Whether a stargazing novice or an experienced amateur astronomer, you've probably been tempted to buy a monocular. As photographers move to say, the best camera is the one you have with you, and that also applies to astronomy. Throwing a monocular in a backpack will always be easier than carefully packing a pair of the best binoculars or one of the best telescopes.

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Star Trek

'Lower Decks' Final Season warps onto Blu-ray this March

(Paramount)

The series may be over, but don't fret. The U.S.S. Cerritos takes flight once more on a mission to home video as "Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Final Season" beams onto Blu-ray and DVD on March 25, alongside the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" - The Complete Series collection containing all five seasons of the show.

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