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Archive for January 4th, 2023

Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90

January 4th, 2023 by

Walt Cunningham, who tested the Apollo command module in Earth orbit, has died. America’s second civilian to fly in space, Cunningham and his Apollo 7 crewmates proved the CM was ready for the moon.

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NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft arrives in Florida (photos)

January 4th, 2023 by

The Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft reached NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 30, ending a nine-day cross-country trek.

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Newfound ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet celebrates New Year’s every 5 days

January 4th, 2023 by

A newly discovered hot Jupiter exoplanet located 530 light years from Earth experiences a new year every five days and has a blisteringly hot surface temperature of around 2240 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Chinese moon mission’s sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks

January 4th, 2023 by

Exotic rock fragments returned to Earth from the lunar surface by Chang’e 5 in 2020 hint at diversity in volcanic activity in the moon’s distant past.

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Some black hole mergers happen in chaotic star cluster ‘carnivals’

January 4th, 2023 by

Many black hole collisions may occur in densely packed star clusters, hinting at what might cause these violent mergers.

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New year, new space stuff: A look ahead at 2023 in space memorabilia

January 4th, 2023 by

Sometime soon, NASA will begin distributing something it has not had in 50 years: new patches, flags and other souvenirs that flew around the moon. A look ahead at the year in space collectibles.

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