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Jupiter moons take center stage in bonus science from NASA’s Juno spacecraft

Submit on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 01:11

The Juno team got an unexpected opportunity to snatch close glimpses of some of Jupiter’s bizarre moons.

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Soyuz capsule leak could strand 3 astronauts on space station, raising safety concern, expert says

Submit on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 00:11

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station is most likely unusable after a coolant leak, which means the orbital outpost has a serious safety problem, an expert said.

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Nuclear fusion reactor ‘breakthrough’ is significant, but light-years away from being useful

Submit on Friday, December 16th, 2022 23:11

Useful, cost-effective nuclear fusion remains a distant dream, despite a small step in the right direction from the government’s NIF reactor.

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NASA’s DART asteroid smash flung 2 million pounds of rock into space

Submit on Friday, December 16th, 2022 22:11

The massive tail created by the collision of a spacecraft and an asteroid earlier this year is unlocking key information about space rocks and how to respond if an asteroid ever threatens Earth.

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Super rare pink and orange auroras surprise Norwegian skywatchers again

Submit on Friday, December 16th, 2022 21:11

For the second time in less than two months, Norwegian skywatchers were stunned by extremely rare pink auroras which at moments turned into even rarer shades of orange.

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SpaceX launches NASA satellite to study world’s water, sticks rocket landing

Submit on Friday, December 16th, 2022 20:11

A SpaceX rocket launched NASA’s SWOT, the first satellite specifically designed to conduct a global survey of Earth’s surface water.

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Watch SpaceX launch 2 telecom satellites to orbit Friday afternoon

Submit on Friday, December 16th, 2022 20:11

SpaceX will launch two satellites for the telecom company SES on Friday (Dec. 16), and you can watch the liftoff live.

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See the final last quarter moon of 2022 rise on Friday (Dec. 16)

Submit on Friday, December 16th, 2022 18:11

The moon will be exactly half illuminated during 2022’s final last quarter moon on Friday (Dec. 16)

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