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Archive for December 5th, 2023

Satellite map of North America’s largest glacier shows ‘hidden lagoon’ and other secrets

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NASA has revealed a new false-color image of Alaska’s Malaspina Glacier that highlights several recent findings about the massive ice mass.

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What are radio galaxies?

December 5th, 2023 by

A radio galaxy is a type of galaxy with giant regions of radio emissions that reach far beyond its visible structure. We explore them in more detail here.

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DARPA-funded ‘Inchworm’ robots could help us build moon bases. Here’s how

December 5th, 2023 by

A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from DARPA.

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Interstellar astronauts would face years-long communication delays due to time dilation

December 5th, 2023 by

Due to the mind-blowing distances and speeds required, interstellar travel remains a major spaceflight challenge. But new research highlights yet another hurdle: Communication blackouts.

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Astronaut Mike Massimino shares advice from NASA career in new book ‘Moonshot’

December 5th, 2023 by

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino shares lessons learned during his career and how they can be applied in his new book, “Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible” out Dec. 5.

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‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’ was a disaster. This new film examines why

December 5th, 2023 by

“The Star Wars Holiday Special” scores a new tell-all book and making-of documentary about what is widely regarded as the worst “Star Wars” spinoff in history.

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Pluto’s ‘almost twin’ dwarf planet Eris is surprisingly squishy

December 5th, 2023 by

Pluto’s ‘almost twin’ dwarf planet Eris has a rocky core blanketed by an icy shell, which appears to be flexing slowly.

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How Perseverance rover captured its youngest samples from Mars’ Dream Lake (video)

December 5th, 2023 by

A new NASA video explains how the Perseverance Rover may have collected its youngest rock sample yet from the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater.

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