Wednesday, December 24, 2025

☄️Comet 3I/ATLAS shows wobbly jets | 🛰️Russia patents new artificial gravity space station | 🕳️Black hole breakthroughs of 2025

That time when Predator lost to Santa's Reindeer | Odds of Christmas auroras rise
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December 24, 2025
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The Launchpad
 
Could Russia have a new space station soon? 
Russian state-owned Energia rocket company has secured a patent for a novel spacecraft architecture designed to generate artificial gravity, which could provide a huge boost for long-duration crewed missions. We have the full story on our website. 

Other headlines for today include interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS showing wobbly jets and a rare sun-facing tail, the odds of auroras rise just in time for Christmas and a review of the biggest black hole results of 2025. 

We have all that and more for your daily read. 
Keep looking up,
Kenna
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Russia patents space station with artificial gravity
Russia patents space station with artificial gravity
According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.
 
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Comet 3I/ATLAS reveals rare sun-facing rail and wobble
Comet 3I/ATLAS reveals rare sun-facing rail and wobble
3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.
 
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Space quiz! What is the name of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
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Skywatching
 
Odds of auroras rise just in time for Christmas
Odds of auroras rise just in time for Christmas
Fast solar wind and a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection could spark auroras over Christmas.
 
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Spaceflight
 
India sends record-Setting BlueBird-6 sat to orbit
India sends record-Setting BlueBird-6 sat to orbit
BlueBird 6's communications array will be the largest ever unfurled in low Earth orbit.
 
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Science & Astronomy
 
Better cosmic ray protection is needed for Mars trips
Better cosmic ray protection is needed for Mars trips
Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.
 
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The biggest black hole breakthroughs of 2025
The biggest black hole breakthroughs of 2025
2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months.
 
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Entertainment
 
Remember that time Predator lost to Santa's reindeer?
Remember that time Predator lost to Santa's reindeer?
The reindeer ain't got time to bleed.
 
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10 most expensive Lego Star Wars sets today
10 most expensive Lego Star Wars sets today
In a galaxy not so far away, Lego sets can be VERY expensive: Here are the most expensive Lego Star Wars sets you can currently buy.
 
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Today in Space
 
On this day: Dec. 24, 1978: Venera 11 lands on Venus
On this day: Dec. 24, 1978: Venera 11 lands on Venus
On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus.
 
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Photo of day: NASA satellite gazes into Medusa Pool
Photo of day: NASA satellite gazes into Medusa Pool
The South Sandwich Islands were born from a tectonic collision, forged by volcanism and relentlessly reshaped by ice, wind and waves.
 
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☄️Comet 3I/ATLAS shows wobbly jets | 🛰️Russia patents new artificial gravity space station | 🕳️Black hole breakthroughs of 2025

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