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Archive for January, 2024

Watch balloon-like space station module explode (on purpose) during 1st full-scale burst test

January 23rd, 2024 by

Sierra Space’s latest deliberate explosion saw a futuristic space module prototype blow to pieces. The burst test is meant to assure safety for a space station that may fly in 2030.

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Scientists discover near-Earth asteroid hours before it exploded over Berlin

January 23rd, 2024 by

For only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery appearance over Earth. The tiny fireball exploded near Berlin early on Jan. 21.

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Giant geomagnetic storm to slam into Earth, fueling auroras across northern US

January 23rd, 2024 by

The sun’s magnetic field could soon slam into Earth’s, triggering stunning light displays.

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NASA’s IMAP probe will launch in 2025 to capture interstellar dust

January 23rd, 2024 by

In the spring of 2024, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to capture minuscule dust particles streaming into our solar system from interstellar space.

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SpaceX wants to expand Starship launch site with a Texas land swap

January 23rd, 2024 by

SpaceX’s Starship launch site in South Texas may get bigger soon. The company has offered a land swap with the state to expand launch activities.

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It’s been a ‘wild’ ride for the comet sampled by NASA’s Stardust mission

January 23rd, 2024 by

Comet Wild 2 formed 4.5 billion years ago and is a relic of the birth of the solar system. In 2006, NASA brought pieces of it down to Earth.

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Not dead yet: Japan prepares for possible recovery of SLIM moon lander

January 23rd, 2024 by

The SLIM ‘Moon Sniper’ probe went silent shortly after notching Japan’s first-ever lunar landing on Jan. 19. But there may be life in the spacecraft yet.

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An impossibly huge ring of galaxies might lead us to new physics. Here’s how

January 23rd, 2024 by

This galactic superstructure appears to us as it was over 9 billion years ago.

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