Friday, January 24, 2025

Earth's recent asteroid visitor might be a piece of the moon

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The Launchpad
Earth's recent asteroid visitor might be a piece of the moon
(Two-Meter Twin Telescope / Light Bridges / Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias)
Earth's distant rocky companion was likely a fragment of the moon blasted into space thousands of years ago.
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Aurora alert: Northern lights possible in Midwest tonight
(Getty Images)
All aboard the solar storm train! Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are on track to strike Earth with glancing blows on Jan. 24-25.
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Spaceflight
400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone
(SpaceX)
SpaceX's Jan. 21 Starlink launch from California was a historic one.
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Growing up and going out: Beyond the cradle (op-ed)
(NASA)
Humanity is reaching the threshold of adulthood. It is time to grow up and go out - beyond the cradle and into the cosmos.
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Science & Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope reveals Andromeda galaxy
(NASA, ESA, Benjamin F. Williams (UWashington), Zhuo Chen (UWashington), L. Clifton Johnson (Northwestern); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)))
"It's like photographing a beach and resolving individual grains of sand."
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Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planets
(ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/SMA/ L. Matrà et al.)
The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.
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SpaceX
SpaceX launches 11th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 (video)
(SpaceX)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today (Jan. 24).
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Telescopes & Binoculars
See planets for under $70 with Celestron telescope deal
(Amazon/Future)
The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope is now 36% off, the cheapest it's been in years, an ideal way for beginners to enjoy this January's planetary parade.
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Entertainment
New 'Mickey 17' trailer a deeper look at sci-fi dark comedy
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ahead of its early March release in theaters, Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 has received a second trailer full of action, intrigue, and comedic beats.
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