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Archive for December, 2020

These are the space missions to watch in 2021

December 31st, 2020 by

From Mars to asteroids, robots, humans and much more, we’ll see space exploration continue to expand across the solar system.

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On This Day in Space! Dec. 31, 2004: Cassini Spacecraft Flies by Iapetus

December 31st, 2020 by

On Dec. 31, 2004, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew by Iapetus, Saturn’s third largest moon. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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The 10 biggest space discoveries and stories of 2020

December 30th, 2020 by

This year saw a new age of sample-retrieval missions, protests against a telescope, an incredible visit from a dazzling comet and the ”great conjunction” of Saturn and Jupiter.

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A lunar gold rush could create conflict on the ground if we don’t act now

December 30th, 2020 by

When it comes to the moon, everyone wants the same things.

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Here’s what we learned about aliens in 2020

December 30th, 2020 by

From the best places to find them to what they might breathe, here are the newest clues we discovered about alien life.

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The surface of the moon is a galactic time capsule

December 30th, 2020 by

You wouldn’t know it by looking at it, but the moon is a time capsule.

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Arianespace launches French military spy satellite on Soyuz rocket to cap 2020

December 29th, 2020 by

Arianespace launched a new reconnaissance satellite for the French military on Tuesday (Dec. 29), marking the launch provider’s final mission of 2020.

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Watch live: Arianespace launching Soyuz rocket with CSO-2 satellite for France

December 29th, 2020 by

Arianespace will launch a Russian-built Soyuz rocket carrying the CSO-2 Earth observation satellite for the French space agency CNES Tuesday, Dec. 29, and you can watch it live here.

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