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“Absolutely Freaked Out”: Mysterious Spiral Takes Over Skies Above UK, True Cause Is Unveiled

"Looks like a job for the Avengers." The post “Absolutely Freaked Out”: Mysterious Spiral Takes Over Skies Above UK, True Cause Is Unveiled first appeared on Bored Panda.

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US Commerce Secretary: Prioritize Starlink in Rural Areas, Satellite Internet Over Broadband

The US Commerce Secretary has recently encouraged leaders to use Starlink's satellite internet in rural areas instead of broadband.

International Business Times

NASA terminating $420 million in contracts not aligned with its new priorities

Space agency reportedly being pushed to focus on Mars, a priority of commercial partner SpaceX founder Elon Musk

The Independent UK

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Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi

A world-first experiment led by Australians will put mushrooms in space for the first time and determine if they can be a tasty addition to astronauts' diet.

AAP

Elon Musk defends Ketamine: Is the drug behind his unbalanced behaviour and what is it used for?

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, known for his often erratic behavior, is under scrutiny following recent reports alleging drug use and its possible effects on his companies. In his recent interview with journalist Don Lemon, Musk defended his use of ketamine, a prescription anaesthetic and a hallucinogen, saying he…

The Times of India

Dying SpaceX rocket triggers giant spiral of light above UK and Europe during secret mission

A giant whirlpool of light, known as a "SpaceX spiral," was recently spotted swirling across the night sky over Europe as a Falcon 9 rocket prepared to reenter Earth's atmosphere after deploying top-secret cargo.

LiveScience

Modern spacesuits have a compatability problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the Nasa astronauts who were stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, have finally returned to Earth.

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SpaceX Rocket Fuel Makes Stunning Swirl In European Sky

A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.

International Business Times

US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station for the last five-plus months.

Space

Doge cuts allow Musk to cash in with SpaceX and Starlink contracts, ex-workers warn

Tech CEO accused of aiming to privatize space and satellite operations as federal agencies reportedly seek contracts

The Guardian - US

What was the glowing blue spiral seen in the night sky above Europe?

Mysterious markings were reported in the sky on Monday night, but the explanation for them is more manmade than extraterrestrial.

Euronews

Alien hopes crash to earth as glowing spiral over UK traced to SpaceX rocket

Swirl visible for several minutes is thought to have been caused by frozen exhaust plume from Falcon 9

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious blue spiral spotted over European skies. What was it? (photos)

A strange blue spiral lit up the sky over Europe on Monday night (March 24), with residents of the UK and other countries speculating on its true nature on social media.

Space

Huge, eerie spiral lights up the sky – but there is an official explanation

Frozen exhaust fumes caused strange spectacle, UK’s Met Office says

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

SpaceX launch more than 4,000 miles away blamed for glowing spiral in UK skies

The Met Office said exhaust fumes from a rocket launched in Florida caused the glowing celestial display.

Evening Standard

What is the mysterious spiral spotted in the sky? Scientists reveal cause of strange ‘space portal’

The strange shape is believed to have been caused by a Space X rocket

Latin Times

Musk Gets No Mercy After Revealing DOGE Workers Face Death Threats 'On a Daily Basis': 'Who Cares'

Musk is heard off camera at a cabinet meeting—raising the issue of death threats directed at DOGE employees—before Trump interrupts him and ends filming.

Space

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite on 19th anniversary of company's 1st-ever liftoff (video, photos)

SpaceX launched its third mission of the year for the United States' spy satellite agency today (March 24), the 19th anniversary of the company's first-ever liftoff.

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Private SpaceX Fram2 mission ready for world's 1st crewed flight over Earth's polar regions (photos)

SpaceX plans to make spaceflight history this month, by launching the first crewed mission to explore Earth's polar regions.

Latin Times

Elon Musk Claims Starlink Can't Operate in South Africa Because He's 'Not Black'

Elon Musk took to social media to claim that Starlink, his international telecommunications provider, cannot obtain a license to operate in South Africa because he, as the CEO of SpaceX, is not black.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 153 — Pathways to Mars

On Episode 153 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Robert Zubrin, founder and president of The Mars Society, about making real, actionable plans to send a crew to Mars.

Euronews

In Pictures: The week in Culture

If a picture paints a thousand words... here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (17-21 March 2025).

Fortune

Elon Musk’s China briefing highlights possible advantages for SpaceX and Tesla, which have billions in fed contracts and deep ties to China

Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has $22 billion in contracts with the federal government.

The Conversation

A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances

A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders as far as the Panama Canal might sound incredibly familiar. But this group, called the “technocracy movement”, was a group of 1930s nonconformists with big ideas about how to rearrange US society. They proposed a…

The Guardian - US

Trump makes rare admission of Musk’s conflicts of interest after Pentagon visit

President says plans for potential war with China would not be shared with billionaire due to his business interests

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