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Archive for December 15th, 2022

Rocket issue delays SpaceX launch of NASA water-watching satellite to Friday

December 15th, 2022 by

SpaceX has delayed the launch of a NASA water-monitoring satellite by 24 hours to Dec. 16 to allow more time to investigate an issue with its Falcon 9 rocket.

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Soyuz spacecraft leak on space station forces cosmonauts to cancel spacewalk

December 15th, 2022 by

An apparent coolant leak on a crewed Soyuz spacecraft on the International Space Station forced Russian cosmonauts to call off a spacewalk late Wednesday (Dec. 14).

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Sun unleashes barrage of 8 powerful solar flares (video)

December 15th, 2022 by

The sun unleashed at least eight solar flares on Wednesday (Dec. 14), and more are expected after a crackling sunspot emerged on the star’s face.

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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts conduct spacewalk Wednesday night

December 15th, 2022 by

Two cosmonauts will work outside the International Space Station for about seven hours on Wednesday night (Dec. 14), and you can watch the action live.

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China’s launch of world’s 1st methane-fueled orbital rocket fails, 14 satellites lost

December 15th, 2022 by

The Zhuque-2 rocket developed by Chinese private space launch provider Landspace failed to reach orbit during its maiden voyage on Wednesday (Dec. 14), losing 14 satellites in the process.

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From James Webb to Artemis 1: NASA chief hails epic successes of 2022

December 15th, 2022 by

NASA had a lot to celebrate in 2022, including the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope and the end-to-end success of the Artemis 1 moon mission.

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‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ trailer reveals epic lightsaber battles and Force powers

December 15th, 2022 by

Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games released a new full trailer for the upcoming game “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” full of epic lightsaber battles and stormtrooper-bashing Force powers.

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Europe’s new weather satellite will be a boost in climate change battle

December 15th, 2022 by

Europe has launched a new high-tech weather satellite that will help meteorologists keep tabs on extreme weather events amid progressing climate change.

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