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Archive for December 7th, 2023

ISS astronauts find tomato that was lost in space for 8 months (video)

December 7th, 2023 by

During NASA astronaut Frank Rubio’s year in space, a dwarf tomato he harvested floated away from him. International Space Station astronauts retrieved the tomato’s remains 8 months later.

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Our universe’s most extreme stars sometimes ‘glitch’ — we may now know why

December 7th, 2023 by

A unified approach of quantum physics and astrophysics may have brought scientists closer to understanding the “glitches” experienced by ultradense dead stars called neutron stars.

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Australia votes to name its 1st moon rover ‘Roo-ver’

December 7th, 2023 by

The Australian Space Agency has named its first lunar rover Roo-ver, which will launch to the moon as early as 2026 in partnership with NASA’s Artemis program.

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SpaceX set to launch its 90th orbital mission of the year tonight

December 7th, 2023 by

SpaceX aims to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites tonight (Dec. 6) on the company’s 90th orbital mission of 2023.

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Iran launches ‘bio-space capsule’ protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030

December 7th, 2023 by

Iran test launched what it describes as a “bio-capsule” as part of its plan to put its own astronauts into space by the end of the decade.

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James Webb Space Telescope bites cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk

December 7th, 2023 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a bite out of a cosmic burger to create a 2D inventory of different forms of ice surrounding a planet-birthing disk.

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OSIRIS-APEX prepares for 1st close solar encounter on way to asteroid Apophis

December 7th, 2023 by

NASA’s revitalized OSIRIS-REx probe has begun tucking in one of its solar panels to protect itself from the sun.

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Over 100 galaxies seen spewing powerful winds that can halt star formation

December 7th, 2023 by

The winds extend tens of thousands of light years above and below galaxies.

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