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Archive for December 20th, 2022

China picks 4 international payloads for historic sample-return mission to moon’s far side

December 20th, 2022 by

China has revealed that four international experiments will fly on its historic Chang’e 6 sample-return mission to the far side of the moon in 2025.

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Ursid meteor shower shines with ideal dark sky conditions this year

December 20th, 2022 by

The moon will be at new moon phase on Dec. 23 when the Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak, meaning it won’t provide any hindrance at all for meteor watching.

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Europa’s icy crust may let more material into hidden ocean than thought

December 20th, 2022 by

New research shows that even smaller impacts can warm and soften enough ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa to send material sinking into the underlying ocean.

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Superdense neutron star likely has solid crust, NASA telescope finds

December 20th, 2022 by

NASA’s IXPE space telescope observed a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field in X-rays for the first time, finding polarization and a likely solid crust.

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Why haven’t aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we’re not that interesting yet

December 20th, 2022 by

We have absolutely no evidence for any extraterrestrial civilization, let alone life. This is Fermi’s great paradox: If life can happen, it should be common, and if it’s common, we should already know about it. But we don’t.

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This may be the last Mars photo from NASA’s InSight lander before it dies on the Red Planet

December 20th, 2022 by

This photo from NASA’s InSight lander on Mars just may be its last as the power-starved lander approaches the end of its life on the Red Planet.

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Hole spotted in leaky Russian Soyuz spacecraft

December 20th, 2022 by

An inspection of the leaky Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station has revealed a small hole, though it’s unclear if it was caused by a micrometeoroid strike.

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Boldly go: SpaceX to launch diversity tribute to ‘Star Trek’ creator Gene Roddenberry

December 20th, 2022 by

A commitment to diversity honoring “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry will soon blast off to the final frontier.

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