Thursday, July 31, 2025

Satellites see record 515-mile-long lightning flash

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The Launchpad

It's a big day for space, as the SpaceX Crew-11 astronaut launch to the ISS for NASA is happening today. The four astronauts will liftoff around 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT). We have a link for the launch on our website so be sure to check it out. 

Other stories for today include a record-breaking 515 mile-long lightning flash, the James Webb Space Telescope showing a preview of what might happen to our own Sun, and a dive into the Space Age themes of "Fantastic Four: First Steps." We have all that and more for your daily read. 

Thanks for exploring with us.

Keep looking up, 

Kenna 

Content Manager, Space.com
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