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Archive for September, 2022

Juno flies past Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in 1st spacecraft visit since 2000

September 29th, 2022 by

NASA’s Juno probe is all set for a close flyby of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa on Thursday (Sept. 29), which could possibly reveal tremendous new insights into Europa’s crust and interior.

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Venus: The scorching second planet from the sun

September 29th, 2022 by

Planet Venus will have a flurry of spacecraft visit it in the next few years as scientists seek to learn more about the volcanic, lava-filled planet.

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Watch live early Thursday: Russian cosmonauts departing International Space Station

September 29th, 2022 by

Expedition 67 cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov will come back to Earth on Thursday (Sept. 29), and you can watch the undocking and landing live.

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‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as NASA watches from space (video)

September 29th, 2022 by

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm, which NASA watched live from orbit as it reached the U.S. mainland.

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Satellite spies leak from breached Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline (photo)

September 29th, 2022 by

A tiny cubesat operated by the San Francisco company Planet spotted methane gas bubbling up from a breached pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

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Kinder Joy candy now comes with rockets, rovers and other space toys

September 29th, 2022 by

A candy brand is helping children imagine their future in space with the help of aspiring astronaut. Kinder Joy, the sweet treat with a toy, worked with Alyssa Carson to launch its space collection.

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Evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid impact found on the moon

September 29th, 2022 by

Lunar glass reveals that large meteorite strikes on Earth, like the impact that killed the dinosaurs, were not isolated events.

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European woman takes command of International Space Station for 1st time

September 29th, 2022 by

A Russian cosmonaut made a hopeful reference to the end of war while handing command of the ISS to Samantha Cristoforetti, the first European woman in charge of the orbiting lab.

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