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Archive for December, 2023

End of year, end of exhibit: Space shuttle Endeavour goes off view for a few years

December 31st, 2023 by

With the end of 2023 comes the end of an endeavor — or rather Endeavour — as the retired NASA space shuttle goes off public view at the California Science Center for the next few years.

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Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes

December 31st, 2023 by

A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.

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These eclipse-themed places will experience totality on April 8, 2024

December 31st, 2023 by

Here we’ve rounded up some of the best eclipse-themed places that lie on the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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SpaceX test fires giant Starship booster? — and spaceship? —? for 3rd test flight

December 31st, 2023 by

SpaceX closed out 2023 with a fiery double test of its next Starship megarocket booster and spacecraft on Friday (Sept. 29).

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‘For All Mankind’ season 4 episode 8 review: Mars prepares for the heist of the millennium

December 31st, 2023 by

Dev gets “Oceans Eleven”-shaped delusions of grandeur, while an old friend of Margo returns to deliver an ominous message.

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NASA’s Curiosity rover films from dawn to dusk on Mars during downtime (video)

December 30th, 2023 by

NASA ‘sCuriosity Rover filmed footage from dawn to dusk, capturing half a day on Mars as it sat waiting for contact with ground control Nov. 8.

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Japan’s ispace shows off a tiny moon lander for its 2nd moon mission in 2024

December 30th, 2023 by

The Resilience lander for ispace’s 2nd moon mission is under construction, as it aims to send a mini-rover to the lunar surface after a winter 2024 launch.

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Zoom through a ‘spectacular’ chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor

December 30th, 2023 by

A research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mapped a string of seamounts that help to shape an ocean current that flows clockwise around Antarctica.

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