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Archive for December 24th, 2022

Mars terrain highlighted by frosty features in ‘winter wonderland’ image

December 24th, 2022 by

A newly released image of Mars shows an icy scene, with ribbons of red and white dancing across a frosty landscape near the planet’s south pole.

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The top spaceflight stories of 2022 brought us across the solar system

December 24th, 2022 by

NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft made an epic flight to the moon, Russia invaded Ukraine and SpaceX set a few records.

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The 12 biggest rocket failures of 2022 show why spaceflight is still hard

December 24th, 2022 by

This year saw it’s share of spaceflight success stories, but there were also missions that didn’t go as planned. Countdown the top rocket failures of 2022 with us.

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See Mercury shine brightly in the sky this Christmas

December 24th, 2022 by

Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, will shine brightly in the sky on Christmas Eve as it reaches its highest altitude in the evening sky.

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Perseverance rover drops 2nd sample tube on Mars, its biggest early Christmas present yet for 2033

December 24th, 2022 by

NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully dropped its second rock sample tube on the Martian surface, its longest sample yet.

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Rescue Soyuz spacecraft can’t reach International Space Station until February

December 24th, 2022 by

Russia and NASA are still evaluating whether a leaky Soyuz spacecraft is safe to return three International Space Station crew members home.

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Solar storm could make auroras visible from northern Maine or Michigan tonight

December 24th, 2022 by

A slight bump in activity on the sun might make auroras shine as far south as Maine or Michigan, but that’s only if observers can get around a massive winter storm in the region.

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Boom! Studios’ ‘All-New Firefly’ series wraps up a stellar run with ‘Big Damn Finale #1’

December 24th, 2022 by

Boom! Studios releases a two-fisted final issue to end the “All-New Firefly” comics series.

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