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Sparkling Hubble Space Telescope photo shows ancient globular cluster near Milky Way’s heart

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 18:11

The Hubble Space Telescope photo reveals an ancient globular cluster gleaming against the blackness of space near the galactic bulge.

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HAARP antenna array attempts to look inside a passing asteroid with radio waves

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 18:11

The goal of the experiment was to learn about the interior of the asteroid, which could one day help design an effective Earth-saving mission in case a space rock were to intersect our planet’s path.

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NASA asks SpaceX about International Space Station rescue options

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 06:11

NASA has inquired about using a SpaceX Dragon capsule to bring astronauts home from the International Space Station (ISS) following a recent leak aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.

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Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 06:11

Walt Cunningham, who tested the Apollo command module in Earth orbit, has died. America’s second civilian to fly in space, Cunningham and his Apollo 7 crewmates proved the CM was ready for the moon.

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NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft arrives in Florida (photos)

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 06:11

The Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft reached NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 30, ending a nine-day cross-country trek.

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Newfound ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet celebrates New Year’s every 5 days

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 05:11

A newly discovered hot Jupiter exoplanet located 530 light years from Earth experiences a new year every five days and has a blisteringly hot surface temperature of around 2240 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Chinese moon mission’s sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 02:11

Exotic rock fragments returned to Earth from the lunar surface by Chang’e 5 in 2020 hint at diversity in volcanic activity in the moon’s distant past.

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Some black hole mergers happen in chaotic star cluster ‘carnivals’

Submit on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 01:11

Many black hole collisions may occur in densely packed star clusters, hinting at what might cause these violent mergers.

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