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Archive for February, 2023

Europe won’t send astronauts to China’s Tiangong space station after all: report

February 2nd, 2023 by

At the moment, the European Space Agency doesn’t have the money or the political “green light” for crewed missions to China’s Tiangong space station.

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Watch 2 astronauts perform 2nd spacewalk of 2023 on Thursday morning

February 2nd, 2023 by

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan’s Koichi Wakata are scheduled to make the second spacewalk of 2023 on Thursday morning (Feb. 2), and you can watch it live.

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‘The Ark’ premiere sets up a sci-fi survival saga in outer space

February 2nd, 2023 by

SYFY’s new space survival series “The Ark” launches tonight with a spaceship disaster waking passengers from cryogenic hibernation.

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The James Webb Space Telescope image shows spiral galaxy in stunning detail

February 2nd, 2023 by

A newly released image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a crowded field of galaxies and stars, with a distant spiral galaxy standing out in stunning detail.

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Astronomers identify 1st twin stars doomed to collide in kilonova explosion

February 2nd, 2023 by

Astronomers have figured out how a massive star fizzled out like a dud firecracker.

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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

February 2nd, 2023 by

Collins, who died in 2021 at age 90, was the first person to orbit the moon solo during Apollo 11 in 1969.

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Green comet flaunts its tail in dazzling deep space photo

February 2nd, 2023 by

A new image from astrophotographer Miguel Claro shows a close-up view of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Jan. 22, 2023 immersed in a colorful starfield.

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Watch SpaceX launch 53 Starlink internet satellites early Thursday

February 1st, 2023 by

SpaceX will launch 53 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (Feb. 2), and you can watch the action live.

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