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Archive for December 25th, 2024

Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft ‘lands’ in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring

December 25th, 2024 by

For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick’s to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick’s wedding band.

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What does the NASA administrator do?

December 25th, 2024 by

NASA administrators play a vital role in deciding what NASA does and how it does it, and they also help build political support for space exploration.

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New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant’s massive bands disappear

December 25th, 2024 by

A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter’s “South Equatorial Belt” and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band’s color — and potentially even making it “disappear.”

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How 2024 brought us deeper into the world of particles

December 25th, 2024 by

Dark matter, antimatter, W bosons and neutron lifetimes all feature in our top 10 stories.

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Mars opposition 2025: How to see the Red Planet at its biggest and brightest

December 25th, 2024 by

Mars is on the cusp of becoming bigger and brighter than at any point since 2022 as it comes into alignment with Earth and the sun.

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ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a ‘space interceptor’ to defend satellites

December 25th, 2024 by

United Launch Alliance (ULA) says its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur upper stage rocket could play a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.

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Mars orbiters witness a ‘winter wonderland’ on the Red Planet (photos)

December 25th, 2024 by

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA’s Mars Express orbiter and NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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