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India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon lander kicked up a ‘halo’ of dust visible from space

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 17:11

Photos taken from lunar orbit show India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon landing produced “ejecta halo,” a huge ring-shaped plume of moon dust that the Vikram lander’s thrusters left in the lunar soil.

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James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a galactic garden of budding stars (image)

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 05:12

The James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, offering a stunning image of barred spiral galaxy M83.

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Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct 4th-ever all-female spacewalk on Nov. 1

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 04:11

Two NASA astronauts will conduct the fourth all-female spacewalk of all time on Wednesday (Nov. 1), and you can watch the action live.

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International Space Station astronauts show off creative outfits for Halloween

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Astronauts on the International Space Station got all dressed up for Halloween Oct. 31. More costume changes are coming Nov. 1, with an all-woman spacewalk on deck.

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FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX’s huge Starship vehicle

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 02:11

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has completed its safety review of SpaceX’s Starship — but that doesn’t mean the giant vehicle has been officially cleared for its second-ever liftoff.

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NASA’s Lucy probe will fly by asteroid ‘Dinkinesh’ on Nov. 1. Here’s what to expect

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 02:11

On Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past a space rock named Dinkinesh before heading to the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter.

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China’s Shenzhou 16 astronauts hand over Tiangong space station to new crew (video)

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 02:11

The departing Shenzhou 16 astronauts handed over control of the Tiangong space station to the newly arrived Shenzhou 17 crew during a short ceremony on Sunday (Oct. 29).

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Star explosions boost deep space cosmic rays to near the speed of light

Submit on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 00:11

X-ray observations from the supernova remnant SN 1006 show its magnetic fields align to accelerate cosmic rays.

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