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Archive for January 12th, 2023

NASA opens hatch of Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft (photo)

January 12th, 2023 by

Technicians have opened the hatch of NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft, which aced its epic moon mission late last year.

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In photos: Virgin Orbit’s first UK launch from Spaceport Cornwall

January 12th, 2023 by

Virgin Orbit made spaceflight history despite its successful launch from Spaceport Cornwall. See some of the best photos from the event here.

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Rocket Lab targeting Jan. 23 for 1st launch from US soil

January 12th, 2023 by

Rocket Lab’s debut mission from American soil will lift off from Virginia on Jan. 23, if all goes according to plan.

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7-year eclipse reveals ‘exceptionally rare’ binary system with 1000-year orbit

January 12th, 2023 by

The strange 7-year dimming of a distant star was caused when its oddball stellar companion eclipsed it. The event was serendipitously caught by astronomers and won’t occur again for centuries.

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Astronomers make 1st-ever 3D map of Local Bubble’s magnetic fields

January 12th, 2023 by

The magnetic fields swept up on the surface of the Local Bubble influence where star formation occurs in the vicinity of the sun.

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Rare ‘green pea’ galaxy may be the most ‘chemically primitive’ galaxy ever discovered

January 12th, 2023 by

A ‘green pea’ galaxy seen in an early James Webb Space Telescope image may be the most chemically primitive galaxy ever discovered.

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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth after 6-week stay at space station

January 12th, 2023 by

A robotic SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida on Wednesday morning (Jan. 11), wrapping up its six-week cargo mission.

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NASA’s Juno Jupiter probe bounces back from memory glitch

January 12th, 2023 by

NASA’s Jupiter explorer Juno’s memory is back online, and most of the precious images of the gas giant and its volcanic moon Io Juno took just before the glitch hit have been salvaged.

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