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Archive for February 15th, 2023

Big asteroid to zoom by Earth on Wednesday

February 15th, 2023 by

A sizable asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth in four centuries on Wednesday evening (Feb. 15), but there’s nothing to fear.

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‘Star Trek Annual 2023’ is a holodeck trip through Trek history

February 15th, 2023 by

“Star Trek Annual 2023” from IDW Publishing will arrive in May and Space.com has an exclusive look at the four main covers.

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‘Starspots’ could improve our understanding of habitable zones

February 15th, 2023 by

A new technique to measure starspots could help test stellar magnetism theories and improve our understanding of habitable zones.

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South Korea’s Danuri probe captures phases of Earth from lunar orbit (photo)

February 15th, 2023 by

South Korea’s first moon mission is now fully operational and unveiling new views of the Earth and moon from lunar orbit.

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Hubble spies strange spokes on Saturn’s rings after 14-year hiatus (video)

February 15th, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope recently observed mysterious features known as spokes on Saturn’s rings linked to the planet’s fall equinox, which last occurred in 2009.

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Sun storm may supercharge auroras for Valentine’s Day

February 15th, 2023 by

Minor or G1-class aurora storms may happen overnight in high-latitude areas due to a swarm of particles associated with a big solar outburst on Saturday (Feb. 11).

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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter spacecraft arrives at spaceport ahead of April launch

February 15th, 2023 by

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for the final preparations for launch.

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What is the U.S. Space Force and what does it do?

February 15th, 2023 by

The U.S. Space Force was created as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces in order to protect U.S. space assets as Earth orbit becomes increasingly contested.

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