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Archive for January 27th, 2023

Celestron NexStar 4SE telescope review

January 27th, 2023 by

The NexStar 4SE is a good scope for beginner astronomers — quick to set up and easy to use, automatically finding night sky objects for that instant wow factor.

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NASA’s Geotail spacecraft ends 30-year mission studying Earth’s magnetosphere

January 27th, 2023 by

After 31 years in orbit, NASA’s magnetosphere-studying mission Geotail has come to end after the spacecraft’s final data recorder failed.

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Optical illusion gives rare green comet an ‘anti-tail’ that seemingly defies physics

January 27th, 2023 by

C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a comet that has recently made headlines as it flies closer to Earth, briefly developed an ethereal third tail thanks to a weird optical illusion.

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NASA to launch Psyche asteroid probe in October 2023 after delays

January 27th, 2023 by

NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission is targeting an October 2023 launch, after a one-year delay due to software issues.

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See the moon eclipse Mars on Jan. 30 in free telescope webcast

January 27th, 2023 by

The moon will eclipse Mars on Monday (Jan. 30), and you can watch the event from the comfort of your own home thanks to a livestream from the Griffith Observatory.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers water ice at ringed asteroid Chariklo ‘by remarkable luck’

January 27th, 2023 by

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers observe a stellar occultation and discover the first clear evidence for water ice in the Chariklo system.

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‘Juno: New Origins’ indie game lets you launch rockets and build planets

January 27th, 2023 by

The gaming sandbox includes rockets, airplanes, cars and anything else that you want to subject to realistic physics.

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NASA funds nuclear probes for icy moons, huge new space telescopes and other far-out tech ideas

January 27th, 2023 by

NASA has funded a new set of visionary concepts for space exploration that could one day prove useful — and perhaps even transformative.

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