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Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit

As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris.

Dec 25, 2025 · tact.cgkik.top

Roman around the Christmas tree | Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025

All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom.

Dec 25, 2025 · tact.cgkik.top

Nearly half of reindeer have been wiped out and armadillos are in Iowa. Here’s how animals are weathering warming holidays

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for creatures great and small.

Dec 25, 2025 · tact.cgkik.top

Historical mysteries solved by science in 2025

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

Dec 25, 2025 · Cgkik

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail

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.

Dec 25, 2025 · Cgkik

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.

Dec 25, 2025 · Cgkik

Russia patents space station designed to generate 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.

Dec 25, 2025 · Cgkik

Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 'America 250' paint job | Space photo of the day for Dec. 23, 2025

The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Dec 25, 2025 · Cgkik

Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays

Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.

Dec 25, 2025 · Cgkik

NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026?

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

Dec 24, 2025 · tact.cgkik.top