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Archive for December 25th, 2023

Japan’s SLIM ‘moon sniper’ lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas

December 25th, 2023 by

Japan’s robotic SLIM spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit today (Dec. 24) ahead of a historic moon touchdown attempt that’s scheduled for Jan. 19.

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Astronauts in space beam holiday wishes to Earth for Christmas (video)

December 25th, 2023 by

Astronauts on the International Space Station are sending holiday cheer to Earth with a festive video just in time for Christmas.

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How to watch ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special: Stream ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ from anywhere

December 25th, 2023 by

How to watch the ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ online on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer.

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Hubble Telescope sees a bright ‘snowball’ of stars in the Milky Way’s neighbor (image)

December 25th, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope has zoomed in on a tightly bound cluster of stars located in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, producing an image of a globular cluster that looks like a frosty cosmic snowball.

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30 years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Telescope

December 25th, 2023 by

Launched with faulty vision, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA were a laughing stock – until seven astronauts performed a series of daring spacewalks to fix it.

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12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023

December 25th, 2023 by

From scorching hot Jupiters to worlds that seem to be a little like Earth, here are 2023’s most exciting exoplanet finds.

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