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Archive for December 28th, 2022

NASA’s new X-59 supersonic plane gets powerful engine for quiet sonic booms

December 28th, 2022 by

NASA’s supersonic X-59 plane is now one step closer to its flight demonstration over U.S. communities now that it has its 13-foot engine for quiet sonic booms.

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Every planet in the solar system will be visible on Wednesday (Dec. 28). Here’s how to see them

December 28th, 2022 by

Take a grand tour of the solar system tonight (Dec. 28) as each of the planets in the solar system will be visible at the same time.

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Former Russian space agency chief injured in Ukraine shelling, completes surgery: report

December 28th, 2022 by

Former Roscosmos director-general Dmitry Rogozin is ‘on the mend’ after being flown from Ukraine to Russia for the ‘complex operation, state media reported Monday (Dec. 26).

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15 times black holes surprised us in 2022

December 28th, 2022 by

Over the past year, astronomers have gleaned new insights into black holes across the universe. Here is a list of 15 times black holes surprised us in 2022.

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China unveils plans for the largest optical telescope in Asia

December 28th, 2022 by

Peking University wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the gap in astronomy capabilities with the rest of the world.

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Watch SpaceX launch its 1st next-gen Starlink satellites early Wednesday (Dec. 28)

December 28th, 2022 by

SpaceX plans to send a test group of a new generation of Starlinks to space as the network is reportedly fighting congestion.

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Amateur astronomers ‘swipe right’ to hunt dark energy and ID nearly a quarter million galaxies

December 28th, 2022 by

A galaxy-mapping project drafted in thousands of amateur scientists to swipe right on a cosmic Tinder and identify almost 250,000 galaxies.

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Stars young and old glitter with ‘nebulosity’ in Hubble telescope photos

December 28th, 2022 by

Each of these Hubble Space Telescope images is a unique spectacle, and feature different colors that highlight various pieces of invisible information.

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