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Archive for January, 2024

Astronomers solve mystery of ‘Green Monster’ in famous supernova remnant (photo)

January 10th, 2024 by

The mysterious wispy green light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope last year near the heart of Cassiopeia A turns out to be a result of a blast wave slamming into surrounding material.

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Mayo on a mission: Sir Kensington’s aims to bring taste to space with its condiments

January 10th, 2024 by

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station could soon add new taste to their food if a ‘certain space agency’ accepts the proposal of a condiments company.

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Time is running out for stricken Peregrine moon lander after crippling fuel leak

January 9th, 2024 by

The clock is ticking for Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander as the spacecraft continues to leak propellant into space. The company is now trying to salvage what it can from the mission.

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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California early Jan. 10

January 9th, 2024 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning (Jan. 10), sending 22 Starlink satellites to orbit.

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JAXA, NASA reveal 1st images from XRISM X-ray space telescope

January 9th, 2024 by

Launched in September 2023, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) — led by JAXA, in collaboration with NASA with additional contributions from ESA — has produced its first test images.

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The age of the private moon mission has begun

January 9th, 2024 by

Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander has set the stage for a new era of commercial missions to the moon in the coming years.

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NASA funds Venus sample-return, interstellar probes and other far-out space tech

January 9th, 2024 by

Through its NIAC program, NASA has awarded funding to 13 innovative space technology concepts that could shape future missions to Venus, Mars and worlds beyond our solar system.

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Neutron stars could be the ultimate dark matter detectors

January 9th, 2024 by

One astronomer proposes that, instead of building gigantic, expensive experiments on Earth, we should try another method of searching for dark matter: Looking to the stars.

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