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Archive for December 13th, 2022

The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here’s how to see it

December 13th, 2022 by

The Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight tonight (Dec. 13 and Dec. 14), producing anywhere from 60 to 120 meteors per hour.

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NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover records 1st-ever audio of Red Planet dust devil

December 13th, 2022 by

Perseverance has captured the sound of dust grains impacting the NASA rover, and the recording could be key to understanding how dust is transported around Mars.

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Amateur astronomers challenged to spot an asteroid for Christmas

December 13th, 2022 by

On Thursday (Dec. 15), an asteroid that could be as large as the Great Pyramid of Giza will pass Earth. Amateur astronomers are challenged to spot the asteroid.

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Arianespace targets triple satellite launch today

December 13th, 2022 by

Arianespace plans to bring three satellites aloft from French Guiana on Tuesday (Dec. 13), and the nearly two-hour launch window opens at 3:30 p.m. EST.

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Final frontier: ‘Star Trek: Nemesis’ marked the end of an era 20 years ago today

December 13th, 2022 by

2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis” blows out the candles on its big 20th birthday today.

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‘Quantum time flip’ makes light move simultaneously forward and backward in time

December 13th, 2022 by

The time-flipped photon can’t be used to restage “Back to the Future,” but it could help us figure out some of the universe’s most mysterious phenomena.

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NASA’s retired flying telescope heads to museum

December 13th, 2022 by

After eight years of science missions, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft has found permanent residence at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona.

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Relive NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission with this epic highlight reel

December 13th, 2022 by

Ride to space and back again in the Artemis 1 footage, which showcases views of Earth, the moon and NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket.

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