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Archive for December 10th, 2022

Artemis 1 vs Apollo 17: 50 years apart, which was the greater challenge?

December 10th, 2022 by

Is it easier to land on the moon for a sixth time, as Apollo 17 did, or to enter Earth’s atmosphere with a new approach, like Artemis 1’s Orion capsule will do?

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China launches hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)

December 10th, 2022 by

China continued its rapid pace of space launches with a mission to add new capabilities to the country’s Earth observation system.

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Don’t miss the Geminid meteor shower peak next week on Dec. 14

December 10th, 2022 by

The Geminid meteor shower is predicted to reach its peak before dawn next Wednesday morning (Dec. 14).

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Chinese rocket body disintegrates into big cloud of space junk

December 10th, 2022 by

Part of a Chinese rocket that launched the Yunhai 3 satellite last month is now a debris cloud of around 350 pieces.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots haunting glow surrounding the solar system

December 10th, 2022 by

Astronomers used 200,000 Hubble Space Telescope images to discover an eerie glow surrounding the solar system even after all other light sources have been eliminated.

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Launch your Lego festive fun with 25% off the Galaxy Explorer set

December 10th, 2022 by

Walmart have knocked 25% off the popular 1254-piece Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer set this holiday season.

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Climate summit agrees to ‘historic’ loss-and-damage fund — but misses warming goals

December 10th, 2022 by

New fund would aid responses to floods, fires and storms. But a failure to address warming and greenhouse gas emissions undercuts the funding success, critics say.

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