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Archive for December 31st, 2022

How to watch the Quadrantids – one of the best meteor showers all year – on Jan. 2 and 3

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The Quadrantid meteor shower is considered one of the best to view all year. Here’s how to maximize your chances of seeing shooting stars.

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Hubble Space Telescope delivers holiday sparkle in new image

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A new Hubble Space Telescope image displays the quintessential colors of the holiday season: bright blue-white stars shine against dusty swaths shaded red.

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Juno spacecraft recovering its memory after mind-blowing Jupiter flyby, NASA says

December 31st, 2022 by

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is recovering its memory after a download disruption following its December flyby of Jupiter.

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Earth looks stunning in this 1st full view from the NOAA-21 satellite (photos)

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The Earth looks amazing in this first global view from NOAA’s new NOAA-21 imaging satellite, which launched in November 2022.

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See the rare ‘planet parade’ of 5 naked-eye planets in these photos by an astronomer

December 31st, 2022 by

Clear skies beckoned Wednesday (Dec. 28) in Rome, allowing the Virtual Telescope Project’s Gianluca Masi to get busy with a year-end broadcast.

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Is there life on Mars? A NASA scientist explains in new video

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NASA astrobiologist Heather Graham answers pressing questions about life on Mars.

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See Mars ‘peek out’ from behind the moon in stunning eclipse photo

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An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.

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Detecting life on Saturn moon Enceladus would require 100 flybys through its geyser plume, study suggests

December 31st, 2022 by

Detecting life on the icy Saturn moon of Enceladus could be achieved without even landing, but it wouldn’t be easy, scientists say.

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