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"Parker Solar Probe survives historic close sun flyby-It's ALIVE!!!"

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December 27, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Parker Solar Probe survives historic close sun flyby! (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) Two days after an historic Christmas Eve sun flyby that flew closer to the star than any spacecraft in history — taking the car-sized spacecraft nearly 10 times closer to the sun than Mercury — the Parker Solar Probe phoned home for the first time since its solar encounter. It's ALIVE!!!  Full Story: Space (12/27)  The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year (Created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic) 2024 was a busy year for solar news, but what can we expect from 2025? We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.  Full Story: Space (12/27)  Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun (NOAA/SWPC/GOES 16 via Spaceweather.gov) In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours. All is takes is just one powerful flare to send a CME our way that could bring a late Christmas gift of auroras before the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve.  Full Story: Space (12/27)  Skywatching NASA, Astronomical League 2025 Hubble night sky challenge Hubble Space Telescope (NASA/Getty Images) The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the mighty telescope with a year-long observation challenge. NASA and the Astronomical League are launching an observation challenge, encouraging skywatchers on the ground to search the skies for the same incredible objects Hubble has observed during its tenure in space.  Full Story: Space (12/27)  Science & Astronomy Hydrogen hidden underground could power Earth for 200 years (Terryfic3D via Getty Images) New research suggests the planet holds around 6.2 trillion tons (5.6 trillion metric tons) of hydrogen in rocks and underground reservoirs. That's roughly 26 times the amount of oil known to be left in the ground (1.6 trillion barrels) — but where these hydrogen stocks are located remains unknown.  Full Story: Space (12/26)  Entertainment 'Silo' scores 2 more seasons from Apple TV+ (Apple TV+) This past week, fans were thrilled to hear the fantastic pre-holiday news that Apple TV+ has shown its boundless confidence in the show's future by ordering up not just one, but two more seasons to finish out its extraordinary survival saga.  Full Story: Space (12/26)  Star Trek Did 'Lower Decks' just set up an exciting new spin-off? (Paramount) "All Good Things", "What You Leave Behind", "Endgame"… Now "The New Next Generation" becomes the latest addition to the pantheon of memorable "Star Trek" season finales, as the franchise's only out-and-out comedy, "Lower Decks", goes out in style.  Full Story: Space (12/19)

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"Scientists find the highest energy cosmic ray electrons ever."

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November 26, 2024 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   Black Friday 2024: Amazing Space Deals Black Friday space gift ideas: discounts, deals and more (Unistellar, Vaonis, Meta) There's a wide range of Black Friday deals for space gifts already available even though the annual sales event isn't until November 29. If you want to bag a bargain, this is the page to check as we'll keep it updated through to the end of Cyber Monday, on December 2.  Full Story: Space (11/14)  Get $80 off this computer-aided Celestron telescope (Celestron) Want a telescope that takes the work out of finding objects? Or maybe you're buying for a beginner and want to give them a hand? This Celestron 114LCM Newtonian telescope is just what you need, and it's $80 off at Amazon this Black Friday. This Celestron 114LCM Newtonian telescope is on sale now at Amazon for $359.99. Not only does the Celestron 114LCM function as a regular telescope, but its computerised GoTo mount will automatically find and track objects in the night sky, taking much of the work out of stargazing.  Full Story: Space (11/26)  The Launchpad Scientists find highest energy cosmic ray electrons ever (Collaboration MPIK/H.E.S.S.) After over a decade of meticulous data collection, scientists at the H.E.S.S. observatory - which stands for "High Energy Stereoscopic System" and is located in Namibia - have made a groundbreaking discovery. They've detected the most energetic cosmic electrons ever observed, unlocking new avenues in our understanding of the universe.  Full Story: Space (11/25)  Dragonfly probe will ride Falcon Heavy rocket to moon Titan (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben) SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch yet another high-profile NASA science mission. The agency announced today (Nov. 25) that it has picked the Falcon Heavy to loft Dragonfly, a $3.35 billion mission that will investigate the life-hosting potential of Saturn's huge moon Titan.  Full Story: Space (11/25)  Spaceflight Russian spacecraft's 'unexpected odor' delays ISS delivery (NASA) Astronauts found an "unexpected odor" after trying to open the door to a new cargo spacecraft at the space station, according to NASA. A Russian Progress spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Saturday (Nov. 23) at the Russian Poisk module after its launch on Nov. 21. But astronauts couldn't keep the spacecraft hatch open for long to retrieve fresh food, supplies and equipment due to a stench coming from the capsule.  Full Story: Space (11/25)  Science & Astronomy A Super-Earth would have made our planet uninhabitable (NASA) Planetary scientists recently simulated an alternate version of our solar system: one with a super-Earth causing climate chaos on Earth, Mars and Venus. One of the most common types of planets in our galaxy are worlds larger than Earth, but not quite as massive as Neptune. These super-Earths, as they're called, are nearly everywhere we look in the Milky Way -- except, oddly enough, in our own solar system. However, according to Florida Institute of Technology planetary scientists Emily Simpson and Howard Chen, it's no surprise that we're sitting in a cosmic neighborhood without one of these planets. If our solar system had a super-Earth, it's very possible we wouldn't be here in this article together at all.  Full Story: Space (11/26)  SpaceX Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in 'buoycam' (SpaceX) A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of SpaceX's latest Starship test flight, and it's quite a sight to behold. That suborbital flight, which launched from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas on Nov. 19, sent the 165-foot-tall (50 meters) upper stage of the Starship megarocket partway around the world, toward a patch of the Indian Ocean off the northwestern coast of Australia.  Full Story: Space (11/25)  Technology NASA aircraft uncovers site of Cold War missile tunnels (NASA/US Army/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images) NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned "city under the ice" built by the U.S. military during the Cold War.  Full Story: Space (11/25)  Star Wars Everything we know about Andor Season 2 (Disney) Star Wars: Andor wowed hardcore fans and casual viewers alike with a suspenseful first season that knew when to keep things quiet and when to go big. Now, we're eagerly awaiting its second (and final) season. Here's everything we know about Andor season two so far.  Full Story: Space (11/25)

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