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SpaceX’s $1.77 Trillion IPO Funds 1 Million AI Satellites, Threatening the Night Sky
SpaceX just executed the largest financial event in history, and the resulting capital is sparking an intense scientific crisis.Blaze Trends Tech & Science Desk (Blaze Trends)
Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space, @Spacecom reports.
The company suggests "that space is necessary to generate AI capabilities because data centers on Earth are running out of physical space to host them, as well as lacking community support out of concerns about significant power and water usage."
The Arietids peak on June 10! 🌠🧪
This meteor shower lasts from May 29 until June 17, and is famously most visible during the daytime.
NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft has flown faster than the speed of sound in a recent test flight. Pilot Jim "Clue" Less reached a top speed of approximately Mach 1.1 (1,147 km/h) and an altitude of 13,228 metres flying out and back from Edwards Air Force Base in California. The X-59 is designed to fly at supersonic speeds while creating only a quiet thump instead of a loud sonic boom. @euronews has more:
NASA aircraft breaks sound barrier in first supersonic test flight
The milestone comes after a busy testing period for NASA. Since the first flight on 28 October 2025, the team has completed 16 flights in the last 90 daysRebecca Rommen (Euronews)
Credits: #NASA, ESA, Hubble, OPAL Program, STScI; Processing: Karol Masztalerz, STScI, Karol Masztalerz
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serious shit is going down on the #ISS. an air leak emergency
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International Space Station astronauts told to prepare for possible evacuation over air leak – live
Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA saidVivian Ho (The Guardian)
#ISS #astronauts prepare for possible evacuation
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been ordered by #NASA to shelter in their spacecraft & prepare for potential #evacuation.
A Russian crew is attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.
Air leak prompts NASA shelter order for International Space Station astronauts
NASA has ordered its astronauts aboard the International Space Station to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday over a worsening leak of air in the Russian portion of the orbital laboratory, Reuters reports.
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International Space Station astronauts told to prepare for possible evacuation over air leak – live
Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA saidVivian Ho (The Guardian)
International Space Station astronauts preparing for possible emergency evacuation due to worsening air leak:
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International Space Station astronauts told to prepare for possible evacuation over air leak – live
Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA saidVivian Ho (The Guardian)
#Mars 🔴 orbiter MAVEN is lost, @NASA confirms. Via @scientific_american #RedPlanet #Martian #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
Mars orbiter MAVEN is lost, NA...
NASA’s Mars mission MAVEN is lost forever
MAVEN was the first successful mission designed to study the atmosphere of Mars. It also became a vital node of NASA’s communications network at the Red PlanetMeghan Bartels (Scientific American)
A Danish pension fund has blacklisted SpaceX, calling it grossly overvalued with catastrophic governance
Denmark’s AkademikerPension, which manages roughly $25 billion for academic professionals, has said it will not participate in SpaceX’s initial public offering or buy shares in any secondary-market transaction, according to Bloomberg.The Next Web
Ever wonder why stars are missing from Apollo moon landing photos? It isn't a mystery—it’s simple photography. Because the lunar surface and white spacesuits reflect intense sunlight, astronauts had to use fast shutter speeds and low sensitivity, just like taking a photo on a bright day on Earth. These settings prioritize the bright foreground, making distant, faint stars invisible to the lens. If you boost the exposure on the original files, that starlight often appears in the background. The black sky isn't a sign of a conspiracy; it's just proof of a perfectly exposed photo in high-contrast conditions.
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The scale of the New Glenn explosion is a reminder of the staggering amount of energy locked up within a rocket, and the extreme engineering it takes to release that energy in a precisely controlled way.
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I'm flat-out amazed that we can monitor the currents of molten metal in Earth's outer core, 2200 kilometers underground--but we can. Lately, part of that flow has reversed direction, for reasons unknown.
There's a whole other dynamic world inside the world we see.
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Insights into Earth’s molten outer core from space
The liquid iron in Earth’s outer core doesn’t always behave as expected. When it changed direction in an unexplained way, ESA satellites provided data on the direction of flow, helping scientists gain better insight into the dynamics at the centre of…www.esa.int
Emitted by the four 8 m telescopes of our Very Large Telescope, laser beams shine across the magnificent Southern sky over #Chile.
On each beam, glowing beads of light are created by a thin layer of clouds crossing the path of the lasers — a happy accident, as the lasers themselves target a much higher layer in our atmosphere: sodium atoms floating 90 km above the ground.
Bu what for? Find out: eso.org/public/images/potw2621…
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YAY! IT EXPLODED!
...amazing how hard it was to find a mainstream news story that didn't try to hide that fact, though. I wonder why? 🤔
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SpaceX rocket bursts into flames during Indian Ocean landing – video
Company says fire at end of test flight of redesigned Starship was not unexpectedGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Hongkonger in space!
Per Chinese practice, the crew was announced one day before the planned launch date. The mission will be commanded by Zhu Yangzhu, who previously flew on Shenzhou 16. Lai Ka-ying will become the first Hongkonger in space as payload specialist in the Shenzhou 23 mission.
Unlike previous six-month missions, the CMSA has announced that one astronaut from Shenzhou 23 is expected to stay in space for a full year. This would allow a Pakistani astronaut to visit Tiangong during the Shenzhou 24 mission scheduled for October 2026.
A Pakistani taikonaut, rather?. I think the spacing nation defines the noun.
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#tiangong #shenzhou #shenzhou23
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Time-lapse made using 41 captures of 2 minutes, taking the best 500 frames out of each.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWO ASI585MC Pro, 3000mm, f20.
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Earth's Radio Bubble: Every signal we've ever sent into space
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Earth's Radio Bubble: Every Signal We've Ever Sent Into Space
Right now, a sphere of electromagnetic radiation is expanding outward from Earth at the speed of light. It has been growing since the...Nishant (Blogger)
Eclipses are a fantastic sight, whether you’re on Earth or in space.
⬇️ A cultural anthropologist who studies the awe-inspiring side of space exploration shares what it’s like to witness not one, but two total solar eclipses 💫
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Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe-inspiring – for astronauts seeing one from space, the scene was even more grand
Astronauts report feeling profoundly awestruck when they go to space, an anthropologist reports. This experience shapes their perspectives even back on Earth.The Conversation
