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Archive for December 23rd, 2023

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch on record-breaking 19th mission tonight

December 23rd, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launch for a record-setting 19th time tonight (Dec. 22), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

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Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate

December 23rd, 2023 by

Gravitationally lensed images of two different supernovas in the same galaxy can be used to measure the expansion rate of the universe.

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‘For All Mankind’ season 4 episode 7 review: Teases a spectacular end of season run

December 23rd, 2023 by

An industrial dispute becomes a matter of life and death, while Margo prepares for an unlikely comeback.

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Nuking an incoming asteroid will spew out X-rays. This new model shows what happens

December 23rd, 2023 by

After a NASA mission redirected an asteroid moonlet with a planned crash in 2022, a new model is building on that effort to show how a nuclear weapon could smash a space rock to pieces.

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Upcoming Einstein Probe will use its ‘lobster eye’ to hunt for extreme black holes and star explosions

December 23rd, 2023 by

Launching in Jan. 2024, the Einstein Probe will use a “lobster eye” to search the universe for blasts of X-rays and help scientists investigate powerful cosmic events like supernova explosions.

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Johannes Kepler: Everything you need to know

December 23rd, 2023 by

A biography of Johannes Kepler, from his troubled childhood to his mission to mathematically formalize Copernicus’ heliocentric model by finding divine reasoning within the orbits of the planets.

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The 12 patches of Christmas: ‘KSC Artist’ shares his favorite spaceflight designs of 2023

December 23rd, 2023 by

We’ve all heard the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” but for those with a passion for space, let’s sing along to the “12 space patches of Christmas” designed by an artist to the real stars, Tim Gagnon.

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