Bitcoinatrecordhighs, sets sightson $100,000

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November 22, 2024

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Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration.

It has more than doubled in value this year and is up about 45% in the two weeks since Trump’s sweeping election victory, which has also seen a slew of pro-crypto lawmakers being elected to Congress.

The crypto currency was last up just over 1% on the day at $99,380 BTC=, and is on track for its best monthly performance since February.

Its surge has made bitcoin one of the stand out winners of so-called “Trump trades” – assets that are seen as winning or losing from Trump’s policies.

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Rising Satellite Traffic in Low Earth Orbit Sparks Collision Risk Concerns

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October 14, 2025

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A new study in Acta Astronautica warns that Low Earth Orbit is becoming dangerously congested. Since 2019, the number of satellites performing more than ten collision-avoidance maneuvers per month has risen sevenfold. With nearly 25,000 tracked objects and more launches planned, scientists fear a chain-reaction risk and call for stronger global coordination in orbital…

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Astronomers Detect Smallest Known Clump of Pure Dark Matter Using Gravitational Lensing

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October 14, 2025

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Astronomers using a global radio telescope array have detected the smallest known pure dark matter clump, roughly a million times the Sun’s mass. Found through a faint gravitational distortion in an Einstein ring, it offers new insight into how dark matter halos form across the universe.

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Astronomers Capture First Image of Two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other

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October 14, 2025

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Astronomers have captured the first image of two supermassive black holes orbiting in quasar OJ 287. The smaller black hole’s jet spirals due to gravitational forces from the larger one. This discovery validates dual-core theories and opens doors for research on gravitational waves and galaxy evolution.