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Archive for January, 2021

On This Day in Space! Jan. 23, 1942: NASA’s Glenn Research Center is founded

January 23rd, 2021 by

Happy birthday, Glenn Research Center! See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Largest sea on Saturn’s mysterious moon Titan could be more than 1,000 feet deep

January 23rd, 2021 by

Data from one of Cassini’s last flybys of Titan probed the depths of Kraken Mare to better understand the moon’s alien chemistry.

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How to see the ‘Great Hexagon’ of bright winter stars this weekend

January 23rd, 2021 by

Eight bright stars dominate our current winter sky. Depending on how you look at them, you might see a graceful arc, a hexagon or a giant “G.”

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Warm up with this cozy image of a hot spot on Jupiter

January 23rd, 2021 by

A new composite image of Jupiter’s atmosphere shows a hot spot glowing brightly in infrared wavelengths.

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Replay: SpaceX launching 143 satellites on Transporter-1 mission

January 23rd, 2021 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter-1 rideshare mission with dozens of satellites from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT). Watch it live!

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Watch live Sunday: SpaceX launching 143 satellites on Transporter-1 mission

January 23rd, 2021 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter-1 rideshare mission with dozens of satellites from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT). Watch it live!

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Watch live today : SpaceX launching 143 satellites on Transporter-1 mission @ 9:40 a.m. ET

January 23rd, 2021 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter-1 rideshare mission with dozens of satellites from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 9:40 a.m. EST (1440 GMT). Watch it live!

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Bernie Sanders in space! These inauguration mitten memes are out of this world

January 22nd, 2021 by

After casually stopping by President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday (Jan. 20), Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont set out on a tour of the universe — sort of.

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