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Archive for December 21st, 2022

Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk early Wednesday

December 21st, 2022 by

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk early Wednesday (Dec. 21) to install new solar arrays on the International Space Station, and you can watch it live.

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Two potentially habitable Earth-like worlds orbit a star in our cosmic backyard

December 21st, 2022 by

Astronomers have discovered two Earth-like exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf near our solar system that orbit their star with respective ‘years’ lasting just 10 and 21 days.

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SpaceX aims to start launching next-gen Starlink satellites this month: report

December 21st, 2022 by

SpaceX will soon start launching a new generation of Starlink broadband satellites, which could help the company deal with surging demand, according to a report.

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Zero-G flight for disability ambassadors shows space is accessible for all

December 21st, 2022 by

AstroAccess flew 14 individuals from 5 countries on a parabolic research flight Dec. 15, to open up space research to more people.

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NASA’s InSight lander on Mars goes silent as power runs low

December 21st, 2022 by

NASA lost contact with its Mars InSight lander on Monday (Dec. 18) after the spacecraft failed to respond to communications from its control team.

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Strange arrangement of Milky Way’s groupie galaxies may undermine dark matter

December 21st, 2022 by

Scientists may have explained the mysterious distribution of small satellite galaxies around our Milky Way that has long puzzled astronomers, but not everyone is in agreement.

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Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth’s magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic storm

December 21st, 2022 by

A mysterious shock wave in a gust of solar wind has sent a barrage of high-speed material smashing into Earth’s magnetic field, opening up a crack in the magnetosphere.

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Watch Europe’s Vega C rocket launch its 2nd mission Tuesday night

December 21st, 2022 by

Europe’s Vega C rocket is scheduled to launch on its second-ever mission on Tuesday night (Dec. 20), and you can watch the action live.

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