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NASA hails historic space milestones of 2023 in inspiring new video

The space agency shared a new video showcasing its 2023 achievements, ranging from its first asteroid sample return project to its outline of how to send humans to Mars — and beyond.

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The Full Cold Moon of December comes late for Christmas tonight

The last full moon of 2023, December's Cold Full Moon, will miss Christmas by just a day this year, illuminating the sky over Earth on Tuesday (Dec. 26).

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Got a new telescope for Christmas? Try spotting these 10 celestial objects with it

From star clusters and nebula to planets and a well-timed ‘Christmas Moon,’ there’s plenty to look at in a telescope this festive season

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Horoscope for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023

Avoid shopping or important decisions before 9:30 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Space mystery solved by Babylonian relic

Archaeomagnetism helps us understand spacecraft hiccups — and why the humanities are crucial to STEM

Salon

Japan Moon Lander Enters Lunar Orbit

Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month.

International Business Times

Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas

Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit today (Dec. 24) ahead of a historic moon touchdown attempt that's scheduled for Jan. 19.

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Astronauts in space beam holiday wishes to Earth for Christmas (video)

Astronauts on the International Space Station are sending holiday cheer to Earth with a festive video just in time for Christmas.

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The 8 Most Epic Space Fails of 2023

Despite the best efforts of humans, the natural entropy of the space environment and the persnickety nature of rockets still occasionally prevail.

Inverse

Hubble Telescope sees a bright 'snowball' of stars in the Milky Way's neighbor (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope has zoomed in on a tightly bound cluster of stars located in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, producing an image of a globular cluster that looks like a frosty cosmic snowball.

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30 years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Telescope

Launched with faulty vision, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA were a laughing stock – until seven astronauts performed a series of daring spacewalks to fix it.

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Of love letters and distant galaxies: Uplifting stories from 2023

It was a turbulent year from start to end, but 2023 was not just about devastating wars, natural disasters and the cost-of-living crisis. The past 12 months also saw the approval of a revolutionary new malaria vaccine, a sharp drop in the deforestation of the Amazon, and an historic victory…

France 24

12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023

From scorching hot Jupiters to worlds that seem to be a little like Earth, here are 2023's most exciting exoplanet finds.

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An Enduring Mystery About Mars’ Smallest Moons Could Finally Be Solved

The origin of two of Mars' smallest moons is a matter of much debate. But this new mission might finally resolve it.

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Artemis 2 moon crew invited to visit SpaceX to talk Starship (exclusive)

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman, a NASA astronaut commanding the first human moon crew in half a century, sat down with Space.com to talk about SpaceX, meeting movie moon astronaut Tom Hanks and what to expect on his historic mission.

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55 years after Apollo 8's Christmas at the moon, a new Artemis crew readies for launch (exclusive)

Apollo 8 flew three astronauts around the moon in 1968. Artemis 2 plans to run a similar mission in 2024 or so, and the mission commander said the astronauts do see parallels in the two missions.

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US-Canada Partnership in Space: Honoring NASA Artemis II Crew

Vice President of the USA and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen pay tribute to NASA Artemis II crew, highlighting the enduring US-Canada space exploration p...

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How the James Webb telescope is ‘set to find strange and bizarre worlds’

After its first full calendar year of operation, astronomers are using the probe to look for life on thousands of newly discovered planets

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Watch giant loop of plasma dance above the sun in stunning video

A huge loop of plasma dances above the surface of the sun in a stunning timelapse captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

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10 times the night sky amazed us in 2023

The night sky of 2023 delivered many amazing views of the moon, comets, meteors and even space debris. Here are this year’s most memorable skywatching sights.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 German military satellites

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24).

The Hindu

ISRO’s Aditya L1 mission will reach destination on Jan 6: Somanath

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Aditya L1 mission is expected to reach its destination, Lagrangian point 1 (or L1), on January 6, and from there will study the sun and the star’s effects on the solar system for five years, the organisation’s chairman S Somanath said.

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Life beyond Earth may form in the coldest depths of space, Ryugu asteroid samples reveal

PAHs may be able to form in cold regions of space, affecting what scientists think about the origins of planets and possibility of alien life.

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New Hubble Telescope image shows mysterious spokes on Saturn's rings

Scientists have no idea what the spokes are.

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Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate

Gravitationally lensed images of two different supernovas in the same galaxy can be used to measure the expansion rate of the universe.

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