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Archive for October 24th, 2023

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission officially surpasses asteroid sample size goal

October 24th, 2023 by

Scientists have confirmed that OSIRIS-REx brought home at least 70.3 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its intended goal of 60 grams.

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts meet car racing teams at Formula 1

October 24th, 2023 by

Artemis 2 moon astronauts took in a big car racing event in Texas on Oct. 22. NASA’s Reid Wiseman and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen appeared on the grid at the F1 Grand Prix.

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Shortest ‘fast radio bursts’ ever discovered last only 1 millionth of a second

October 24th, 2023 by

Researchers have reported evidence of FRBs that each last for a microsecond — the shortest FRBs yet observed.

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NASA’s interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away

October 24th, 2023 by

In May 2022, for instance, ground control began receiving gobbledygook from one of Voyager 1’s systems.

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Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket will undergo crucial engine test fire in November

October 24th, 2023 by

The European Space Agency has announced a timeline for key testing milestones for its upcoming next-generation Ariane 6 rocket.

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A star is born! How cosmic winds are a key step in stellar formation

October 24th, 2023 by

Astronomers have determined that cosmic winds around clouds of gas and dust are key for the formation of hot and dense young stars.

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How astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured the planet in ‘The Earth in Our Hands’

October 24th, 2023 by

Flipping through his new book of more than 200 photos of Earth taken during his second stay on the International Space Station, you get the sense Thomas Pesquet thoroughly captured the planet.

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