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Science news this week: 'Impossible' black holes and Antarctica's hidden 'plumbing'

Feb. 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)

With primary structure qualification tests complete on its pathfinder module, Vast Space has updated the timeline for the launch of its Haven-1 commercial space station.

Space

Chance of Earth being hit by asteroid in 2032 double

Rock will still almost certainly pass by without incident

The Independent UK

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Alaska's ice is melting in front of our eyes, staggering satellite shots show

Unusual weather patterns and climate change have been driving stark changes in the northwestern state. Now, new satellite images show the extent of this transformation.

LiveScience

DeepSeek AI app should be banned from US government devices, lawmakers say

US lawmakers want the DeepSeek app banned from government devices, saying it poses a threat to US national security.

TechRadar

Hopping robot will hunt for moon water on China's Chang'e 7 lunar mission in 2026

China is preparing to launch a pioneering mission to the moon next year to search for definitive evidence of water at the lunar south pole.

Space

Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher – but don’t panic

Space rock now has 2.3% risk of collision – up from 1.3% in December – but danger is likely to fall with more data

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NASA Employees Ordered to 'Drop Everything' and Scrub DEI-Related Text From Websites: Report

NASA is reportedly removing all terms from its website related to accessibility, indigenous people, women and other topics relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) following Trump's DEI ban.

Latin Times

What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know

Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a bit of trivia that otherwise may be forever lost to time.

Space

Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal the ancient history of the Red Planet.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon

See the stars captured by Europa Clipper's star trackers, NASA's spacecraft currently on its way to Jupiter's icy moon.

Space

Gaza: we analysed a year of satellite images to map the scale of agricultural destruction

The ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas makes provisions for the passage of food and humanitarian aid into Gaza. This support is much needed given that Gaza’s agricultural system has been severely damaged over the course of the war.

The Conversation

NASA is hosting the first Twitch stream from space and I'm already picturing the chat with equal parts fear and excitement

The government agency is set to stream from the International Space Station.

PC Gamer

NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music

Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these strange waves form.

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The Independent UK

Nasa to launch PUNCH Sun mission to recreate solar eclipse

Four suitcase-sized satellites could revolutionise our understanding of space weather

Space

James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets

The James Webb Space Telescope's new image spotlights dust grains in a distant protoplanetary disk, allowing astronomers to study how planets are formed in intricate detail.

LiveScience

'Bull's-eye!' Hubble telescope spots record-shattering 9-ring galaxy — and the cosmic 'dart' that smashed through its center

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a record-smashing galaxy wrapped in 9 rings of stars — along with the dwarf galaxy that violently plunged through its center.

Space

Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission

Astrolab's FLIP moon rover has replaced NASA's VIPER vehicle on the first-ever mission of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, which is scheduled to launch in late 2025.

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The Dumbest Star Wars Trope Is Also the Most Realistic According To Science

Missing planets? That literally happens all the time IRL. Here's why the Star Wars trope of incomplete star maps and missing planets makes perfect sense.

Top News

Global Warming Accelerates: January 2025 Sets Heat Record

January 2025 sets new heat record, global warming accelerates, Arctic sees record low sea ice extent. Stay informed on climate change with AP's Climate Cov...

The Independent UK

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot year

Latin Times

NASA Announced Increased Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032. Internet Is Hilariously 'Rooting for the Asteroid'

NASA's estimated chance that an asteroid could collide with Earth in 2032 was raised from 1.6% to 1.9%, with the news pulling some dark humor into its orbit.

Space

'This idea that it takes like 250 years for Pluto to orbit the sun, I think that's just bizarre.' Star Trek scion Adam Nimoy talks our favorite (dwarf) planet for 'I Heart Pluto' festival

Filmmaker Adam Nemoy helps celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pluto's discovery this month at the 6th annual 'I Heart Pluto' festival from Feb. 13-17.

Space

Astronomers unsure what caused 'weird explosion' seen by Einstein Probe's X-ray eye

Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black hole snacking on a star, by a gamma-ray burst, or by something entirely new?

Space

NASA just gave these 9 companies $24 million to dream up Artemis moon mission tech

A bevy of space companies will lend a hand to NASA's moon goals under new contracts centered around the agency's upcoming Artemis missions.

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