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Archive for September, 2020

RV-size asteroid to get closer to Earth than the moon

September 23rd, 2020 by

Earth will change the direction of an asteroid that’s getting awfully close this week.

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On This Day in Space: Sept. 23, 1962: ‘The Jetsons’ premieres on ABC

September 23rd, 2020 by

On Sept. 23, 1962, “The Jetsons” first debuted on ABC. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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China’s Chang’e 3 lunar lander still going strong after 7 years on the moon

September 23rd, 2020 by

China has lunar spacecraft operating on both the near and far sides of the moon, according to an update from the China National Space Administration.

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What could a space telescope just for solar system science do?

September 23rd, 2020 by

To date, planetary scientists have built spacecraft and astrophysicists have built space telescopes. But the time has come to change that, some solar system researchers say.

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‘Leviathan Falls’: The 9th and final book of epic ‘The Expanse’ sci-fi series revealed

September 23rd, 2020 by

The new book will be coming out in 2021.

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Astronauts take shelter as space station dodges orbital junk

September 22nd, 2020 by

The International Space Station just dodged a fast-moving hunk of orbiting junk.

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2014 MU69: Arrokoth, the most distant object ever explored

September 22nd, 2020 by

New Horizons’ historic flyby of the KBO 2014 MU69, also known as Arrokoth, has revealed incredible insights about the birth of the solar system.

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Blue Origin will launch its next New Shepard suborbital test flight Thursday

September 22nd, 2020 by

Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard spacecraft will take to the skies this week for the first time in nine months.

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