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Archive for January, 2023

1st full moon of 2023 was a wonderful Wolf Moon worldwide (photos)

January 7th, 2023 by

The first full moon of 2023, January’s Wolf Moon, led to some gorgeous imagery around the world.

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Space mining startups see a rich future on asteroids and the moon

January 7th, 2023 by

Space mining has matured to the point where there are dozens of startup companies planning to begin harvesting valuable resources from space.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures exquisite view of nearby star cluster before it fades away

January 7th, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dazzling view of an open cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud that is slowly dissolving into the dwarf galaxy around it.

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Dead NASA satellite to crash to Earth this weekend

January 7th, 2023 by

A defunct NASA satellite is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday evening (Jan. 8), but there’s little to fear from the 5,400-pound hunk of space junk.

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Satellites watch atmospheric river continue to drench California

January 7th, 2023 by

More rain is on its way to the already drenched western U.S. as forecasters observe two new “atmospheric rivers” form above the Pacific Ocean.

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Virgin Orbit aims to launch historic mission from UK on Monday

January 7th, 2023 by

Virgin Orbit’s “Start Me Up” mission is scheduled to lift off Monday (Jan. 9) from Spaceport Cornwall in England on the first-ever orbital launch from the United Kingdom.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies Milky Way mimics that could challenge theories of galaxy evolution

January 7th, 2023 by

Galaxies like our Milky Way sprouted up earlier than scientists expected as revealed by new James Webb Space Telescope images.

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Wild mission concepts would melt into icy moons, surf on sunlight to the ice giants, and more

January 7th, 2023 by

From the nearby moon to distant Triton, planetary scientists have a plethora of ideas for how to explore our solar system.

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