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Archive for December 27th, 2023

NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing ‘cryobots’ on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter

December 27th, 2023 by

The subsurface oceans of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter remain our best bet for finding life elsewhere in the solar system. NASA is developing a roadmap for cryobots that could investigate these ocean worlds.

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12 space medicine findings from 2023 that could help astronauts reach Mars one day

December 27th, 2023 by

Space medicine is a continuously growing field — and for good reason, if humans want to settle Mars someday.

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2023: The year UFOs descended on Washington, DC (but not like you’d expect)

December 27th, 2023 by

For those who follow news related to UFOs, 2023 will be remembered as the year that UFOs came to Washington, D.C.

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Dream Chaser enters final testing ahead of 2024 debut space flight

December 27th, 2023 by

If all goes to plan, the spacecraft dubbed ‘Tenacity’ will launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2024.

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Gold mine of kilonova explosions forged by neutron stars crashing together

December 27th, 2023 by

The gold that forms the ring on your finger was formed in the collision between two neutron stars. Now, scientists have mapped the kilonova blasts powered by these collisions in detail.

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Mold-A-Rama and the space shuttle over Earth: A space age toy story

December 27th, 2023 by

The space shuttle reentered orbit this fall after a 15-month retirement, and this time it was bright blue. The new orbiters are identical to the first ones pulled out, but this time are from Chicago.

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International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)

December 27th, 2023 by

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Christmas and Hannukah this festive season with the hanging of stockings and “lighting” a felt menorah.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a festive gathering of spiral galaxies (image)

December 27th, 2023 by

The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a gathering of spiral galaxies for a stunning image released Monday (Dec. 25). But this apparent togetherness may be an illusion.

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