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Archive for October 7th, 2022

Watch Rocket Lab launch a satellite for wildlife tracking and more today (Oct. 7)

October 7th, 2022 by

The Rocket Lab mission, nicknamed “It Argos Up From Here” will lift off at Friday (Oct. 7) at 1:09 p.m. EDT.

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‘Cannibal’ stars have shortest known orbit of all binary systems

October 7th, 2022 by

The stars are so close that the white dwarf can steal matter from its companion, and this matter piles up and explodes on the white dwarf’s surface.

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For the 1st time, Mars robots found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves

October 7th, 2022 by

In new research, we used data from InSight to detect and locate four high-speed meteoroid collisions, and then tracked down the resulting craters.

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Catch the best views of Mercury at its highest in the sky on Saturday (Oct. 8)

October 7th, 2022 by

Mercury will appear brighter in the sky over the coming weeks. At dawn on Saturday, Oct. 8, skywatchers in the northern hemisphere can see Mercury at its farthest from the sunrise.

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China moves Tiangong space station module to side docking port (video)

October 7th, 2022 by

China has rotated a space station module to a lateral docking port as part of the process of building its T-shaped Tiangong space station.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aborts double-satellite launch at last minute

October 7th, 2022 by

A veteran SpaceX rocket poised to make its 14th flight aborted its launch attempt less than one minute before liftoff on Thursday (Oct. 6).

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Solar eclipses 2022: When, where & how to see them

October 7th, 2022 by

Our solar eclipses 2022 guide tells you how to see the two partial solar eclipses of 2022 and informs you of future events including the 2024 total eclipse.

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New space arms race could hinder exploration efforts

October 7th, 2022 by

The growing weaponization of space poses a threat to human spaceflight in multiple ways, experts warn.

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