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Archive for January 25th, 2024

Japan’s SLIM moon lander photographed on the lunar surface (image)

January 25th, 2024 by

A newly released photo shows SLIM, Japan’s first successful moon lander, resting on the lunar surface.

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NASA fires up powerful Artemis moon rocket engine in key test (video)

January 25th, 2024 by

NASA completed a new Artemis moon program test on Jan. 23, firing one of its Space Launch System RS-25 engines for about eight minutes.

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How NASA predicted the Jan. 21 asteroid crash over Germany

January 25th, 2024 by

NASA’s Scout impact-assessment system told astronomers where and when the tiny space rock would crash on Sunday morning (Jan. 21).

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Huge stars are born as twins, triplets and more, new images confirm

January 25th, 2024 by

A newly imaged star cluster is birthing groups of three, four and five stars, confirming the prevailing wisdom that the universe forms its stars in multiples.

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NASA stresses Artemis 2 moon crew safety as agency remembers fallen astronauts

January 25th, 2024 by

As NASA leadership paused to remember fallen astronauts, the agency urged its employees to “think smaller” and focus on all the items to keep future crews like Artemis 2 safe.

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Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?

January 25th, 2024 by

Salad may not be the healthiest meal for astronauts as scientists discover lettuce flesh can be easily plagued with disease-causing pathogenic bacteria and fungi on the ISS.

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A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began

January 25th, 2024 by

A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin’s ‘warm little ponds’ found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.

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Near-simultaneous solar flares explode from opposite sides of the sun in extremely rare event

January 25th, 2024 by

A pair of linked solar flares recently exploded near-simultaneously from sunspots on different hemispheres of our home star, triggering radio blackouts on Earth.

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