January new moon 2021: Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury get together in the ‘moonless’ sky
January 12th, 2021 by
The new moon of January will occur at 12 a.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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Astronomers spot the fastest spinning magnetar ever seen
January 12th, 2021 by
About 21,000 light-years from Earth, far-off in the Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have spotted the fastest-spinning (and possibly the youngest) magnetar ever seen.
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Dream Chaser space plane’s first flight slips to 2022 due to pandemic-related delays
January 12th, 2021 by
Delays, many related to COVID, have pushed the first flight of the Dream Chaser space plane to 2022.
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Scientists are getting closer in race to find gravitational wave background and dark matter
January 12th, 2021 by
Astronomers may be getting closer to discovering as-yet hidden cosmic secrets, such as the nature of dark matter and the presence of widespread distortions in space-time.
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Rocky ‘super-Earth’ planet spotted orbiting one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars
January 12th, 2021 by
A rocky exoplanet known as TOI-561b was found circling one of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy. The exoplanet is about 50% larger than Earth.
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon supply ship makes 1st autonomous undocking from space station
January 12th, 2021 by
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship made its first-ever autonomous undocking from the International Space Station Tuesday (Jan. 12)
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