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readbeanicecream<p>Will Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 be damaged when they pass through the Oort Cloud?</p><p><a href="https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/will-voyager-1-and-2-be-damaged-passing-through-the-oort-cloud/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astronomy.com/space-exploratio</span><span class="invisible">n/will-voyager-1-and-2-be-damaged-passing-through-the-oort-cloud/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceexploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceexploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacetech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voyager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voyager</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>We saw the heart of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pluto</span></a> 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>'s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NewHorizons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewHorizons</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> answered numerous questions about Pluto that have lingered since its discovery by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/astronomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomer</span></a> Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. As is often the case with planetary exploration, the results from New Horizons' flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015, posed countless more questions. First and foremost, how did such a dynamic world come to be so far from the Sun? <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/ten-years-on-from-pluto-prospects-for-a-revisit-are-a-long-way-off/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">ten-years-on-from-pluto-prospects-for-a-revisit-are-a-long-way-off/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Uncovering the cosmic dawn from the far side of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Astronomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomers</span></a> are planning to launch a tiny <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> to the far side of the Moon to listen out for "ancient whispers" in a quest to uncover the secrets of the early universe. The mission will focus on understanding the 'Cosmic Dawn', a period in the early stages of the universe after the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BigBang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBang</span></a> but before the first <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/galaxies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxies</span></a> appeared.<br><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/exploration/cosmic-dawn-far-side-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmosmagazine.com/space/explo</span><span class="invisible">ration/cosmic-dawn-far-side-moon/</span></a></p>
Adamas Nemesis<p>You know what mariners say, but in the darkest depths of the starry deep, we might have a different saying as we streak across the heavens and leave our mark...</p><p>My own artwork, "Blue sky at night, spacer's delight".</p><p><a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nebula</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/digitalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalart</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/digitalpainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalpainting</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/spaceart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceart</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://social.adamasnemesis.com/tags/spaceflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceflight</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/JimLovell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimLovell</span></a>, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronaut</span></a> who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> announced Friday. He was 97. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Apollo13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo13</span></a> , a 1970 flight to the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> , became known as a "successful failure" after the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> experienced an oxygen tank explosion thousands of miles from Earth but managed to safely return home<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/jim-lovell-apollo-13-commander-dies-at-age-97/ar-AA1KaQ2u?ocid=socialshare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/technology/</span><span class="invisible">jim-lovell-apollo-13-commander-dies-at-age-97/ar-AA1KaQ2u?ocid=socialshare</span></a></p>
krismur<p>Doodle, inspired by <br>@staladus.bsky.social<br>I was still thinking of Star Trek, with the whipple shield as the saucer and spin-habs as nacelles. But with an Alcubierre ring for the warp drive, and more realistic fusion rocket for the impulse drive.<br> <br><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lego</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spaceship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceship</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starship</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/warpdrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warpdrive</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/alcubierre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alcubierre</span></a></p>
krismur<p>Afterburning Fission Fragment Rocket using Filament Radiators</p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lego</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spaceship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceship</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a></p>
krismur<p>Afterburning Fission Fragment Rocket with Liquid Droplet Radiators<br>Radiator layout is taken from this: <a href="https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewarshipart.php#id--BDM_Manned_Space_Battle_Cruiser" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projectrho.com/public_html/roc</span><span class="invisible">ket/spacewarshipart.php#id--BDM_Manned_Space_Battle_Cruiser</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lego</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spaceship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceship</span></a></p>
"Spruce Up" app/Nicholas Derk<p>Hey <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AppleVisionPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleVisionPro</span></a> users! My app lets you decorate around your other apps and this week's update is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spacecraft</span></a> themed!</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scientists</span></a> Did NOT Agree That 3I/#ATLAS Is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spacecraft</span></a> Approaching <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> For 'Surprise Attack' In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/November2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>November2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/08/fact-check-scientists-did-not-agree-that-3i-atlas-is-alien-spacecraft-approaching-earth-for-surpise-attack-in-november-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">leadstories.com/hoax-alert/202</span><span class="invisible">5/08/fact-check-scientists-did-not-agree-that-3i-atlas-is-alien-spacecraft-approaching-earth-for-surpise-attack-in-november-2025.html</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter</span></a> learns new trick at the age of 19: ‘very large rolls’<br>The latest trick does involve some risk. The orbiter was originally designed to roll up to 30 degrees in any direction. A 120-degree roll is so large that MRO's communications antenna is no longer pointed at Earth, and its solar arrays can no longer track the sun.<br>By nearly flipping the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> so that the Shallow Radar (SHARAD) can have a deeper view of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> than ever before. <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/mars_reconnaissance_orbiter_new_trick/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/06/27/mar</span><span class="invisible">s_reconnaissance_orbiter_new_trick/</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“There’s a common misconception that state-of-the-art technology has to be expensive, energy consumptive and hard to engineer. That’s because we have been persuaded to believe that <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/InnovativeTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InnovativeTechnology</span></a> is whatever bombastic billionaires claim it is, whether that’s commercial <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> or the endless iterations of generative <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AItools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AItools</span></a>.</p><p>As the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologist</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/UrsulaFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrsulaFranklin</span></a> once said, fantasies of technology would have it that innovation is always “investment-driven, shiny, lab-born, experimental, exciting”. But more often than not, in the real world, it is “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NeedsDriven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeedsDriven</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/scrappy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scrappy</span></a>, on <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/location" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>location</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/iterative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iterative</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/practical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practical</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/mundane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mundane</span></a>”. </p><p>The real pioneering <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologies</span></a> of today are genuinely useful <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a> I like to call “frugal tech”, and they are brought to life not by eccentric billionaires but by people doing more with less. They don’t impose <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TopDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TopDown</span></a> “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solutions</span></a>” that seem to complicate our lives while making a few people very rich. It turns out that genuinely <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/innovative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovative</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> really can set people free.” — Eleanor Drage</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OpEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpEd</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/EleanorDrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EleanorDrage</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FrugalTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrugalTech</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridge</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LeverhulmeCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeverhulmeCentre</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FutureOfIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FutureOfIntelligence</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/02/billionaire-big-tech-frugal-elon-musk-innovation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/aug/02/billionaire-big-tech-frugal-elon-musk-innovation</span></a>&gt;</p>
"Spruce Up" app/Nicholas Derk<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SneakPeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SneakPeak</span></a> of upcoming <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AugmentedReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AugmentedReality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3DModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DModels</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Rocket launch successful despite crash after 14 seconds, company says<br>By Georgia Loney, Meghan Dansie, and Chloe Chomicki</p><p>Gilmour Space's orbital rocket Eris came down quickly after an engine failure this week, but the Australian company behind the attempt is undeterred.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/australian-debut-rocket-launch-success-despite-crash/105591262" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-31/aus</span><span class="invisible">tralian-debut-rocket-launch-success-despite-crash/105591262</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GeorgiaLoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaLoney</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MeghanDansie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeghanDansie</span></a> # <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ChloeChomicki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChloeChomicki</span></a></p>
SUBHRA CHAKRABORTI<p>NASA and ISRO’s teamwork is soaring! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NISAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NISAR</span></a> just launched into orbit on an Indian rocket. Proud to watch it live! 🤩</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saveearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saveearth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gslv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gslv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiaUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaUSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USAIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISRO</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Breaking: Australian-made rocket crashes after historic north Queensland launch<br>By Chloe Chomicki, Susan Graham-Ryan, and Baz Ruddick</p><p>The Gilmour Space orbital rocket, called Eris, launched from a spaceport in the north Queensland community of Bowen on Wednesday morning.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-30/gilmour-space-technologies-launch-orbital-rocket-bowen/105470024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-30/gil</span><span class="invisible">mour-space-technologies-launch-orbital-rocket-bowen/105470024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ChloeChomicki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChloeChomicki</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SusanGrahamRyan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SusanGrahamRyan</span></a> # <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BazRuddick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BazRuddick</span></a></p>
SciPunkIn S1E11 of Love, Death &amp; Robots, a space shuttle approaches a space station in Earth's orbit. An astronaut exits the craft to perform critical repairs and updates. <br> <br> The episode’s 3D animation and atmospheric visuals heighten the tension and reinforce sci-fi tone.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scifi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/space?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aesthetic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aesthetic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spaceship?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spaceship</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spacecraft?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spacecraft</a>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> launches a pair of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> to probe the origins of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/spaceweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceweather</span></a><br>Twin <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> are part of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TRACERS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TRACERS</span></a> mission, which will spend at least a year measuring <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasma</span></a> conditions in narrow regions of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a>'s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/magneticfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magneticfield</span></a> known as polar cusps. These regions are located over the poles. They play an important but poorly understood role in creating colorful auroras as plasma streaming out from the Sun interacts with the magnetic field surrounding Earth. <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/spacex-launches-a-pair-of-nasa-satellites-to-probe-the-origins-of-space-weather/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">spacex-launches-a-pair-of-nasa-satellites-to-probe-the-origins-of-space-weather/</span></a></p>
SciPunkFarscape (1999) features space stations teeming with unknown entities or acting as temporary havens. This sci-fi TV series captures the spirit of 90s science fiction, embracing 3D animation and a space opera style that prioritizes survival over galactic romance.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spaceship?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spaceship</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spacecraft?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spacecraft</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/90s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#90s</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aesthetic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aesthetic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spacetravel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spacetravel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spaceadventure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spaceadventure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1990s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1990s</a>
Daniel Pomarède<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JunoCam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JunoCam</span></a></p><p>NASA Shares How to Save Camera 370-Million-Miles Away Near Jupiter</p><p>An experimental technique rescued a camera aboard the agency’s Juno spacecraft, offering lessons that will benefit other space systems that experience high radiation. </p><p><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-shares-how-to-save-camera-370-million-miles-away-near-jupiter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-shares-</span><span class="invisible">how-to-save-camera-370-million-miles-away-near-jupiter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Juno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juno</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>