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Archive for December 16th, 2022

Watch SpaceX launch NASA water-monitoring satellite early Friday

December 16th, 2022 by

SpaceX will launch a powerful NASA water-watching satellite early Friday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

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SpaceX fires up Starship prototype again ahead of test flight (video)

December 16th, 2022 by

SpaceX ignited one of the six Raptor engines on its Ship 24 Starship prototype during a static fire test on Thursday (Dec. 15).

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‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2 trailer means more mutated mercenary mayhem

December 16th, 2022 by

Disney+ releases a gung-ho new trailer for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch”

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Soyuz capsule leak at space station prompts Russia to postpone another spacewalk

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Russia’s space agency has called off another spacewalk at the International Space Station as engineers investigate a coolant leak on a docked Soyuz spacecraft.

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NASA probe to inspect the solar system’s most active volcanic world, Jupiter’s Io

December 16th, 2022 by

After exploring Ganymede and Europa, NASA’s Jupiter probe Juno is about to set its sights on the third of the giant planet’s four main moons — the mysterious volcanic moon Io.

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Russian space agency reports Soyuz capsule was damaged due to leak on space station

December 16th, 2022 by

Russia’s space agency issued a statement on Thursday (Dec. 15) concerning the leak on its Soyuz MS-22 capsule, writing that although the vehicle was damaged, the crew aboard the space station is safe.

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James Webb Space Telescope hailed as the greatest science breakthrough of 2022

December 16th, 2022 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has officially been named the big thing of 2022 in science.

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50 years late, US gifts Apollo 17 moon rock to people of Cyprus

December 16th, 2022 by

It took 50 years, but a moon rock intended as a goodwill gift to the people of Cyprus is finally being presented to the island nation. The lunar sample will be handed over in Nicosia.

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