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Archive for January, 2021

On This Day in Space! Jan. 5, 2005: Discovery of Eris ignites Pluto-planet debate

January 5th, 2021 by

On Jan. 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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New law is first to protect Apollo sites from future moon missions

January 5th, 2021 by

Protecting and preserving the historic sites where the Apollo astronauts first landed on the moon is now not only a good idea, it is also the law. The “One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act” is the first bill to address the artifacts left on the moon.

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Star-crossed teens witness the doom of Krypton in DC Comics’ new ‘House of El’ graphic novel

January 5th, 2021 by

Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadzki bring Superman’s home planet to life in an explosive new YA trilogy set on the legendary world

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SpaceX targets bold new ‘catch’ strategy for landing Super Heavy rockets

January 4th, 2021 by

SpaceX wants to bring Super Heavy, the giant first stage of the two-stage Starship system, down directly on the launch stand shortly after liftoff.

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‘ISS Experience’ puts viewers aboard the space station in 3D 360-degree VR

January 4th, 2021 by

You could be the next crew member on the International Space Station with the VR app “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience.”

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What color is the sun?

January 4th, 2021 by

You probably learned this at school.

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Planetary protection needs more than just NASA, White House plan says

January 4th, 2021 by

The White House has laid out a plan for overhauling the federal government’s planetary-protection rules, which work to prevent contamination between Earth and other potentially habitable worlds.

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Did a holographic phase transition in the early universe release gravitational waves?

January 4th, 2021 by

A team of physicists recently used a string-theory technique to reveal that we’re on the cusp of detecting phase transitions in the early universe through their gravitational wave signature.

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