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Archive for December 17th, 2022

Perseverance Mars rover set to start caching samples for future return to Earth

December 17th, 2022 by

NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to cache its first Mars sample in the next few days, kicking off a roughly month-long process that will see the robot drop 10 tubes of Red Planet material.

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See the 2022 FIFA World Cup from space in this dazzling satellite image

December 17th, 2022 by

The UAE’s Khalifasat satellite caught a dizzying orbital shot of Education City Stadium in Qatar on Dec. 6, as Morocco stunned Spain in the 2022 World Cup.

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Baby stars throw cosmic tantrums in iconic James Webb Space Telescope image

December 17th, 2022 by

Scientists reexamining the James Webb Space Telescope’s iconic “Cosmic Cliffs” image of the star cluster NGC 3324, have spotted a rare sight: protostars emitting two dozen powerful jets and outflows.

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Jupiter moons take center stage in bonus science from NASA’s Juno spacecraft

December 17th, 2022 by

The Juno team got an unexpected opportunity to snatch close glimpses of some of Jupiter’s bizarre moons.

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Soyuz capsule leak could strand 3 astronauts on space station, raising safety concern, expert says

December 17th, 2022 by

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station is most likely unusable after a coolant leak, which means the orbital outpost has a serious safety problem, an expert said.

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