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Artemis 1 vs Apollo 17: 50 years apart, which was the greater challenge?

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 04:11

Is it easier to land on the moon for a sixth time, as Apollo 17 did, or to enter Earth’s atmosphere with a new approach, like Artemis 1’s Orion capsule will do?

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China launches hyperspectral Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 02:11

China continued its rapid pace of space launches with a mission to add new capabilities to the country’s Earth observation system.

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Don’t miss the Geminid meteor shower peak next week on Dec. 14

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 02:11

The Geminid meteor shower is predicted to reach its peak before dawn next Wednesday morning (Dec. 14).

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Chinese rocket body disintegrates into big cloud of space junk

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 02:11

Part of a Chinese rocket that launched the Yunhai 3 satellite last month is now a debris cloud of around 350 pieces.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots haunting glow surrounding the solar system

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 01:11

Astronomers used 200,000 Hubble Space Telescope images to discover an eerie glow surrounding the solar system even after all other light sources have been eliminated.

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Launch your Lego festive fun with 25% off the Galaxy Explorer set

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 00:11

Walmart have knocked 25% off the popular 1254-piece Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer set this holiday season.

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Climate summit agrees to ‘historic’ loss-and-damage fund — but misses warming goals

Submit on Saturday, December 10th, 2022 00:11

New fund would aid responses to floods, fires and storms. But a failure to address warming and greenhouse gas emissions undercuts the funding success, critics say.

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Here’s how the US Navy will fish NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft out of the sea after splashdown

Submit on Friday, December 9th, 2022 23:11

The U.S. Navy has been training for years to recover NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday (Dec. 11).

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