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Archive for January, 2021

On This Day in Space! Jan. 13, 1978: NASA hires its first female astronauts

January 13th, 2021 by

On Jan. 13, 1978, NASA selected its eighth and most diverse class of astronauts yet. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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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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SpaceX Cargo Dragon supply ship makes 1st 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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