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Archive for November 4th, 2022

A massive space rock impact may have kickstarted Earth’s magnetic field

November 4th, 2022 by

The interplanetary collision that formed the moon might have more connections to Earth’s ancient history than we ever imagined.

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Record breaker! Newfound black hole is closest known to Earth

November 4th, 2022 by

A black hole 10 times more massive than our sun lurks just 1,560 light-years from Earth — about twice as close as the previous proximity champ.

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A 23-ton Chinese rocket will fall to Earth Friday. But when and where will it land?

November 4th, 2022 by

A huge hunk of Chinese space junk is expected to crash back to Earth on Friday (Nov. 4), but nobody knows exactly where or when it will come down.

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NASA X-ray observatory reveals how black holes swallow and spit out matter

November 4th, 2022 by

The X-ray binary system Cygnus X-1 is chomping on matter stolen from a companion star.

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Watch Rocket Lab launch satellite, catch booster with a helicopter Friday

November 4th, 2022 by

Rocket Lab plans to launch a satellite to orbit and catch a falling booster with a helicopter on Friday (Nov. 4), and you can watch the action live.

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Artemis 1 moon rocket ‘ready to go’ for Nov. 14 launch, NASA says

November 4th, 2022 by

While NASA officials stressed that Artemis 1 continues to be a challenging mission, they stated they are confident in the upcoming launch attempt on Nov. 14.

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Virgin Galactic releases roadmap for its new space tourist spaceship

November 4th, 2022 by

Virgin Galactic will partner with Axiom Space to give astronauts a brief weightless experience, and it has new suppliers to build the next-generation Delta spaceship in 2023.

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Epic galaxy collision hints at answer to missing matter mystery

November 4th, 2022 by

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra Observatory to watch galaxy collisions in the cluster Abell 98 have found what may be evidence of the universe’s missing matter.

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