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Archive for December 20th, 2023

Commercial Chinese rocket launches small returnable spacecraft to orbit (video)

December 20th, 2023 by

The Chinese company iSpace’s sixth Hyperbola-1 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center early Sunday (Dec. 17) morning, carrying a recoverable satellite to orbit.

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Microbes in Atacama desert’s lost lagoons may mirror early life on Mars

December 20th, 2023 by

A jaw-dropping ecosystem of crystal-clear lagoons and salt plains in Argentina’s Puna de Atacama desert could offer a window onto early life on Earth and Mars.

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VP Kamala Harris lead National Space Council meeting today (Dec. 20)

December 20th, 2023 by

Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over her third National Space Council meeting today (Dec. 20), and you can watch it live.

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Drones accessories Christmas gift guide

December 20th, 2023 by

Enhance your drone flying experience with our drone accessory holiday gift guide.

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What’s it like to buzz an Artemis SLS moon rocket with a supersonic jet? NASA’s Artemis 2 commander tells all

December 20th, 2023 by

When Artemis 1’s moon rocket arrived on the launch pad in 2022, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman spent months gathering a group to fly over it.

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Firefly Aerospace launching 4th-ever mission today: Watch live

December 20th, 2023 by

Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a mission called ‘Fly the Lightning’ today (Dec. 19), and you can watch the action live.

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Strange ‘slide whistle’ fast radio burst picked up by alien-hunting telescope defies explanation

December 20th, 2023 by

The fascinating patterns of 35 repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) reveal new properties of these mysterious blasts of deep-space radiation that appear and disappear in milliseconds.

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Watch Chinese astronauts get haircuts aboard Tiangong space station (video)

December 20th, 2023 by

Shenzhou 17 commander Tang Hongbo and rookie crewmates Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin recently helped each other get haircuts aboard China’s Tiangong space station.

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