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March 11, 2025

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NASA cutting workforce to comply with Trump

Hello, Space Fans! We're starting today with some news from NASA headquarters, with reports of apparent layoffs in key agency departments to align with recenmt Trump Administration directives. NASA's Office of the Chief Scientist is no more, and that's just one of the changes.

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What time is the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse?

Politics aside, there's a Blood Moon rising in the night sky this week. And if you want to see it, you'll need to know when and how to watch.

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SpaceX ready to launch Crew-10 astronauts

The lunar eclipse will be exciting, but astronauts are gearing up for their big day this week, too. SpaceX rolled its Crew-10 Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the launch pad ahead of a planned March 12 launch. Check it out.

Space Quiz! Where do private Varda space capsules land?

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Atlantic Ocean

Utah desert

White Sands Space Harbor

Australian Outback

Pacific Ocean

Space Deal of the Day

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Save $150 on a PSVR 2 for your space games

If you're looking to explore space in VR this week, and save some cash then this deal is one to watch. Our space deal trackers have found the PSVR 2 headset at over $150 off, which is its lowest ever price outside of annual sales events like Black Friday.

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Where will the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse be visible?

The dramatic "Blood Moon" will shine overnight on March 13 and March 14, and anyone with clear skies in the Americas could see it. But other countries could get a taste, too! Find out where here.

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Will 2 solar moon probes survive the lunar eclipse?

You may have noticed, we're very excited for this week's total lunar eclipse and we're not alone. Scientists with two moon missions, the private Firefly Blue Ghost lander and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, are working to keep their probes alive. After all, a blood moon on Earth is a total solar eclipse on the moon for the solar powered spacecraft.

Science & Astronomy

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Mysterious phenomenon found in the Milky Way

From the moon, we're moving now to some strange events seen at the very heart of the Milky Way could be smoking gun evidence of a new dark matter suspect. This newly proposed dark matter candidate would not only be lighter than existing hypothetical suspects, but it would also be self-annihilating. Here's what that means for science.

Technology

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XB-1 supersonic jet flies across sun in stunning photo

Boom Supersonic is making history with plans for a commercial American supersonic jet, and its XB-1 prototype is already making waves. The single-seater jet recently flew well beyond Mach 1 in tests and NASA captured this stunning photo for a souvenir as much as for the science.

Search for Life

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Does exoplanet K2-18b host alien life or not?

Is there life out there? The search for alien life has been a key driver in astronomy for ages and the discovery of exoplanet K2-18b kicked things up a notch in 2023, when scientiss began debating if life could live on its surface. The jury's still out.

On This Day in Space

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Shuttle launches Japanese module & 'Dextre' robot

Let's close out the week with something historic that happened today in space.

On March 11, 2008, the first piece of a Japanese module of the International Space Station launched on the space shuttle Endeavour during mission STS-123. It also included a huge robot called Dextre to the ISS. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series!

Have a great Tuesday, Space Fans!

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